小時候，家中都會給上學的孩童準備中午的便當，吃多了母親準備的家常菜便當後，真的會吃膩了，因為就是昨晚吃的晚餐，所以，我一直很期望，母親沒空幫我準備午餐便當，那我就能吃那些每到中午時分，出現在學校大門口附近的小商小販所賣的午餐便當，雖然口味多元，但是價錢較貴，所以，其實我們最常吃的是學校福利社賣的便當，雖然只有三種口味、排骨、雞腿及菜飯，不過價錢合理，還有送一罐養樂多，養樂多就是我們孩童的快樂水。
印象中的排骨飯是我小時候，在學校中午時最常吃的口味，當時店家炸的排骨，硬是比我媽自己做的炸排骨更得我心，雖然有著厚厚一層麵衣，但是排骨很軟嫩，醬汁入味，香氣逼人，後來聽人說，麵衣會大量吸附油脂，增加卡路里，吃多了不健康，但是，我卻覺得排骨包裹的麵衣越厚越好吃。
多年之後，偶而路過這家賣便當菜的店家，不但價錢合理，而且味道彷彿就是我回憶中的福利社便當味道，不同的是，這家店所賣的排骨包裹的麵衣只有薄薄一層，可能是因為現代人健康意識抬頭的改良，或是為了節省成本，則不得而知，不過，當我咬下排骨時，同樣軟嫩的口感，就是我回憶中的排骨味道。
說實話，這家便當店的用餐環境實在稱不上理想，店內空間狹小，只擺了幾張簡單的內用桌椅，熱湯採自助方式，但是湯裡沒有太多配料，只飄著幾片菜葉，喝起來清清淡淡，熱湯存在的意義，就是有湯可以配飯的基本誠意，不過，放眼現在的物價水準，能找到低於百元以下的便當，已經是非常難得了，所以，我還是要給它一個讚。
When I was a kid, my family would always pack lunch boxes for us to take to school. After eating my mom’s home-cooked bento day after day, I honestly got tired of it. Most of the time, it was just leftovers from the night before. Because of that, I secretly hoped my mom would be too busy to make my lunch, so I’d have an excuse to buy one of those lunch boxes sold by street vendors near the school gate at noon. They had way more variety, but they were also more expensive. In reality, what we ended up eating most often was the bento sold at the school store. There were only three choices, pork chop, chicken leg, or plain veggie rice, but the price was reasonable, and it came with a bottle of Yakult. To us kids, Yakult was basically happiness in a bottle.
In my memory, pork chop rice was the one I ate the most at school. The fried pork chop from those vendors somehow tasted way better than the one my mom made at home. It had a thick layer of batter, but the meat inside was super tender, well marinated, and full of aroma. Later on, I heard people say that thick batter absorbs a lot of oil and adds tons of calories, so it’s unhealthy if you eat it too often. Still, I couldn’t help feeling that the thicker the batter, the better it tasted.
Years later, I unexpectedly passed by a bento shop selling lunch boxes. Not only were the prices reasonable, but the flavor instantly reminded me of those school lunch box days. The difference was that the pork chop here only had a thin layer of batter—probably adjusted for modern health trends, or maybe just to cut costs. I’m not really sure. But the moment I took a bite, that same soft, tender texture hit me, and it tasted exactly like the pork chop from my memories.
To be honest, the dining environment at this place isn’t great. The space is small, with only a few simple tables and chairs. The soup is self-serve, but there’s not much in it. There is just a few floating vegetable leaves. It tastes light and plain, and its real purpose is simply to be “something warm to go with the rice”, a basic gesture of sincerity. Still, considering today’s prices, being able to find a bento that costs under 100 dollars is already pretty rare. So honestly, I still have to give this place a thumbs-up.
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小时候最喜欢小卖部的零食了😂
我也是 😁
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