24/03/2017
[Taiwan –Indian Lunch]
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By Dinesh Kumar
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From the trains to virtually every street in Taiwan, you will at some time almost certainly come across the lunch box (also known as bento, or "bee-en dang" in Chinese. This was the first Taiwanese food I tried here. Basically, it's an all-in-one meal in a cardboard box, containing meat, two or three side dishes and rice. As a fitness and diet conscious guy I feel this is the best proportion of Protein, carb and veggies(though some lunch box exceeds 900 calories..lol).
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I read few articles to learn the history of this bento of Taiwan!!The most famous lunch box in Taiwan is served by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA: the regular inter-city train system). These lunch boxes have a special place in the hearts of much Taiwanese and have been served since 1949, pretty much keeping their original flavor to this day. The most classic form is pork cooked in a special sauce, a hard boiled egg, rice, vegetables and famously, a pickle. They are also available at many train stations and convenience stores too.
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I wanna compare the typical south –Indian lunch which looks similar to this bento. But.. But it’s not as compact as Taiwan lunch box.It looks colorful right?! haha, it's delicious too. I have a detail and separate article about this menu. Is that time-consuming? Yes! Not just to write about them also it needs more time to prepare. So, This type of menu is eaten only in restaurant and not as compact to pack like Taiwan lunch box.So what do we eat at home or lunch box at school /office? It's almost the same, only the number of menus is reduced according to mom /wife’s choice.( Indians mostly eat home made food by mom or Wife)
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Diverse, flavourful, wholesome and healthy cooking is the norm in many Indian households. Scientists have proved that Indian food tastes so good because of the use of clashing flavors that create a sensory explosion quite unlike that of any other cuisine. It may not make sense, but it tastes damn good for a scientific reason. Most of the Indian lunch is filed with curry-Veggies –rice which is most common scenario..The number of bowls you see in picture varies from to 1 to many depends on from poor to rich. The meat falls into that extreme category, even sometimes it’s not included for a religious reason. Still, the protein intake comes from the Cereals, pulses, legumes etc. Though I love my Indian food I appreciate and enjoy eating this balanced diet- affordable for the whole community.
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Any foreigner will face the question ‘Do you like Taiwan? Why?’ I always answer them Taiwanese are more cultured and disciplined people. Yeah, This community has a museum for ‘lunch box’ wowwwwwwwwwww!!!!!I am happy to visit the Chishang Lunchbox Museum which displayed the evolvement and history of lunchboxes, the side dishes, traditional kitchen stoves, farming tools, and utensils. Here visitors are taken back in the time of Japanese ruling when the first Chihshang lunchbox was made.
從火車到幾乎每條台灣的大街小巷，有時候，甚至可以說是必然地，你將在無意之中發現便當。這是我在台灣第一次嘗試的台灣料理。基本上，這紙盒裡盛裝的是all-in-one的一整頓飯，包含肉類、二至三道配菜以及米飯。身為一位對於健康及飲食關注者，我覺得這是蛋白質、碳水化合物及蔬菜最棒的比例（雖然有些便當超過900卡....）
我透過閱讀一些文章得知台灣便當的歷史！台鐵提供的便當是台灣最有名的便當。這些便當在台灣人心目中一直占有特別的地位，並且從1949一直持續發行，幾乎保留了最初的風味直至今日。最經典的組合是，以特殊醬汁調理的豬肉、一顆滷蛋、蔬菜還有菜圃。這些便當通常也能在許多車站及便利商店買得到。
我想拿看起來與便當相似的典型南印度午餐來作比較。但是這不像台灣便當那樣的精巧。它看起來鮮豔繽紛的對吧？！哈哈它嚐起來也是如此。我另外一篇文章有關於這份菜色的詳細介紹。它烹調起來十分費工嗎？沒錯！不只是記錄這些菜色，準備起來更是費時。所以這種形式的菜色通常只會在餐廳嚐到，並且不像台灣便當一樣精巧。那我們在家或是學校/辦公室的便當都吃些什麼呢？幾乎相同，不過根據媽媽/妻子的選擇減少菜色數量（印度人主要是由媽媽或妻子料理家常菜）
多樣、香濃和健康的烹調方式是許多印度家庭的準則。科學家已經證明，印度的食物味道非常好，因為使用與其他美食不同的香料調味，以致產生感官上的震撼。這可能不好理解，但以科學的理由來說，印度料理嚐起來就是讚。大多數印度的午餐都是伴隨著咖哩蔬菜，這是最常見的情況。您在圖片中看到的碗數取決於家庭的經濟程度。肉類是十分罕見的，即使有時也不包括宗教原因。然而，蛋白質攝取來自穀物，豆莢，豆類等。雖然如此我還是喜歡我的印度料理，我樂於和享受品嚐這種均衡且人人都負擔得起的料理。
任何外國人都會面對“你喜歡台灣嗎？為什麼？這類問題，我總是回答他們：『台灣人是更有教養和遵守紀律的人』。在這塊土地上有一間“便當”博物館Wowwwwwwww !!!!!我很高興參觀池上飯包文化故事館，展示了便當，配菜，傳統廚房爐灶，農具和器具的演變和歷史。遊客在此地彷彿重遊第一個池上飯包誕生時的日治時期。
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