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這天有機會來常常正牌米糕其實是一個很好笑的意外。話說我們這天從台北出發，我報錯路，誤以為目的地在清水，因此就將行程規畫在清水吃午餐後直接抵達目的地。沒想到後來重新看了地圖才發現根本就不在清水啊。不過這樣誤打誤撞還算是有收穫啦！畢竟這間也是有名氣的米糕店（雖然米糕有我不吃的豬肉）。

It was an accident that we got to try out this rice-cake place. I thought our destination was around the neighbourhood. It turned out that it was no where near here. Oops! But anyhow, it was a nice accident after all, since this experience was not bad at all. This place is apparently quite famous.

既然天仙不吃米糕，那來到正牌米糕要吃啥？好家在他是有別的東西。

But since I don't eat pork, what was it that I ate? 



這盤蚵仔就讓天仙挺滿意的。

This plate of oysters was pretty straight forward. I enjoyed it very much.



雖然就是這樣一小盤，但是料很實在。也沒有刻意裝得很大盤讓你誤以為蚵仔很多。

It seemed like a small plate, but all the oysters are there. Some places like to put things underneath to create the illusion that there are more than there is. I much prefer it this way.



筍絲也是很好吃。雖然印象中好像也是沒吃過難吃的筍絲啦，不過味道是很不錯。這天天仙沒點主食，光是這樣吃也不會覺得太鹹。

These bamboo shoots were also quite tasty. Since I didn't order any rice, it was easy to taste the original taste. It wasn't too salty. 



再來就是重頭戲：米糕。

This is what the place is famous for! 



這天我們剛從泰北回來沒多久。泰北的主食又是糯米。有人連吃了那麼多天糯米，本來還在叫說不要再吃糯米了。結果回台後，還是繼續吃糯米 XD

We just got back from Northern Thailand not long before this. The main staple of Northern Thailand is sticky rice. After so many days of sticky rice meals, someone got sick and tired of it. But then after we got back, we still couldn't get rid of sticky rice meals! 



這天我忘了為什麼胃口不是挺好。所以光是蚵仔、筍絲跟一個湯就打發了。湯的味道很清淡，不會太鹹。丸子也是挺Q的。肚子裡有食物就滿足了，這天沒有期待要吃飽（因為沒啥胃口）。

I can't remember why I didn't have an appetite that day. But the oysters and the bamboo shoots were enough to fill me up. Of course, this soup was also quite good. The squid balls in it had a good texture. 



大致上味道都還不錯。米糕的品嘗者原本胃口就不挑，好吃難吃他都可以吃（但如果他說難吃那就是真的很難吃了）。問他好不好吃大概也不太準。我只能說，如果吃飯時間剛好到了清水附近，的確是可以來嘗嘗看。

Overall, the dishes were great. I'm not sure if I could give an accurate discription of the rice-cake, seeing the taster was not a picky eater to start with. But if he says something is bad, then rest assured that it must be really bad. All I can say, is that if you happen to be in the neighbourhood during lunch hour, it would be worth a try.

店家在店裡投不忘為自己到處打廣告。其實這點有令天仙稍微反感（都已經來到店裡了，有必要這樣嗎？）桌上都是店裡的傳單我可以接受（畢竟有些可能是季節限定或什麼的）。但電視也不讓客人看看新聞（或乾脆就關掉），只是一直重播有來拜訪的電視節目片段。如果用餐時間拉長，我想許多客人應該都會覺得小煩吧。

The only thing I have to complain about is the advertisement for itself all over the shop. Is that really necessary? People who come here already know what it's famous for! The TV kept on playing variety shows that were shot at the shop. I'm guessing it would make regular customers a bit sick and tired. 



最後，看看自己花在這餐上的錢還算不多，就加點了這盤燙花枝。這道反倒讓我到現在都還記得，很鮮甜的口感。

Finally, seeing that we haven't spent very much on this meal, we decided to order another dish. This was a very good dish of boiled squid. The squid was very fresh, indeed.


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念：基本上是個值得品嘗的店。容我小小的抱怨，但餐點本身是真的挺不錯的。