/嘉義涼菜Jiā yì liáng cài (𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑎𝑦𝑖, 𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑤𝑎𝑛)/  *中文在下面  Chiayi is in southern Taiwan, and you may have heard about the city and its food in the Netflix show "Street Food".   Although I am Taiwanese, my knowledge of food in Chiayi is very limited. The last time I was in Taiwan, I finally had the chance to visit Chiayi and enjoy its famous (and super delicious) turkey rice. The turkey rice was as great as I imagined, but it was the vegetable side dish that caught my attention.  Unlike in other cities in Taiwan, in Chiayi they provide a great variety of vegetables to accompany meals. They are boiled separately and served cold with a garlic soy sauce for dipping. All the beautiful vegetables maintain their vibrant colours and textures, from green to purple, crunchy to tender. In Chiayi, it is called liáng cài (cold vegetables).  Liáng cài taught me to love the original flavours of vegetables, to enjoy their natural textures and tastes. It definitely kicks the hot summer heat away and is a very rare type of street food because you can eat as much as you want without feeling guilty.  Next time you visit Taiwan, don't forget to go to Chiayi and try their liáng cài!   ☟︎精選節錄，全文請看bio連結  上次回台灣的時候路過嘉義，我爸帶我們去吃和平火雞肉飯。拿了點菜單一看大驚，真正是物美價廉！於是一時興奮就胡點了一桌，有肉有飯有湯，還有幾盤青菜。  這些青菜上桌時是冷的，顏色該綠的清綠該紫的艷紫，一看便知不是為了填補蔬菜空缺虛應故事。冷菜沒有調味，純粹白灼，店裡的阿姨隨後又送上一小疊蒜蓉油膏醬。  菜盤裡的苦瓜清脆、茄子軟糯，沾點醬扒著吸飽雞汁的火雞肉飯真正是人間美味。一頓飯難得吃的清清爽爽，不息不汗，對動輒煎炸、抑或燙舌湯羹的台灣小吃來說實屬難得。  詢問嘉義友人，原來這嘉義人稱的「涼菜」是嘉義小吃攤的標配。火雞肉飯、涼麵、砂鍋魚頭等等都時常搭配涼菜販售。  你可能會覺得涼菜不就只是蔬菜種類比較多一點的小菜嗎？曾一起在台中讀書的嘉義友人表示 ”到台中真的剩那種豆乾絲啊小黃瓜啊，那種不是嘉義的感覺。“  吃涼菜是嘉義人的日常，但似乎很少被外地人提及。除了涼菜，還有別處沒有的涼麵與涼圓。涼麵是白麵，澆上涼麵醬、白醋（嘉義一帶美乃滋的別稱）與蒜泥；涼圓則是涼肉圓，蒸熟放冷之後加上醬汁、白醋與蒜泥一起食用。  倫敦今年夏天沒去年熱，但我家暖氣偏愛在此時唱反調自主加溫到比冬天還暖。我在暖氣壞掉苦中作樂幻想自己在嘉義，也做了一盤涼菜給自己。  保持著慎重的心情分批清燙了蔬菜，再放到冰水降溫，瀝乾後裝盒冷藏。同時做了一小瓶蒜蓉油膏搭配。  穿著吊嘎短褲，一人坐在客廳吃著清脆涼菜，心想這時若能再來碗火雞肉飯或是嘉義涼麵，就會更臻圓滿了。  *本文專業嘉義顧問是我大學同寢多年好友，也是知名移工NGO @mts1095 的創辦人，非常優秀！      #嘉義美食 #涼菜 #嘉義涼菜 #taiwanesefood #taiwanfood #veganfood #無痛素食 #夏季料理 #健康飲食 #蔬菜 #蔬食 #台灣小吃 #減脂餐 #健康食 #vegetablesalad #coldfood #healthymeals #summerfood #chiayifood #foodculture #foodanthropology #飲食文化#飲食人類學