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Went to MUME last week for their early summer menu. Before dinner, I had a long chat with Richie @richie_lin , and he shared a lot of his observations and insights since the coronavirus pandemic.   Because its clientele is very international, MUME is greatly influenced by the travel ban and lockdowns around the world. Social distancing rules also reduced 1/3 of MUME’s usual covers. Many thoughts have gone through Richie’s head, one of which was even to shut down down MUME. He said he is grateful that Taiwan has not ordered lockdown and restaurants can remain open, but at the same time, he also wonders what restaurants can do and pivot in a situation like this. What is the meaning of restaurants? What is the role of chefs?   Although he is still uncertain how the future will look like, one thing is for sure: Restaurants as we know it will not be the same, and he will never put everything in one basket.   一走進MUME，額溫槍湊近額頭，酒精噴灑雙手，令人安心的例行工作。坐定位，環顧四周，每張桌子都有人，卻也間隔稀疏，社交距離空好空滿。Richie主廚說，他撤掉了三分之一的座位，以往二輪坐滿可以到六十多位，現在頂多四十位。  晚餐前，我才與他大聊了將近二小時。面對疫情，Richie主廚有許多焦慮與徬徨，由於MUME的客群十分國際化，旅遊禁令一下來，MUME的生意頓時腰斬。「過去二年的規劃，完全被疫情推翻。」Richie主廚說，結束MUME的念頭也曾在腦中閃過，而走過這遭，未來他恐怕不會再把所有資源放在餐廳上。詳情我會另外撰文，這將是一系列新的訪談專欄，敬請期待。  先說說MUME的菜色。好幾道符合初夏印象的新菜躍然眼前，新鮮小卷尤其讚，是Richie主廚當天早上到濱江市場親手挑回來的，活跳跳游在鹽水裡直到上烤爐前，以烏龍茶焦化奶油伺候，邊淋邊烤，盛盤後再澆上鮑魚奶油汁與魚子醬。切一口，油嫩滑潤的質地在齒間躍動，小卷烤得剛剛好，熟度恰恰斷生，醬汁的鮮味包裹著口感，再咬又有清酸如魚子爆開，原來是手指檸檬。言簡意賅卻滋味豐富的一品。  火烤的美味海鮮，還有台灣的錦繡龍蝦，肉甜身脆，蝦頭拿去與番茄熬湯，與香料油一起淋在蝦身上，點點刺辣從鮮味裡冒出來，乾辣椒的性子使然。蘸一蘸旁邊的山茼蒿泥，礦物般的鮮美與龍蝦互相呼應，效果極好，原來山茼蒿泥裡混了蛤蜊汁，與芝麻葉的辛嗆也搭。還有剛剛進入產季的綠竹筍，先以昆布高湯煮過，再浸入蔬菜高湯中，最後油炸收乾，厚厚脆脆，一塊不夠啦。  小卷用了鮑魚汁，鮑魚本人當然不浪費，清蒸後泡進海鮮湯，與三種穀物做成燉飯。海鮮湯來自胭脂蝦的頭與殼、龍蝦的殼與腳、以及魚骨，邊角廢料零浪費，成為燉飯的鮮美基底。然而不是我們熟悉的白米咬感，有粗礪、有厚彈、有纖維，原來是薏仁、大麥與糙米的協同作用，再咬還有清脆與鹹鮮，討喜的秘密是醃漬過的芥菜梗。增添口感的還有炸脆的龍鬚菜與迷你四季豆。  去年登場的台灣鰹魚，繽紛的迷彩漩渦過目不忘。鰹魚經過油泡與高湯醬油醃漬，滑潤如脂，彷彿上好的鮪魚赤身，紫蘇梅子醬與漬昆布賦予酸鮮，撲鼻香氣則來自三色香料油，乾辣椒、薑黃、馬告、百里香等等，碧綠的部分就看手邊有哪些新鮮香草，這天有羅勒、香菜、山蘿蔔葉、薄荷。  二道甜點都好。台灣土芭樂與香草同煮，做成粗冰沙（granita），往下一挖有牛奶冰沙（sorbet）、土芭樂泥與蓮霧，清新果味與奶香中，竄出一抹深邃，竟是咖啡油。沒想到咖啡的烘焙香氣和土芭樂的青綠酸味這麼搭！彷彿高音與低音的和弦，無縫接軌。  草莓來到季尾，Richie主廚將其風味保存進清湯（consommé ），再做成冰沙，歇息在液態氮攪打而成的白巧克力甘納許上。用湯匙挖到底，草莓的豔麗香甜被白巧克力的奶滑襯托，漬過紫蘇醋的豆薯丁輔以脆感，卻有花香習習，原來白巧克力裡融合了新鮮的茉莉花！白巧克力包容性高，其脂肪能夠萃取出不同食材的風味，MUME運用在高端料理的創作上十分恰當，難得的新鮮茉莉花也被善用，化為美味甜點的重要元素。