Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Travelogue: Taiwan 2012 - Carton King @ Cingjing Farm #TTOT #Travel #Taiwan #Food #LP

We planned in such a way that we ended our road trip through Taroko Gorge at Cingjing Farm 清境農場 instead of returning to Hualien City and then ride the entire long mountain route all over again to get to our next part of the travel itinerary! If you've missed my post previously on our road trip through Taroko National Park, you can always catch up on that here! :)

Anyway, read on to find out on our first evening at Cingjing Farm!


[Taiwan September 2012]
16th Sep 2012 - Day 5 (Part 2) @ Carton King (Cingjing Farm)
We arrived at Cingjing Farm after our road trip through Taroko National Park some time near evening time. So after we checked in to the B&B we'll be lodging at for the night, we could only settle for dinner and rest up for the next day.

We walked a wee bit from the B&B and found Carton King Creativity Park located just beside Small Swiss Garden 小瑞士花園! And to tell you the truth, I spotted the themed cafe while doing my research for our travel itinerary and I'm dying to visit the cafe!







We chanced upon one of their retails branch at Yilan's National Centre for Traditional Arts (Read it here!) and we were so curious about how it feels like dining in their cafe! From tables to chairs to benches to baby chairs to the false ceilings to serviette holders or even decorative around the vicinity of the cafe and so on and so forth, you name it all and they are all made of cardboard!



Even the cup holder is made of cardboard!



Clinking the glasses but without the clink obviously! =P



I surely looked very amused with the cafe isn't it? LOL!



The bench at the cafe can take the weight of two big guys... Very sturdy indeed!

As much as we were so carried away with checking out the cafe built out of carton boxes, we didn't forget our objective of visiting the cafe all in all - Our dinner! :D




First to arrive at the table, our honey drinks served in a carton box
which you can bring home after your meal and it serves jolly well as a piggy bank! :D



Sanxia Grilled Chicken Wings 三峽碳烤雞翅
NT 120

You seriously cannot go wrong with a good marination and piping hot grilled chicken wings served at your table! Great finger food to share while waiting for your main courses to arrive!



Deep Fried Sweet Fish with Honey Chutney Sauce Thematic Set Meal
酸辣檸檬蜜醬香魚排 主題精緻套餐
NT 280



Stewed Pork Ribs with Champagne Honey Sauce Thematic Set Meal
香檳蜜汁豬小排 主題精緻套餐
NT 300







The thematic set meals comes with a total of four sides namely the rice, assorted vegetables, soup and matcha jelly dessert.






 Taiwan Livestock Snowflake Pork Slice with Tomato Kimchi Soup 
台畜梅花豬肉片 蕃茄泡菜湯 火鍋套餐 
NT 380





 Selected Sirloin Beef Slice with Hokkaido concentrated milk soup
特選沙朗牛肉片 北海道特濃牛奶湯 火鍋套餐
NT 400

As you can see, we ordered a set meal each. The stewed pork ribs were soft and fall off the bones while the honey chutney sauce for the deep fried fish was a great combination but because of the temperature due to the altitude we are at, every thing turned cold too soon! Evidently, the hotpot sets with rich piping hot soup seems much more worthy at this point of time!

But comfort aside, I thought the hotpot were note-worthy for the remarkable amount of seafood and stuffs we got in each pot! Don't you agree? :)



Our food served and us at Carton King! :)


Post-dinner, we explored the creativity park where the cafe is located!

Deserved One and bumble bee outside the Honey Museum No. 6! Haha!



Big rocking horse and baby rocking horse!
Retailing at Carton King's shop therefore, made of cardboard of course!



The Post Shop at Carton King's Cingjing Farm branch is standing at 1750m above sea level...
Probably the "tallest" post shop ever! Haha...



Even at Cingjing Farm, our daily routine to the convenience store without fail!



If you're wondering what's inside that huge bag I was holding in the previous picture... TADA~

It's junkies and more junkies, drinks and instant noodles because we were preparing for a long night being couch potatoes because we've got an awesome movie channel on the TV in our room! :D


Carton King Creativity Park 紙箱王創意園區 - 清境小瑞士店
南投縣546仁愛鄉定遠新村28號 (小瑞士花園)
Tel: 049-2803828

Opening hours: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Restaurant hours: 11:00am - 8:30pm




Brother, sis-in-law and Keroro, one of the mascot of the B&B we lodged at Cingjing Farm...
She's really really big but gentle and sweet! 

Look out for my following post with more photos and info of our stay at Cingjing Farm and the B&B!





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