From Tea to Millet: Writer Jess Eng’s book “Taitung Eats” uncovers a fast growing slow food movement in Southeastern Taiwan

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When chef and writer Jess Eng tried pitching her first story about Taitung, Taiwan, no one wanted it.  This was around 2022 and the story was about the Luye Red Oolong, a bug bitten tea with a honey-sweet flavor. Its naturally occurring honey-like sweetness comes from a biological defense from the leaves being nibbled on by small green leaf hoppers. Eng was a younger, greener freelance writer at the time and she received a response that many writers received at the time, your topic is too niche.  She…

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[PHOTO] Taiwan: Through the Lens of an ABT

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By Benjamin Dunn PHOTO CAPTION This past December was my first time traveling back to Taiwan in over nine years. And the last time I went, I was 10, so I honestly don’t remember much from my trip then. It was truly a life changing experience and one that has changed my perspective not only on Taiwan, but also on the United States. And as a photographer, I wanted to document every bit of my journey through Taiwan with my mother and cousin. After visiting my family in Kaohsiung, we decided…

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