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自從邁入懷孕中期，天仙為了避免長途旅程，就比較少回中部。不過這次回娘家，老爸說有事要去埔里一趟，咱們就陪著他一起去。酬勞就是這麼一頓飯。天仙原本納悶著，老爸怎麼會知道這樣一間餐廳。原本還在擔心說到了這還不知道該吃啥好呢！原來老爸現在不只是清邁通，連中部也快被他摸熟了啊！

Since I've arrived at the second trimester of my pregnancy, I've been trying to avoid long trips. That means fewer trips to the parents and the in-laws' - both in Central Taiwan. This time at the parents', my dad happened to have an errand to run. He asked if we wanted to accompany him to Puli. Since we had nothing else planned, we might as well. The reward was this meal! I was a bit puzzled at first... I wasn't sure if there would be a nice place for lunch. Little did I know, my dad had gradually become quite well acquainted with Central Taiwan! 



我們五大一小的人馬，就點了這幾道菜。說多不多，說少也不算少。

These dishes were enough to feed the five +1 of us. 



首先登場的是封肉。

這道一看就知道是下飯的菜！不過因為他肥肉較多，所以天仙沒啥興趣。倒是家人對它讚不絕口的～

First up was this dish of braised pork. It was a nice dish to down the rice. Since I was not a big fan of fatty meat, I wasn't really into this dish. But the others really enjoyed the dish.



白飯用大碗盛上。不用怕放著涼了，因為很快就被分完了。

The rice was served in a bowl like this. Don't worry about it getting cold. You'll be done with it in no time at all. 



這道是姊姊最愛的薑絲炒大腸。天仙不愛內臟，所以這道也跳過了。

This dish of fried large intestine fried with ginger was my sister's favorite! Again, not a fan of insides... So I completely skipped the dish.



這天不知怎麼著，突然很想來盤炒米粉。挺油的。連盤子都是油。不過真的不失美味。

A sudden craving for fried vermicelli suddenly befell. It was a bit oily... okay... very oily!! But it was very delicious! 



這份炒米粉，天仙倒是吃了不少！味道很夠！

I had quite a lot of it! Very tasty!



客家小炒。也不錯～

Hakka fry-up! Not bad either! 



餐餐都要有青菜～

And veggies of the meal! 



這盤白切肉卻是大家感到最失望的一道。

既沒特色也沒有挺好吃。還是因為它最後才上來，大家都飽了所以食不知味？

This dish of thinly sliced boild pork was, unexpectedly, the most disappointing dish. 

There was nothing special about it. Or it might be because it was served at the end... and we were all too full to appreciate its taste?



滿桌美食，又有家人的陪伴。真的是美味極了！

A feast with the family! What more could anyone ask for?



台灣人吃這麼一頓飯，當然少不了湯囉！

It is customary for Taiwanese people to finish a meal with a bowl of soup. So, we ordered this pork and bamboo shoot clear soup to end the meal.



這道湯味道很鮮甜，也很清淡。天仙喝了好幾碗呢！

The soup, again, was very clear! I had a few servings of it myself. 



作為結尾的是這招待的山粉圓。

A sweet soup of chia seeds was the complementary finale of the meal. 

老爸其實來到埔里是找人來著。不過不好意思拖著我們一車子的人陪他一起來，原本打好算盤，辦完事情還要去哪裡哪裡的。不料等他辦事的過程中，每個人都因為剛吃飽又熱，都一個一個被K.O.了！然後就直接回家了！唉喲！其實在家也是沒事，出來走走也是不錯的嘛！

My dad wanted to come to Puli for some business with his friend. He tried to plan an entire afternoon around his errand, but after the meal, and with the heat... after he had finally finished his business with his friend, the only thing we wanted to do was to go home!! 


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念： 婚後因為懷孕的緣故，別說娘家了，連婆家都去的少（都在中部啊～）。那一陣子每每回去都好珍惜與家人的相處。