When you come to Taitung, you not only have to have fun, but you also have to eat to your heart's content! The following is a list of the "4 secret delicacies" that you must eat when you go to Taitung. The most recommended is the dreamy combination of stinky tofu and carrot cake. The stinky tofu spurts juice when you bite it, and the carrot cake is crispy and dense. For pot lovers, Don’t miss the hidden version of the wild vegetable hot pot. The soup will become sweeter and sweeter as it cooks, and you can also overlook a healing mountain scenery.
1. Jiuang Stinky Tofu
"Jiuang Stinky Tofu", which has a history of 21 years in the local area, originally opened its store in Luye and later moved to Taitung City. In addition to the signature must-eat stinky tofu, the store’s homemade carrot cake is also a highlight, and it can also be eaten as a vegetarian. The kimchi that must be paired with stinky tofu is Nanheng Chen’s high mountain kimchi.
The store places great emphasis on homemade food. Whether it is carrot cake or chili sauce, they are all made by the store.
Stinky tofu and carrot cake are fried to order to give people the most ecstatic taste.
The most classic dream combination of Jiuang Stinky Tofu is the "Stinky Tofu Carrot Cake". You can choose whether it is crispy, slightly crispy or crispy. Before serving, it will be topped with special sauce and fried on the outside. The golden stinky tofu squirts out juice when you bite it, and the crispy radish cake has a very dense texture after biting into it. It is recommended that those who like strong flavors add some special chili sauce.
The fried golden and crispy stinky tofu will burst with juice when you bite into it.
The outer layer of the carrot cake is also very crispy.
2. eDouyiren
eDouyiren has been operating in the local area for 15 years. It can be said to be the favorite ice cream shop of many locals. It mainly sells barley, red/ Mung bean, lotus seed and white fungus soup, red date and longan soup, milk ice and thick slices of toast. Among them, the "Barley and Mung Bean Soup" is a must-try in summer. There are two options: sugar-free and rock sugar. Every bite is sweet and thirst-quenching. Girls come here Be sure to buy a cup of "Barley Tea" when you come here, which is available in limited quantities every day.
The barley and mung bean soup is limited to summer. The store specializes in adding no preservatives and it tastes sweet and quenches thirst.
Using the highest grade lotus seeds, the taste is very dense.
Boss Liu insists on using locally produced barley, and each pot of barley must be cooked for 6 hours.
3. VuVu Wild Vegetable Farm
VuVu Wild Vegetable Farm is hidden in the Senyong tribe of Daren Township in the southernmost part of Taitung County. In the Paiwan language, "VuVu" is the collective name for grandparents and children. It means that the young adults in the tribe should use the wisdom of the elders to build the future of the children in the tribe. The boss inherits this concept and works in the Morinaga tribe. Building a hot pot restaurant will also increase employment opportunities.
The "VuVu Wild Vegetable Farm" is hidden in Daren Township, Taitung County. You can sit in the restaurant and eat hot pot while looking out at the entire mountain view.
There are not many places in the store, so people are reminded to make reservations before coming.
All the wild vegetables in VuVu Wild Vegetable Farm are grown by the boss himself. The boss irrigates the vegetable garden with pure spring water from the Central Mountains, uses non-toxic and organic methods to grow more than 100 kinds of wild vegetables, and then uses these wild vegetables to make unique wild vegetable hot pot.
The soup base of wild vegetable hot pot is boiled with mushrooms and wild vegetables. In addition to a large plate of wild vegetables, the pot itself has many ingredients, such as fungus, pumpkin and tofu skin. It is recommended. People can take a sip of the original soup first, then cook the wild vegetables and the soup will become sweeter and more addictive. In addition, the store also provides many special side dishes, such as preserved egg tofu, wild boar, sausage, cold cucumber and fungus. , fried eggs, you definitely can’t miss this hidden version of delicious food next time you come to Taitung.
There are many ingredients in the hot pot itself, and a huge plate of wild vegetables will be included. The soup will become sweeter and sweeter as it cooks.
4. Shaoni’s Bakery
Shaoni’s Bakery is hidden in Liqiu Village. It is the only dessert shop in the village. It was created by Xiaoxuan, a young man from Paiwan who returned to his hometown. Growing up in the city with her parents, she longed for the time when she went to work with her grandmother in the mountains. After returning home several times to help clean up the house, she decided to return to the tribe to work hard. At that time, Xiaoxuan tried various jobs and finally got the job. Finally finding joy in baking, he took his family name "Shaoniyang" as the name of the shop and ran it with his partner Xiao Du***.
The cakes and snacks sold by Shao Niyu Bakery are all integrated with local crops. Xiaoxuan hopes to promote more tribal agricultural products through baking. The sweet desserts include millet and red quinoa handmade biscuits, brown Nijiu fermented rice, tree bean frozen lemon tart, chive focaccia bread and tree bean salty pie. Partner Xiao Du is responsible for coffee and beverage preparation, including chive winter melon tea, millet wine coffee, tribal specialties (roselle, small Rice wine and soda water), etc.
Tree bean pie and scallion focaccia bread.
Brownie.
Tree bean and lemon tart.