Green Tea Stinky Tofu, Black Tea Pig’s Trotters, Oolong Tea Bitter Melon – A Highly Valued All-Tea Cuisine Feast

▲Green Tea Fried Tofu, crispy outside and tender inside. Made with egg tofu and deep-fried, though you can’t really taste much of the green tea, it’s really delicious.

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The shrimp on the plate isn’t your everyday dish – it’s Osmanthus Black Tea Shrimp, marinated in black tea. Pretty special, right?! Last time I joined the RY Aviation Holidays · Farm Tourism New Paradise / Luye Luming Hot Spring Hotel Free & Easy Fam Trip, it was through this event that I had the chance to taste the popular local delicacies at Luye Plateau in Taitung.



The restaurant itself looks like a typical tea house, likely converted from its own space into a dining area.


This section is no different from a regular tea house.


White-Cut Free-Range Chicken – the texture of this free-range chicken is truly unmatched by ordinary grain-fed chicken. The meat is firm, and the skin has a golden, translucent sheen. Just dip it in some soy sauce, and it’s absolutely divine.


The drink served with the meal is the house-made cold-brewed tea from their own tea farm – it’s really refreshing and cuts through the richness when paired with the tea cuisine.

Tea Oil Peeled Chili Chicken Soup – this bowl of tea oil peeled chili chicken soup is simply amazing. The broth is incredibly flavorful, and you just can’t stop having bowl after bowl. Aside from the delicious soup, the chicken is also firm and chewy.




High-Fiber Green Tea | Hmm, this color looks just like regular green vegetables, but here it’s made from green tea. It’s chewy yet soft – really great.

High-Fiber Green Tea Fried Noodles – these are high-fiber green tea noodles stir-fried with tea oil. Auntie Ai-Jiao promises no added chemicals, made purely with authentic green tea powder. This noodle dish must be eaten hot; otherwise, it easily clumps together. It also carries a subtle tea aroma.




Haha, this meal is already quite rich, but why is there also this little side dish? Wild boar skin, peeled chilies, and cucumber – all so addictive and tasty.


Seeing this bowl of rice, you just know there’s something special about it. Turns out it’s made with the locally popular Red Oolong Tea – tea duck and tea goose are common, but this tea rice is a first. There’s a faint tea aroma in the rice, and it gets more fragrant the more you chew. It’s such a great tea rice. But with all the delicious food, I didn’t dare eat too much – those who love their rice will definitely fall for this.



Hehe, this Honey-Scented Black Tea Braised Pig’s Trotter is also a highly recommended delicious dish. It may look greasy, but it’s not oily at all in the mouth. The tender and Q-textured skin is very enjoyable, and the stewing is perfectly done without being too mushy. The sauce even has a tea-infused flavor – another dish everyone raves about.




Hehe, this is Auntie Ai-Jiao, the master chef with great culinary skills.

Jasmine Tea Steamed Fish – a simple steamed perch dish, enhanced with tea leaves and adjusted with diospyros seeds for seasoning. It’s a simple yet extraordinary dish, and the fish is very tender and delicious.


While taking a break from eating and looking around, I noticed all these award plaques. The walls are also filled with doodles from visitors – really fun.




Oolong Tea Bitter Melon Stuffed with Meat – this is steamed bitter melon stuffed with meat. The bitter melon is sweet, almost not bitter at all, and this dish is also really good.




Tea Oil Stir-Fried Tender Bamboo Shoots – this one is quite unique. It looks like celery, but it’s actually a special kind of tender bamboo shoot, which is somewhat like the young stems of daylilies. The texture is very crisp.

Tea Oil Stir-Fried Pea Sprouts – these pea sprouts are lightly stir-fried with tea oil, also a refreshing and light dish.




Osmanthus Black Tea Shrimp – hehe, this one is really special. Served in a bamboo tube, the Osmanthus Black Tea Shrimp is cool and refreshing. Paired with the black tea broth, the springy shrimp meat has a sweet tea flavor, plus a hint of osmanthus aroma. Such a unique dish.


The tea jelly served as dessert may look unremarkable, but this one is different. It has slightly more tea flavor than usual. After finishing one, no one wanted to stop and ended up buying several packs to take home as souvenirs.


The menu prices are really affordable. The set meal we had that day was 3300 TWD, and it felt like such great value!! Even the 2200 TWD options on the menu are no less impressive.

After the meal, don’t forget to come here for some tea tasting and try their famous teas.
 

With such classic, delicious, and great-value meals, it’s no wonder they’re always fully booked. Be sure to make a reservation when you come.


[Auntie Ai-Jiao’s Tea Garden / Tea Cuisine]

Address:No. 9, Lane 32, Alley 109, Gao-Tai Road, Yong’an Village, Luye Township, Taitung County (on Luye Plateau)
Phone:(08)955-0678
Business Hours:Lunch: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Dinner: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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