il Giardino Romantico

現在食安問題真的一大堆。還好是一次一次的爆發。要是一次全爆發，那大家恐怕都不用吃東西了！

既然最近有問題的是餿水油，那麼我們來吃素，就肯定不會吃到問題油了吧！！（這真的就要考驗店家的良心了！）話說這間用手機拍還真的有點對不起他。東西好吃的不得了，排盤也算用心。只是燈光有點暗，手機拍出來的效果就真的只能這樣了... 這天我原本有想要帶單眼去，但現在走路去上班都嫌吃力了，還要為了下班後的聚餐扛著相機去辦公室真的有點累。所以我只能靠文字來描述他到底有多好吃了！

之前在逛部落格的時候就有看到人家在介紹這間。其實這對於住在藍線末端的天仙來說，說近不近，但說遠也不會太遠。天仙曾經過過兩三年的無肉生活。最後因為回台以後獨自居住在小套房裡實在不方便自己烹調，而外食的素食對挑食的天仙來說，雷又實在很多。因此漸漸地開放吃家禽類跟海鮮。不過天仙偶爾還是會享受一下美味又無負擔的蔬食。其實這也是因為我們朋友當中有一位是吃宗教素。每次聚餐，我們都會挑他方便的地方。對葷食者來說，吃素並不難（老實說你若覺得吃不飽，事後再去補個炸雞排就好了啊～）但對素食者來說，若挑個...好比說燒肉店好了！難不成你要他只吃青椒跟香菇嗎？

因此這次天仙發起的聚餐，就由天仙負責找一間適合大家又美味的素食餐廳。原本首選是在國父紀念館附近的，看似評價還不錯。但是卻惹得天仙很生氣！前兩天打去一直沒人接，我只好把FB的粉絲專頁找出來，再傳短訊詢問是否可以定位。姓名、電話、人數、日期我全都留了。也說明因為打電話去都沒人接，因此想請店家通融讓我用這種方式訂位。沒想到，這鬼打牆的店家竟然回我：我們的電話是ＸＸＸＸ－ＸＸＸＸ喔！歡迎訂位！好吧！我想說既然有人回，這次應該打得進去了吧！沒想到更讓我生氣的是，打去有人接了，對方卻跟我說這幾天員工訓練不開放營業！我聽到真的很三條線！都快爆筋了！天啊！那位回我FB的人早點跟我說，我就不用多打這通電話了啊！！

冬至這天來到了每年這個時候都要來還願的艋舺龍山寺。前些年，天仙因為種種因素開始吃素（主要是為了健康並非宗教因素）。那段時間在台北生活覺得素食店雖然不算少，但好吃的就真的很少了！當時絕大多數都是宗教素的餐廳為主，因此許多油膩並且加工的素肉占大多數素食類餐點。偏偏天仙就是不愛吃這種味道。不過在吃素的那段期間無意間發現了這間美味的素食。雖說當歸湯裡還是有加工素料，但吃起來卻沒有加工味。因為當歸夠味，麵線也很好吃。

I found this place during the time when I was still a vegetarian. I was not a veggie for religious reasons, so I found it difficult to find quality veggie places to dine. Most of the veggie places served manufactured 'mock meat', which I didn't fancy very much. So when I found this place, I was overjoyed. 

在還沒改東家之前，天仙就寫過春天的食記了。那天跟朋友提起，原本想找出這篇食記，才發現原來搬來Pixnet之後就沒寫過。這次趁與朋友聚餐，更新一下食記。雖然當時是以純素食者的身分前往食用，現在已非素食者再次體驗，覺得還是相當美味。

Before moving to Pixnet, I had already written a blog article on Spring Vegetarian Restaurant. While talking to friends about it, I realised that I had left it on my old blog, and could use an updated article. I suggested the place for dinner with some friends, and took the opportunity to re-write an updated article. Before, I had dined here as a vegetarian, but even after giving in to chicken and fish, I still find the food here quite tasty.

When there are different dietary requirements amongst a group of friends, you really can't go wrong with veg. This has now topped my favourite veg restaurant!

當朋友之間有不同的飲食需求時，其實素食餐廳就是最安全的選擇。而且現在這間也成了我覺得最好吃的素食餐廳！

這間可愛的小餐廳，是我們利物浦大學茹素的同學找的。這間賣的素食不是一般葷食者容易反感的油膩無味的素食，而是美味健康輕食的素食。這次的小聚，其實就是三兩好友相聚。天仙也一再強調，每次與朋友的聚會，在哪裡、吃什麼都不是重點。因為通常有歡樂，平淡無味的食物也可以變得很美味。服務不佳的態度，也只會變成我們的閒話家常。更何況是美味的食物，優良的服務品質呢？

This lovely restaurant was the recommendation of a vegetarian friend of ours. The vegetarian food here is unlike what most people think of vegetarian cuisine. While many vegetarian restaurants are bland and greasy, this one sells delicious healthy light meals. This was an unofficial small gathering of a group of Liverpool alumni. I often say that when I meet up with friends, the quality of food and services in restaurants is the least of my concern. 

This is the original 'sesame oil fried rice' that I had often been talking about. I first came here around two years ago, on a pre-departure to England tour around Taiwan. That day, I met up with my old classmate (who I was with on this day, too) and a friend who I'd become acquainted with through blogging. I remember that first visit. The choice of eating here came completely random. She picked me up at the train station, but we had no plans for lunch. As we arrived at our first destination, we got hungry. We saw the sign '素' which was vegetarian in Chinese, and decided to try it out. Amazed at the dish 'sesame oil fried rice', I ordered it, and fell in love with it upon my first mouthful. 

So this time round, we were having difficulty deciding what to eat again, so I suggested to go back to this place and have fried rice again. I wanted to see just how different my own fried rice is from theirs. The truth is, forgive my arrogance, but both are just as good. 

This is not the first time I've written about this DaoXiang. But since I got my new camera, I felt like going back to the same places and retake the photos I've taken before. Plus, the food is really nice here. There is no reason why it only deserves to be 'exposed' once. 

其實已經不是第一次介紹道饗了。不過自從有了新相機，就很想去把以前拍過的東西再拍的更好一點。當然，會讓它再度曝光，也是因為食物夠好吃！

One day, me mate said to me that she'd found a nice restaurant that she thought I would really enjoy. I asked her 'vegetarian?', and she said she wasn't sure. When I checked out the link she later gave me, I had only then found out that it was, indeed, a vegetarian restaurant. 

某天，我朋友跟我說他去了一間很好吃的餐廳。覺得我會喜歡。下次要帶我去吃。我問他︰有素的嗎？他說︰應該有吧？？！！結果給了我餐廳的相關食記連結我才發現，這本來就是一家只有賣素食的餐廳啊！！

 

Generally speaking, I have a rather petite appetite.  However, when confronted with heavenly cuisine, or my favourite food, I will still devour everything set before my eyes.  After adopting a vegetarian diet, there are a lot of cuisines that I do miss.  Like these Shanghai style 'dim sums', which are more commonly found with pork stuffing, are among those that I really miss.  Although it is not impossible to find restaurants that do make them, often, I find the taste disgusting and inedible... I guess this explains why there are so many people out there who actually 'despise' dining at vegetarian restaurants.

The place we came to today, however, will absolutely blow your mind away.  It is tucked away in a narrow alley.  You may find it difficult to get yourself to give it a try if you had no idea what you would be missing out on if you just walk away.  Their veggie buns and other cuisines are absolutely heavenly!

每次下南部都盼望著炎熱的大太陽、熱情的陽光！可是好像每次我下去都變天...

我就說這次下南部的收穫很多。雖然沒見到Sue，不過我大學同學小v從原本要請特休來陪我吃晚餐，到前一天晚上才告訴我說他請了整天假！而早就約好的艾小小，這天本來就休假，所以勒，我就有兩位美女一起陪我逛遍台南啦！

從前從前，有一群人在大肚山上常常不務正業，三更半夜管他三七二十一就是要出來吃宵夜聊是非。日子久了，這一群人的感情也理所當然的加深。雖然都不是同科系的，但透過網路BBS節下良緣成為一生的好朋友。現在大家都是各行各業的菁英。雖然其中我有好一段時間沒連絡上這幾個好朋友，連絡上之後在MSN上也只是偶爾喧寒問暖，但在我的邀約下，竟然這幾位朋友都很給我面子的出席了這場聚會！

餐廳是八六博士找的。聽說是八六嫂之前來過，知道有素的所以才很肯定的訂下這間。其實看到老朋友就已經很滿足了。何況，這間的餐點真的很特別。咱們先來看看菜色。
 

說到這個印度料理呀！雖然我稱不上是達人，因為以前小時候去印度同學家討論作業的時候有被印度料理的怪味道嚇到過。不過，印度這個國家茹素的人口很多。所以如果要開一間印度料理店，沒有素食選擇，那根本連嚐都不用嚐就知道－鐵定不道地！

這間位於101美食街的印度皇宮是我們下午去The One 人文聚場看完影片後去信義商圈閒晃時發現的。其實原本肚子不是很餓。又是想要解饞。原本想找份量少一點，畢竟身上帶的現金其實也沒有很多。晃了一圈後突然發現有塊地區有幾個印度人。直直往前看就看到這家印度料理店。

2006年的Christmas Brunch，我跟Jason第一次到道饗。因為那是我們開始吃素後的第一次享受吃到飽的自助餐，所以就出現了這篇文章：道饗養生蔬膳－素食吃到飽飽飽。道饗有很多好吃的菜色。可是每次只要一想到，要去就要花上幾百塊，然後又要強迫自己將胃稱大就已經倒胃口了。吃到飽，要留給特別節日。平日呢，如果想吃道饗的菜色，也可以單點甚至外帶都可喔！

今天介紹的兩道單點菜色，是吃道飽也可以點的。但如果不想吃自助餐，就單點來嚐嚐這美味的兩道菜吧！

當孤僻的Celeste遇上聲音甜美的Kay以及和藹可親的Nina與超大翻譯機會冒出什麼樣的火花！？

答案是：足以滾熟五個個人小火鍋的火花～

託英國教育展的福，讓我有機會與這兩位隔著部落格交流的格友們。這種機會，可遇不可求。知道要與兩位拍照前輩見面，原本不想帶自己的傻瓜Nikon去丟人現眼的。但還好後來還是厚著臉皮帶了去。也還好兩位格友都恰恰好沒帶。因為要是你們有帶，我拍的一定一下就被比下去啦！！