BIKE DE KOFFIE

「Unique meals inspired by local traditions and international cultures」

Walk along the road at the right-hand side of Chishang Train Station and you can find an old cute little renovated house with turquoise window frames, white walls, and big, shady trees at both sides, with an old-fashioned bicycle in front of it. The limestone floor with geometrical pattern and brick-clad bar in traditional style creates a cozy, small space old-fashion style. There are not many tables and chairs inside. Visitors can understand the attention that the owners have paid to decoration through the small details which make this place a comfortable environment to spend an afternoon. This cafeteria serves rice bagels made by a young couple, Jiazhen and Ayang, and their baker Wanting. As a young local man, A-yang returned to his hometown to settle down. Initially, he only wanted to promote food and agricultural education with this venue by serving the guests bagels made with organic rice his family grows and providing them with farm experience. Later on, he took one step further to visit many local environmentally friendly farmers and use their products as ingredients in his bagels. So far, he has developed bagels of over a dozen new flavors with local ingredients, including millet, purple rice, sweet potato, sea salt, and red oolong tea. These bagels taste great when they are baked with or without cheese and pair perfectly with special jam made with pineapples grown in Luye, Taitung. Ayang has even developed rice cakes and sold this new product as a street vendor to give children a chance to try a different kind of rice snack.