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FYI SOUTH Magazine, January 2006.

Reeve's Muntjac: Yongda Beerhouse 18, Lane 101, NanSing Rd., Yongkang City, Tainan County (Corner of DaWan Rd., and YongDa Rd., ) (06) 205-3836 Hours: 5 pm-2 am

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---By Steven Crook Translated by Annie Liu

Reeve's Muntjac (named after the Englishman who brought the first specimens to Europe from China) is the smallest kind of deer found in Taiwan. Usually 40 to 70 centimeters in length, it's no bigger than a dog, and the canine sound it makes has led to it being nicknamed the "barking deer." It roams wild in Yushan National Park and other mountainous areas, and tends to be more active in the night than the day. The animals are farmed for their meat, which often appears on wedding-banquet menus. Yongda Beerhouse serves portions of stir-fried muntjac meat for NT$200. Mountain boar (NT$150 per portion) is also available here, as is seafood and a choice of draft and bottled beers. There's indoor and outdoor seating at this beerhouse, which is across from a 24-hour eatery and catty-corner from a gas station. By Tainan standards, parking around here is quite easy.