Sakinu & Hanaku Café

「Sakinu & Hanaku Café 」

The café is run by Chin-jung, a local young man who opened it after returning to his homeland Laolan (which means "fertile soil in the sun” in the Paiwan language) tribal village in Tamali. He started the business to promote the agricultural produce of local small farmers with the food served in his café, including low-sugar macarons made of red quinoa (a traditional tribal crop), roselle and hot chili pepper. At this café, the courtyard area is always crowded and an empty table is often hard to find. You can order a shiny crusted brownie with popcorn-texture oil millet sprinkled on top and a cup of iced coffee brewed with locally-sourced beans. I am sure you would blurt out “sanguaq” (meaning delicious) if you knew how to speak the language of the Paiwan tribe.