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Mounting Cafe has carefully crafted a selection of specialty bento boxes featuring around seven distinct flavors, including fried pork ribs, osmanthus tea leaf braised chicken legs, soft braised pork, stir‑fried mountain pork, bamboo shoot stew with braised pork belly, bitter tea oil chicken, and vegetarian options, giving travelers a variety of choices. The owner aims for “zero distance from source to table,” ensuring that all bento ingredients are sourced locally and in season. For instance, one of the signature bento boxes, bamboo shoot stew with braised pork belly, uses bamboo shoots grown at Fen‑Qi Lake; the side dishes are all freshly harvested from Alishan’s high‑altitude vegetables on the day of preparation—such as dragon‑hair greens in summer and autumn, cabbage and big‑bowl beans in spring and winter—providing an exceptionally crisp and sweet accompaniment. Another signature is the osmanthus braised chicken leg bento, which offers a refreshing taste and generous portions of chicken leg. Naturally, the fried pork rib bento is also quite popular. Although pork rib bento is common throughout Taiwan, this version incorporates the nostalgic flavor of Alishan’s small train and pays meticulous attention to side dishes—bamboo shoots, plum, fresh vegetables, dried tofu, pickled cabbage…—creating a nutritionally balanced meal where the ribs are fragrant and savory. The bento is a visual, aromatic, and flavorful feast that makes your mouth water. There is also the soft braised pork bento, which is a personal recommendation that you simply must try! The soft braised pork is a family secret passed down from Grandma Li Ping’s unique recipe and skill: it is first fried and then braised, resulting in an extremely tender texture that can be easily chewed even by those with sensitive teeth; the marinated pork belly delivers a savory, flavorful bite, ...