Vakangan Hot Spring Park - Bintuhan

「Vakangan Hot Spring Park - Bintuhan 」

Nestled in a quiet valley of Yanping village, Vakangan Hot Spring Park was created mainly to promote green energy generated by geothermal power. Bintuhan restaurant inside the park serves dishes that tell stories about the food culture of the Bunun people as visitors here explore new possibilities of sustainable development for the next generation. Young members of the team running the restaurant chose to return to their tribal village after they completed their education. They learned about traditional food culture from local elderly people in order to restore the gastronomical traditions of the Bunun tribe. From developing noodles made with five native grains to meticulously tending a garden of wild vegetables, the team is dedicated to a revival of their food traditions. By sticking to local ingredients and trying to recreate the flavors nostalgically remembered by the elders, they seek to reconnect with their tribe's culinary roots.