To promote the features of the Indigenous dietary culture and to spur regional Lohas agrotourism development through food R&D in Indigenous communities, the Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) of the Ministry of Agriculture held the Taitung Indigenous Village Creative Food Contest beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at the Eastern Taiwan Vocational Training Center. Ten teams, including business owners and those from Tian-Mama restaurants and Homemakers Classes, from Indigenous communities all over Taitung County participated in the event.
Millet was the theme of the contest, and other traditional Indigenous ingredients were used as well, especially those produced locally. Contestants had to complete a meal for eight people within two hours. The meal had to include a main course, a signature dish, two sides, a soup, and a beverage. The aim is to use Indigenous-community ingredients to create economic benefits while adding more choices to the agrotourism industry in Indigenous communities, in turn generating more business opportunity and developing agrotourism with local features.
In the end, Qapulu (a coffee shop) won first place. Second place was taken by Tribe Walk/Work and Bulamilashang Inn. Third went to the Xinxing Homemakers Class – Cipuwa Community, the Tian-Mama Restaurant at the Rice School in Guanshan, and the Chinong Tian-Mama Restaurant. Millet Classroom, Long-a Shop (supported by the Duoliang Community Development Association and the Third Grain Production and Marketing Group of the Taimali Farmers’ Association) Zhu’en Jiugugu Workshop, and Zouyitang Bunun Children’s Playground all won creativity awards.
Millet was the theme of the contest, and other traditional Indigenous ingredients were used as well, especially those produced locally. Contestants had to complete a meal for eight people within two hours. The meal had to include a main course, a signature dish, two sides, a soup, and a beverage. The aim is to use Indigenous-community ingredients to create economic benefits while adding more choices to the agrotourism industry in Indigenous communities, in turn generating more business opportunity and developing agrotourism with local features.
In the end, Qapulu (a coffee shop) won first place. Second place was taken by Tribe Walk/Work and Bulamilashang Inn. Third went to the Xinxing Homemakers Class – Cipuwa Community, the Tian-Mama Restaurant at the Rice School in Guanshan, and the Chinong Tian-Mama Restaurant. Millet Classroom, Long-a Shop (supported by the Duoliang Community Development Association and the Third Grain Production and Marketing Group of the Taimali Farmers’ Association) Zhu’en Jiugugu Workshop, and Zouyitang Bunun Children’s Playground all won creativity awards.
