什錦海鮮麵
2009-07-25 17:03
Just came back from Taiwan.
Stayed there for 3 days 2 nights – not on business, just visiting family and relatives. I’ve been to Taiwan many times so I've a fondness for her. I am also very familiar with Taipei since I actually lived here before.
If looking for a place to eat in Taiwan, friends will sure to think of the night market first. Yes, it’s irrefutable that Taiwan’s night markets are bustling; they have all kinds of food: fried clams, pig’s blood cakes, buns, fried chicken etc; all kinds of varieties. Honestly, friends who suffer from a 'choice' disorder should avoid the night markets in Taiwan.
In Taipei itself, the most popular night market is
士林夜市 followed by
通化街夜市. I recall when I lived in Taiwan for half year, almost every night I would eat in these two night markets. When time permit, friends would drive me to
陽明山 for chicken soup and to soak in the hot springs. Or else, we would go to
貓空山to drink tea or to eat
苦瓜鳳梨雞. If the weather was cold it gave off a different kind of atmosphere. Maybe the extraordinary becomes ordinary, but lately during my recent trips to Taiwan, I have lost much desire to visit the night markets. Conversely, I preferred to wander the maze of big and small streets for unknown eateries.
This time, on
忠孝東路四段, the street behind that huge
復興 supermarket building, I found an unremarkable little diner. This diner looked dingy from outside! The lights were dim, the cooking utensils looked old and worn-out. The menu was casually written with markers on the walls. Also the diner was without customers. As I was debating whether to enter or look for another diner for food, out came a woman of fiftyish beckoning to me:
“Come, what do you want to eat?”
She had a warm smile, and a very “mama” kind of tone – that was the first impression this woman gave me.
“Well, may I please have a bowl of assorted seafood noodle soup and a pig’s liver soup?” I said. When that woman heard, she laughed and said:
“Both are soup, too much. How about either a pig’s liver noodle or a seafood noodle? It’s better lah!”
One bowl is a soup, another bowl is noodle, should be different. Just as I was pondering on it, the woman told me:
“Our soup base is the same, but per your order, will put in different ingredients, and do not use pig’s liver or seafood to make the soup.”
Good, very honest. I like! And so I ordered the Assorted Seafood Noodle. Only cost 75NT which is equivalent to HK$18. But the ingredients were not simple! There were shrimps, cuttlefish, fishballs, clams, crab meat and Japanese style fish slices and veggie etc. Also, the soup base was very clear, not salty or greasy. The noodle strands were made of white rice; it was very delicious and was plentiful; at its price, absolutely worth it!
Before I left, I thanked the woman. Smiling broadly, she asked me if it was good? I said it was very good. She said in a pleased tone:
“Then come again when you can.” I also smiled and said:
“Sure!”
When dining, beside the good taste of the food, one also ‘eats’ its atmosphere and feel. In this unremarkable shop, both were good.
source:
steven ma yahoo blog
Translator: tamaya
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哈哈!廣告相而已!嘻嘻!
