Antong Hot Spring
One of the things Hualien
is known for is its dairy
farms.
Michella Jade Weng, Presenter:
Recently in Hualien,
there are four scents
that are especially
popular. One of them
- the scent of fresh
milk.
Fan
Ji-ming, Dairy farmer:
Usually milk is pasteurized
at high temperature,
but we do it at a
lower temperature
- 65 degrees Celcius.
This keeps more of
the protein and lactoferrin
from being destroyed.
Lactoferrin is good
for the immune system.
If
you��re hungry and
feeling adventurous,
the raw milk hot pot
at this farm is worth
a try.
Fan
Ji-ming, Dairy farmer:
You can taste what
milk is really like.
It��s higher in fat
content and there
is a grassy hint to
the aroma.
Mm,
smells like coffee.
Did you know that
in addition to tea,
coffee has been farmed
in Hualien since the
Japanese occupation
a century ago?
When
you come to the Wuhe
area, not only can
you drink or buy locally-produced
coffee, like this
little boy, you can
also learn how roast
it.
Angel
Chen, Hualien coffee
expert:
The ones with only
one bean is called
��single bean,�� or
��peaberry.��
This one.
Yes.
The
process of roasting
is really caramelization.
Following
an afternoon of coffee
making, some people
like to head for the
hot springs in the
evening.
This
is Antong, and the
springs here are of
a faint alkaline,
chloride and sodium
sulphate quality.
Leo
Cheng, Hualien travel
expert:
It was discovered
by the Japanese early
on. It smells of sulphur
a little bit. In the
rest of Taiwan, when
it smells this way,
the water is usually
a bit milky, but here
it��s clear. We��ve
been soaking here
so long and we��ve
noticed that it really
makes your skin nice.
If
you follow your nose
when in Hualien, you
might find your travels
here a feast of scents.
