Sweet Potato

Sin-hua promoted Sweet Potato Festival among the many industrial cultural activities in1999. The sweet potato was a staple food during the early times in Taiwan. It is an important rice substitute and it symbolizes perseverance of Taiwanese people. It not only has great vitality, it is also affordable, and nutritious. Nutritionists call it natural health food. Moreover, sweet potato leaves are a highly nutritious vegetable. Come to Sin-hua Farm for barbecue with your family during free time and enjoy the BBQ sweet potatoes. You will be able to enjoy precious time here and it won't cost you much!

As the saying goes: May the sweet potato be rotten; its leaves and twigs will pass on through generations. The vitality of Taiwanese people is like that of the sweet potato, even if it might be moldy and rotten, it still enroots on ground, sprout and grow. The sweet potato is the local specialty of agriculture-based Sin-hua. Holding onto the spirit of perseverance, new lives and opportunities are created locally.

Bamboo shoot

Bamboo shoots mainly grow in the mountains of Da-Keng Farm, , Sin-hua Township, at Da-Keng-Wei located in the eastern end of Sin-hua. The bamboo shoot is in season around May, June and July every year. It tastes crunchy and sweet. It is also a low-calorie fibrous food and a health food for modern people.

The Kou-Pi area, in the eastern side of Sin-hua has always been known for its bamboo-dominated industry. Local residents are mostly descendents of Siraya Pingpu tribe. The bamboo is closely related to their everyday lives. They use it to build houses, eat it as food and make handicrafts or even toys. In 1999, Siraya Bamboo shoot Festival was held. It was an integration of local industries, Siraya culture and natural resources in honor of the bamboo. While we taste the delicious bamboo shoots, do not forget to feel the bamboo culture in Siraya and learn the values of integrity and modesty!

Pineapple

The pineapple is mainly grown in suburb farm lands of Sin-hua Township. It is classified into red-skinned, yellow-skinned and green-skinned species. Sin-hua Chih-Yi Neighborhood and Shan-Jiao Neighborhood slope land have larger pineapple cultivation areas with abundant red-skinned pineapples but they are more inferior in taste. The pineapple grows in high-temperature places and is highly heat tolerant. Featured by juicy and fragrant flesh, the pineapple has rich calcium and iron content. It is considered a delicious fruit.

The pineapple has many uses, other than being eaten as food after the peel is removed, it may be cooked with meat to make it soft and tender. The pineapple peel may be beaten and wrapped in cloth to be used as medicinal paste for external injuries. Pineapple enzyme extracted from fresh pineapples may be used to treat scurvy, heart disease, burn, fester, and ulcer etc. Most importantly, the pineapple brings everyone Wang-Lai meaning good fortunes.