Sauniyau Bakery

「I am the oldest youth that returns to our community!」

Sauniyau Bakery is a dessert store run by Xiao Xuan, a young woman from the Paiwan tribe who has returned to her homeland. Although she grew up with her parents in the city, she has cherished the childhood memories of going up to the mountain with her grandmother to work there. After she went back home to help her family clean up their house several times, she decided to return to her tribe and settle down there. At first, she tried several jobs and finally found her passion in baking. So she opened the bakery and named the bakery after her tribal name. Currently, she runs the dessert-only store at Lichiu with her partner Xiao Du. This bakery has not only become a tourist attraction, but also a community venue for local people to meet and chat with each other. With the hope of promoting tribal produce within her bakery, Xiao Xuan has insisted on making her deserts and cakes with local produce ever since she opened the bakery. Customers can also place orders for tribal produce at her store. Hand-made cookies made with millet and red quinoa are the most popular products in the store. Her brownie cake, chiffon cake, and cheesecake all have millet, red quinoa, and Roselle flavors. In addition to these desserts, she has also developed other new products with tribal features, including Focaccia with Aralia decaisneana Hance and barbecue pork. Her partner Xiao Du is responsible for making coffee and beverages, including special beverages of white gourd tea with Aralia decaisneana Hance and coffee with millet wine. Smooth, tasty Rulakes coffee is the signature drink, which pairs perfectly with Xiao Xuan’s desserts.