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Feeling 18 degree
Before Feeling 18c started selling chocolate online in 2006, Master Mao had been more than ten years of experience in the production of chocolate. Because Mao’s son and daughter love to eat chocolate and he also appreciates the Japanese attentive of making chocolate. In 1999, Master Mao went to Japan to improve his skill of making chocolate.
After returning to Taiwan, his friends and family loved the chocolate he made. Thereafter, there were more and more requests for his hand-made chocolate. His son suggested him to open a retail store. In order to make the best chocolate and also within customer’s budget, they chose Puli due to lower rent. Mao and his family create an attraction on Puli map for tourists. This is what he has done in return for this small town, their hometown.
The factory consisted of three main areas - an Italian Gelato area, a fast selection and check out area and a display and selection area. The Italian Gelato area offers a great selection of natural low-fat, low sugar Italian Gelato with great flavors that will satisfy any ice cream lovers' craving.
The display and selection area offers a selection of delicious chocolates for visitors to choose from. In order to control and maintain the right temperature in the area, only a few visitors are allowed to enter the display and selection area at a time. Visitors who wish to enter this area are required to get a queue ticket number and wait for their turn.
But because there aren't a lot of people when we visit, we only required to queue like normal and get to choose our choice of gelato which is green tea, banana chocolate and dark chocolate.
While you thinking of which chocolate to buy, free liquor chocolates are being distribute. Before they giving it to you, you will be asked whether you take alcohol or not. If for those who could not drink, these liquor-filled chocolates might be a little too strong for you.
Cooler bags are also available for purchase to keep the chocolates at the right temperature. So, if you are intending to bring some of these chocolates home, I would really suggest you to get a cooler bag to prevent them from melting.
Just across the streets, free unlimited black coffee for you to drink. If you are not really into black coffee, i suggest you pass this one as the black coffee is really bitter.
The success of the 18 Degree Chocolate Factory has help the small town to prosper. With the Feeling 18 Degree Chocolate Factory becoming a popular tourist destination in Puli, the number of visitors (both local and foreign) visiting the town increased, which also brought some business opportunities for other vendors around the area.
Just around the corner, there are people queue for free ramen. The shop only let few people to go in and sit then she will blocked the entrance. She will begin to ask whether you prefer a spicy or non spicy soup for the ramen then she will cook it. Ramen are available to buy if you are interested. The non spicy taste better though.
If you come Taiwan for the 1st time, you can visit this place and enjoy the surrounding environment. This is basically just a good place for one to rest, enjoy some fresh air and coffee after a long day of travel.
There are plenty of seating areas around for visitors to sit, chat and enjoy free coffee.
No.20, Ci’en St., Puli Township, Nantou County 545, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Website (En) : http://www.feeling18c.com/en/
Website (Ch) : http://www.feeling18c.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/18chocolate
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