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| Bian Dang Dian (便當店/便当店) Bento Shop |
Bian Dang Dian (便當店/便当店) (pinyin with tones: biàn dāng diàn) is a kind of shop that sells bian
dang (便當/便当, bento), a box
which usually contains bai fan (白飯/白饭, white rice/plain rice), one entrée, and three side dishes. In
addition, some shops even provide soup, drinks, homemade chili sauce, and dried
radish. At bian dang dian you can have a balanced meal with diverse dishes and
it will not cost you a lot.
Bian Dang Dian (便當店/便当店) Offers…
●Basic
Bai
fan (白飯/白饭, white
rice/plain rice) is the must-have among these basics. Some stores provide lu zhi
(滷汁/卤汁, gravy).
They will ask you if you want some on your bai fan; sometimes you need to ask
for it.
In
order to achieve nutritional balance and match “color scheme,” bian dang dian always provides cai (菜, vegetable),
especially green leafy vegetables, broccolis, and carrots.
Rou
(肉),
the entrée, is the protagonist of a bian dang. Most of
the bian dang are named based on different entrée,
like “OO bian dang (OO便當)” or “OO
fan (OO飯)”. “OO” is entrée, which can be pai gu (排骨, pork
chop), ji tui (雞腿/鸡腿, chicken
leg), ji pai (雞排/鸡排, chicken
chop), khong rou (炕肉,
braised sliced pork belly), and yu pai (魚排, fish steak), just to name a few.
Dan
(蛋,
egg) is also regular in bian dang. Common eggs are lu dan
(滷蛋/卤蛋, spiced corned egg), he bao dan (荷包蛋, over egg), zheng dan (蒸蛋, steamed egg), fan
qie chao dan (番茄炒蛋, scrambled eggs with tomatoes), and san
se dan (三色蛋, tricolor steamed egg).
5.
Dou
Lei (豆類/豆类, Bean Products)
Dou lei (豆類/豆类, bean products) is
very popular in bian dang dian,
because they can be cooked into a variety of different dishes. Common bean
products are dou fu (豆腐, tofu), dou gan (豆乾/豆干, hard bean curd/dried bean curd), dou pi
(豆皮, tofu skin), dou bao (豆包, thick tofu skin),
and su ji (素雞/素鸡, steamed bean curd
roll/vegetarian chicken).
●Additional
Most bian dang dian
provides tang (湯/汤, soup) for
customers. Usually people have to serve themselves. Sometimes bian dang dian have already prepared tang in bowls for take-out
customers.
7.
Yin Liao (飲料/饮料, Drink)
Besides tang, yin liao (飲料/饮料, drink) is another ordinary bonus comes with meals. Common drinks
are dong gua cha (冬瓜茶, winter melon tea), hong cha (紅茶/红茶, black tea), and yang le duo (養樂多/养乐多, yakult).
8.
La Jiao Jiang (辣椒醬/辣椒酱, chili sauce)
For people who like spicy food, la jiao jiang (辣椒醬/辣椒酱, chili sauce) is a critical factor in
judging whether a bian dang dian is good
or not.
9.
Tshai Poo (菜脯, Dried Radish)
Similar to la jiao jiang, a homemade and unforgettable tshai poo (菜脯, dried radish) can be the reason why people love that bian dang dian.
10. Shui Guo (水果, Fruit)
Seldom bian dang dian
provides shui guo (水果, fruit) with meals. If a bian dang dian serves fruits, it either charges higher prices or is
generous to customers.
After reading this article, next time you walk into a bento shop in
Taiwan, you will have an idea how to order!
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