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The eastern grass owl is a Category I endangered species with less than 500 in all of Taiwan. The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency instructs famers in Kaohsiung and Pingtung against using herbicides and rodenticides to protect the threatened bird. Seventeen farmers in the area have achieved designation as “grass owl-friendly.” They recently worked with four eco-conscious restaurants to use their “owl-friendly” produce in a banquet to promote awareness of conservation.

Okra and lotus seeds are seared before being added to shrimp rice in pumpkin sauce. Organic winter melon and pineapple is topped off with a slab of fatty pork belly. What these dishes have in common is that they were both grown on farms recognized as being “grass owl-friendly.”

Chiang Chin-hua
Hotel executive chef
These ingredients come from owl-friendly farms, like jackfruit, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, and basil.

The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency worked with four sustainable restaurants in Kaohsiung to make dishes with produce from these owl-friendly farms for a banquet to raise awareness of conservation.

Chao Kuan-lin
Restaurateur
I wrapped a filling in tofu skin to make a tofu steak, then grilled it with a barbeque sauce.

Triste
Restaurateur
There are a lot of spices and ingredients in this. Inside the crepe is a rice ice cream made from Kaohsiung No. 147 rice.

The eastern grass owl is a Category I endangered species with less than 500 left in Taiwan. This innovative banquet is not only a treat for the taste buds, but also a significant event for conservation.

Lin Hui-shan
Ecological research firm representative
We hope that these sustainable foods will introduce this issue to more consumers. Furthermore, from the act of eating a meal, we can promote conservation.

Tsai Chih-lung
Hotel executive sous chef
We hope that it’s not only the grass owl, but also the canals that run next to the fields will start to have fish and shrimp, thereby improving the entire environment.

Agroecology is a global trend. In the future, it’s hoped that more Kaohsiung restaurants will use ingredients that were grown with conservation in mind. By bringing sustainability to our food, we can protect these precious owls together.

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