Picky Eater Monster arrives in New Taipei City with free summer family challenges
Children's picky eating can turn every meal into a challenge. The free New Taipei City food and agriculture education exhibition, "Taste Planet: Attack of the Picky Eater Monster", is now open. Families can become planet guardians, complete interactive challenges, learn where food comes from, and explore local agricultural and fishery products.Built around the original character "Picky Eater Monster", the exhibition gives each family a mission card to help restore Taste Planet through observation, matching, and decision-making. No prior knowledge is required, allowing parents and children to discover clues together while learning about balanced diets and seasonal ingredients.The challenges feature local products including green bamboo shoots, sweet potatoes, Chinese yams, pumpkins, New Taipei tea, Wanli crabs, and Gongliao abalone. Children can identify familiar and lesser-known ingredients and learn where and when they are produced. Parents can also discuss food shopping, mealtimes, waste reduction, and the environment with their children.After completing the missions, families can visit displays on crop cultivation, eco-friendly farming, aquaculture, beekeeping, tea culture, and rural life. Additional exhibits present school food education and sustainable living projects, introducing food and farming experiences available across New Taipei City.The exhibition runs through August 22 in the first-floor lobby of New Taipei City Government and is free to enter. Families can take on the "Picky Eater Monster" during the summer vacation and rediscover the food served at home through stories and interactive games.
