Taiwan is become one of the country that most people willing or travel to, because the foods in Taiwan are very good and make people unforgettable. I did agree on this point because those foods are just incredibly good. One of the most unforgettable food for me is the braised pork rice, this could be the representative of Taiwan. It is called lo-ba-bung in the Taiwanese language. The way how it make is to let the round pork marinated and boiled in soy sauce, then served it on top of steamed rice. Braised pork rice is an affective dish for me since I was small, and I would like to let you know how good the taste is.
Braised pork rice have a really strong smell, not a bad smell but a good one. Imagine what kind of smell you expect when you cook the pork with the soy sauce for a long time. It must be something smells good and will make you become very hungry so you just want to eat it as fast as you can. The smell is very strong that you can even smell it when you stand outside at the door of dinning hall but the food is inside the dinning hall kitchen.
Beside the smell of the braised pork rice, I need to say the color of it is also very attractive. You will never know how great it looks like until you actually see one. The color of the pork are already mixed with the soy sauce, which mean the pork color transform from pink meat color into brown color. This is because usually when people cook they will boiled food with water, but in this case we use soy sauce instead of water. After time, the soy sauce will soak into the meat. Then you will see the pork will not longer be pink but brown, this is why the braised pork rice will be that successful.
After telling the smell and the color of the braised pork rice, I think it is time for the taste of it. When you eat this snake, I suggest to eat only with the pork first, then eat the pork with the rice. Trust me, it will blow your mind after you eat like the way I teach you because it is so good. When you only eat the pork part, you can feel how great that pork can fit that well with soy sauce. You might think it will be very salty but it is actually not to salty and also a little bit sweet. This make people will not tired of this taste and also mixed it with rice can make the rice won’t be no taste and become more delicious. When you eat the pork with the rice, it is like they are playing a symphony in your mouth, such beautiful and incredible.
For me the braised pork rice is not only a food, it could be part of my memories about my grandma. I remember when I was small, because my parents were always busy so that my grandma will take care of me when they were not at home. My grandma always make braised pork rice when I was hungry, and I think she made the best braised pork rice in the world. However, life is unpredictable, one day my grandma just pass away. I was cried very hard because I know she put a lot of time on take care of me, but I never say thank you to her. Even now I still regret about that I was being mean to her because I think she was so annoying. Now I know that I was wrong but it can’t change anything back, so everytime when I eat the brasied pork rice I will think of my grandma and know I should be a good son that no need my parents to worry about me.
Braised pork rice is mean a lot on me and I will never forget my grandma, but that is not the point. The point is having a real Taiwaness braised pork rice is something I think every people in the world should have. If you haven’t try one, come to Taiwan immediately and have one. Otherwise I will say you just lose the change to know what is the heaven looks like.
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