Capybaras draw customers to Taoyuan hot pot restaurant｜Taiwan News

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Capybaras are beloved by many for their gentle and lazy personality. Now there’s a hot pot restaurant in Taoyuan where you can dine right alongside these laid-back creatures. The owner bought a pair to live in their restaurant because his daughter loves capybaras. Diners are welcome to interact with them, becoming a huge draw for this simple family establishment.

A pair of capybaras stare off in different directions, adorably unmoving. Aside from watching their delightfully dazed expressions, people can also go inside their enclosure to interact with them.

If you thought this was a farm, you’d be wrong! Just outside of the enclosure there are people eating hot pot. That’s right—these capybaras are inside a restaurant.

Customer
It’s one of those places where you can eat right next to two capybaras. I think it’s cool. Farms don’t usually let you touch them. But at this place, you can walk right inside and pet them.

Customer
It’s unfamiliar because Taiwan doesn’t have them. They’re cute. I’m just afraid they’ll bite.

The owner of this restaurant in Taoyuan said that his daughter fell in love with capybaras after seeing them at a farm. After a year and a half, he bought a pair to raise himself. During down times, he lets them roam around the restaurant, but if they’re busy, it’s back into the enclosure.

Chaung Yung-sen
Restaurant owner
The pots are kept very hot. If they’re allowed out, I’m afraid they’ll knock into things or cause an accident. It would be bad if a customer gets scalded. So we do let them out to roam around, but only with the customers’ permission. If it’s too busy, we won’t let them out.

They also provide treats to feed the capybaras, which are fully chipped and immunized. At NT$200,000 to NT$300,000 each, the animals definitely require extra care. But they’re also drawing in no small amount of business for this family establishment.

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