Hualien: Garan Ke Kitchen - Opplevelseskjøkken for urfolksmat

This is just a fantastic workshop and highly recommended. I was the only person for the morning session so I was lucky to have a one-on-one tour of the market with Sofia who took me around and showed me the various ingredients we would be cooking with. I really enjoyed the conversations around food, Indigenous peoples in Taiwan and travel recommendations around Hualien as we made a set of dishes which were delicious. Sofia also offered some homemade plum wine which was also great. A great and worthwhile experience.

最高でした！クラスはフレンドリーな雰囲気ですが、SophiaとMonicaのケアは隅々まで行き渡り、リラックスして楽しめました。台北からの素敵なペアと日本からの私と3人の参加者でしたので、市場巡りだけ2グループに別れて私はSophiaをひとりじめして英語のガイドでまわりました。Sophiaは色々な質問にも丁寧に答えてくれて、市場の方々とも繋いでくれて、最後にはクラスでその日使う食材の名前を私のノートに漢字で手書きしてくれました。市場で見かけた睡蓮の茎、まだ食べたこと無い〜と言ったらその日の食材に入れてくれて、実際に触って調理して食べられて嬉しかった！（市場は月曜日お休みなので注意！）みんなで月桃の葉でお米を包んだり、擦りたての馬告などのスパイスで分厚い三枚肉をマリネして焼いたり、楽しくて美味しくて幸せな時間でした。一人参加でも心配なくぜひトライしてくださいね♪ 違う季節にまた参加したいです。Sophia,Monica,ありがとうございました。

This class was so great! They run a small class so we had the instructor to ourselves. The cooking process was fun and not too challenging, and the instructor is very friendly and helpful, with lots of traditional information to share. There was a lot of food, particularly healthy vegetables that we had never tried before. The vegetarian option was excellent too. We also tried the local millet wine. I definitely recommend this activity if you enjoy trying different food and learning about the Indigenous groups of Taiwan. There are also some cute pets at the property.

our top experience in Hualien! don’t miss it I swear it will worth it! everything looks super clean, organized, aesthetic, the food is amazing, the host is super nice and her English is excellent. we had a lovely conversation about being native to Taiwan and we learned a lot about aboriginal culture. highly recommend! plus the cat and dogs are a big bonus if you like animals. seriously thank you it was great

Matopplevelsen på "Jialan Ke Kitchen" var det jeg gledet meg mest til i Hualien! 🌿 Vi deltok som et par, sammen med et amerikansk par, totalt fire personer. Det var en tid hvor vi lærte om tradisjonell Ami-mat og takknemlighet for den lokale kulturen og naturen. Det var mange grønnsaker jeg aldri hadde sett i Japan. Alt var deilig med en enkel krydring. Ukjente grønnsaker ble forklart med kinesiske tegn. Selv om vi ikke forsto engelsk eller taiwansk, hadde vi det gøy. Jeg likte spesielt krydderet Maqao (Maga), og etter at jeg kom tilbake til Japan, bruker jeg det til alt, som karri, stekt fisk og stekt ris. Hver gang jeg kjenner duften, tenker jeg på Hualien. Jeg håper å møte dere to igjen.

It was a great experience, I booked the market tour, which is quite interesting to learn all types of local vegetables. Sofia is very knowledgeable and passionate about cooking. it was just myself, and we cooked 5 dishes in about 1 hours!

短時間內完成5道菜，真的很有成就感。還認識了很多特殊食材，非常有趣！工作人員健談友善，餐點特別又美味！非常值得推薦👍

Sophia 親切廚藝好。帶我們認識很多平常很少見的蔬菜食物跟香料。度過Chill的時光！！

Had a really great time with Sophia and Monica! They are lovely & engaging. My husband and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning to cook aboriginal dishes which tasted so good! Special shout-out for the special cocktail mix, loved it!

This cooking class was one of the highlights of my Taiwan east coast (Hualien-Taitung) trip! Overall, I enjoyed the experience but also it was such an eye opener, and I got to appreciate Taiwan more and its people! Monica and Sofia were also very accommodating, patient (especially when I absentmindedly threw the crushed garlic on the wooden trash bowl 😂), and passionate about indigenous culture. Three cups chicken was the first Taiwanese dish I learned to cook - thanks to this experience!