Introduction to Taiwan Coffee

The leading role of Taiwan Coffee

Today, Taiwan has formed a unique coffee culture. Walking on the streets of Taipei, there are three-step cafes and five-step cafes. In addition to large chain cafes, there are all kinds of unique small cafes hidden in the alleys, forming a lingering coffee culture scenery.

Unlike bars, which are associated with nightlife, intoxication and noise, cafes are sober, intellectual and quiet, providing a place for modern urbanites to communicate, a spiritual home, and a space for lingering and meditation.

Some coffee manufacturers in Taiwan have pointed out that coffee and its culture are imported from the West, and Taiwan has completed the introduction and localization of coffee culture in Europe, the United States and Japan ahead of the mainland, and the mainland's acceptance of this coffee culture contains unlimited business opportunities. as a result, Taiwan coffee manufacturers can act as a "springboard" between the mainland and Europe and the United States, playing a leading role in the mainland's almost blank coffee market.

Since the late 1990s, coffee shops have sprung up in the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and other mainland cities, among which the well-known coffee chains or franchisees such as Shangdao Coffee, Starbucks Coffee and Real Pot Coffee have been founded by Taiwan businessmen, or by Taiwan businessmen to participate in and act as agents, thus promoting the rise and development of coffee culture in the mainland in an all-round way. On the other hand, some small, exquisite and unique coffee shops set up by Taiwan businessmen further explain the romantic and elegant side of coffee culture, making coffee more and more popular in the mainland.

Coffee in Taiwan

Taiwan is located in the subtropics, the territory is mountainous, and there is an obvious rainy season, so it is a good growing environment for coffee. However, since the introduction of coffee trees by the British during Guang Xu's years, the planting scale has not been large. At present, there are still small-scale plantations. There are Huisun Forest Farm (more than 1,000 meters above sea level) in Nantou Mountain area, Hebao Mountain in Yunlin Ancient Keng (294 meters above sea level), Kenting Park (above Arabica species), Department of Horticulture of National Taiwan University, Chiayi Agricultural Experimental Institute (above Liberia species) and Heng the Spring Equinox of the Provincial Forestry Experimental Institute (both). The coffee bean flavor of Hebao Mountain is similar to that of Central and South American beans, with a soft sour taste and good texture, and the taste is balanced, while the coffee beans of Huisun Forest Farm are said to be weak in acidity. In the past, there were about 300 hectares of coffee trees in Taiwan, but all the products were consumed locally. At present, American coffee has been successfully grown in Taiwan, which shows that the coffee industry can develop in the region for a long time.