il Giardino Romantico

In Taiwan, it's really difficult to find 'authentic' Thai food, unless you find a restaurant opened for Thai expats. Ordinarily, these restaurants are simply a room, with chairs and tables, and a kitchen of course. Even though from the outside, they may not seem like the best places for dining, mind you, they probably have the most delicious and authentic Thai dishes. 

In terms of the ordinary franchises we see, my family had come to the conclusion that Thai Town has the closest taste to what we consider 'authentic' Thai. Can this trip survive the taste buds of a family who'd lived in Thailand for a long time? Let's take a look at what some of our must-order dishes are. 

在台灣，除非找到專門服務泰籍朋友的餐廳，否則要吃到道地的泰國菜實在很難。所謂的專門服務泰籍朋友的餐廳，通常就只是很普通的一個空間，擺了桌椅，有廚房。從外部看來其實一點都不具吸引力，但這些地方的泰國菜，可能是非常道地的喔！

以我們一般常看到的連鎖泰式料理而言，我與家人達到的總結就是瓦城是最接近道地口味的餐廳。他們的菜色是否能夠得到長期居住過泰國的我們的青睞呢？先來看看我們必點的餐點有哪些吧！


Chilli sauce 辣椒醬


Spicy fried veggie 辣炒空心菜 我們家其實不太愛蝦醬


Sour and Spicy raw shrimp, my personal favourite 酸辣生蝦 - 個人最愛


Crab fried rice - a little disappointing (tip: ask for lime/lemon and squeeze some on the rice)
蟹肉炒飯 - 有點失望（記得要檸檬片，淋上一點更好吃！）


Green chicken curry - a bit too sweet, and not enough spice.. 綠咖哩雞 - 太甜，不夠辣... 


Basil fried meet (beef) 打拋牛肉（我不吃牛，所以這道無法評論）


Tom yam koong - too sweet, and not thick enough... 酸辣蝦湯 - 一樣，太甜，太清... 


Nonetheless, a scrumptious meal. 不過還是很美味！

 

Although there were a lot of minor comments like 'too sweet', 'not spicy enough', it still served the function of fulfilling our occasional crave for Thai food, at least! 

雖然每道菜都得到了一些評語例如「太甜」、「不夠辣」之類的，但至少滿足了我們想吃泰國菜的慾望啦！


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念：千萬別問我們怎麼沒點『月亮蝦餅』。雖然很受歡迎，但我們不太愛吃，所以把quota讓給其他菜。另外，『椒麻雞』其實是雲南緬甸與泰國菜的綜合體（應該），至少他不是道地的泰國菜。