yī bēi bīng táng

“壹杯冰糖”

One glass of rock sugar

liǎng bēi jiàng yóu

“两杯酱油”

Two glasses of soy sauce

shí yì jiù shì shí wù de huí yì

食忆就是食物的回忆

Foodemory is the memory of food

zhǎo zhǎng bèi lái zuò cài gěi dà jiā chī

找长辈来做菜给大家吃

Where the elderly cook

shí yì de zhǔ chú tā men dōu shì yǐ jīng tuì xiū de rén

食忆的主厨他们都是已经退休的人

The chefs of Foodemory are retired people

wǒ men yǒu xiàn dìng de nián líng céng xī wàng shì suì yǐ shàng

我们有限定的年龄层，希望是55岁以上

Our age threshold is 55 years old

xiǎo hái dōu zhǎng dà lí jiā le

小孩都长大离家了

Those whose kids have left home

tā yǐ jīng xū yào zhǎo dào xià yī gè rén shēng mù biāo

他已经需要找到下壹个人生目标

And they need the next purpose of life

ài zuò cài shì dì èr gè tè zhì

爱做菜是第二个特质

And the second trait we are looking for is the love for cooking

dì sān gè tè zhì dāng rán jiù shì xǐ huān gēn bié rén jiāo liú

第三个特质当然就是喜欢跟别人交流

And the third is like to communicate with others

nián wǒ men shì cóng liù wèi zhǔ chú chū fā

2018年我们是从六位主厨出发

We started with six chefs in 2018

nián yǐ jīng yǒu le èr shí jǐ wèi de zhǔ chú

2019年已经有了二十几位的主厨

And this year we have over two dozen chefs

suì de yé yé shì wǒ men nián líng zuì dà de zhǎng bèi zhǔ chú

93岁的爷爷是我们年龄最大的长辈主厨

93-year-old him is the most senior one

yī gè cān huì dà gài dōu shì sān shí dào sì shí rén

壹个餐会大概都是三十到四十人

Thirty to forty people are served each time

mù qián shì ān pái bā dào cài

目前是安排八道菜

And our current design is eight course meal

měi cì shì sān gè bù yī yàng de zhǎng bèi zuò cài gěi dà jiā chī

每次是三个不壹样的长辈做菜给大家吃

Each time three different chefs will cook

wǒ men jiù bǎ tā men de cài pīn còu zài yī qǐ

我们就把他们的菜拼凑在壹起

And what we do is combining their dishes

rán hòu huì ràng zhěng gè cān lǐ miàn shì yǒu tāng yǒu zhǔ shí yǒu cài yě yǒu ròu

然后会让整个餐里面是有汤、有主食，有菜也有肉

To make a full course with soup, staple food, vegetables and meat

xī wàng kě yǐ dài gěi lái chī fàn de rén yī gè huí jiā chī fàn wēn xīn de gǎn jué

希望可以带给来吃饭的人壹个回家吃饭、温馨的感觉

We want people who come to dine here to feel at home, warm

duì zhǔ chú lái shuō mǎi cài jiù yǐ jīng shì zhè gè zuò cài yí shì de kāi shǐ

对主厨来说，买菜就已经是这个做菜仪式的开始

For a chef, going to market is the start of the ceremony of cooking

zài lái zhè biān zhī qián tā men huì cǎi mǎi tā de shí cái

在来这边之前，他们会采买他的食材

Before coming here, they go to markets

tā men huì xī wàng shuō wǒ de ròu gēn zhè gè ròu fàn mǎi zhè gè cài shāng mǎi

他们会希望说我的肉跟这个肉贩买，这个菜商买

They have their authorized dealers for meat and vegetable

hěn xǐ huān qù gēn zhè xiē cài shì chǎng de cài shāng qù jiāo liú

很喜欢去跟这些菜市场的菜商去交流

They love buying food from them

mǎi wán cài yǐ hòu tā men tí qián sì dào wǔ gè xiǎo shí jiù xiān lái dào xiàn chǎng kāi shǐ zuò

买完菜以后，他们提前四到五个小时就先来到现场开始做

Then they go to the restaurant and start preparing for the meal

zuì yuǎn de yǒu shí hòu jiù huì zuò huǒ chē lái

最远的有时候就会坐火车来

Some have to take a train to get here

suǒ yǐ dà jiā shì gè zì dōu zài hěn duō bù yī yàng de dì fāng

所以大家是各自都在很多不壹样的地方

People come from very different background

rán hòu jiù jù jí zài zhè lǐ

然后就聚集在这里

And they gather here

péng ā yí jiù shì gēn zhù wǒ men zuì jiǔ de yī gè zhǎng bèi zhǔ chú

彭阿姨就是跟著我们最久的壹个长辈主厨

Auntie Peng has been here with us since the very beginning

tā zǔ jí shì hú běi

她祖籍是湖北

She is from Hubei

nà hú běi cài jiù shì xiē zhēng zhǔ lèi de dōng xī

那湖北菜就是些蒸煮类的东西

Hubei cuisine features steaming and boiling

tā huì zuò xiàng dòu fǔ wán zi rán hòu xiàng fěn zhēng zhū ròu

她会做像豆腐丸子，然后像粉蒸猪肉

So she cooks dishes like Tofu balls, Steamed pork with rice flour

yào hào shí liǎng sān tiān cái huì zuò chū lái de liào lǐ

要耗时两三天才会做出来的料理

That kind of dish that takes two, three days to prepare

xū yào zài jiā lǐ xiān zuò

需要在家里先做

She usually does the preparation at home

xiàng shì cōng yóu bǐng yě shì

像是葱油饼也是

Similarly, scallion pancakes

yī dà zǎo qǐ lái bǎ nà gè bǐng pí xiǎn hǎo

壹大早起来把那个饼皮搟好

The dough is made very early in the morning

zhēn zhèng shǒu gōng qù róu de

“真正手工去揉的”

“It’s genuinely handmade”

jī qì zuò de jiù bù huì nà me yǒu jué jìn

“机器做的就不会那么有嚼劲”

“Machine-made ones are not half as good”

wáng mā mā tā de xiān shēng zǔ jí shì shān dōng

王妈妈她的先生祖籍是山东

Auntie Wang’s husband is from Shandong

zuì ná shǒu de shì hóng shāo shī zi tóu

最拿手的是红烧狮子头

So her signature dish is Braised meatballs in brown sauce

tā de shī zi tóu shì bǐ jiào yǒu jué jìn yǒu kǒu gǎn de

她的狮子头是比较有嚼劲、有口感的

Her meatballs are of a chewy texture

wáng mā mā nǐ jīn tiān zuò shén me

“王妈妈妳今天做什么”

“What are you making today”

shī zi tóu

“狮子头”

“Meatballs”

shī zi tóu wa

“狮子头？哇”

“Meatballs? Wow.”

líng líng jiě niàn shū de shí hòu jiù lái dào tái běi

玲玲姐念书的时候就来到台北

Sister Lingling came to Taipei when she was a student

tā de liào lǐ de zōng zhǐ jiù shì

她的料理的宗旨就是

Her rule of cooking is

tā xī wàng tā de liào lǐ shì hǎo chī yòu jiàn kāng de

她希望她的料理是好吃又健康的

Delicious and healthy

bǐ rú shuō ròu lǐ miàn tā jiù jiā hěn duō de shū cài

比如说，肉里面她就加很多的蔬菜

Like in a meat dish she would add lots of vegetables

ràng tā zhěng gè yíng yǎng shì gèng jūn héng de

让它整个营养是更均衡的

To make it more well-rounded in terms of nutrition

yīn wèi wǒ men tōng cháng dōu huì ràng kè rén tí zǎo bàn xiǎo shí xiān jìn lái

因为我们通常都会让客人提早半小时先进来

Usually we have guests come in half an hour early

tā men yě kě yǐ xiān kàn yī xià

他们也可以先看壹下

They can check out

dāng tiān de cài dān

当天的菜单

The menu of the day

dōu huì xiě zhù cài sè de gù shì

都会写著菜色的故事

Which tells the stories behind each dish

yě kě yǐ jìn chú fáng gēn zhǎng bèi men hù dòng

也可以进厨房跟长辈们互动

And they can go into the kitchen if they want

dà jiā wǎn ān

“hello，大家晚安”

“Hello, goodnight everyone”

cān huì zhèng shì kāi shǐ de shí hòu

餐会正式开始的时候

When dinner officially starts

wǒ men jiù huì yǒu yī gè jiǎn dān de jiè shào

我们就会有壹个简单的介绍

We have a brief introduction

měi gè zhǔ chú dōu chū lái měi yī zhuō gēn měi yī gè rén liáo tiān

每个主厨都出来每壹桌，跟每壹个人聊天

Where chefs come out of the kitchen and talk to each table 58

xián huà jiā cháng jiǎng yī xiē cài sè xiāng guān de shì

闲话家常讲壹些菜色相关的事

About some dish-related stuff

qù chuàn qǐ shì dài zhī jiān de jiāo liú

去串起世代之间的交流

This builds a bridge between generations

yǒu xiē zhǔ chú tā men huì jué dé shuō wǒ zuò de dōu shì yī xiē jiā cháng cài le

有些主厨他们会觉得说，我做的都是壹些家常菜了

Some chef might get the idea

dēng bù shàng dà yǎ zhī táng

登不上大雅之堂

That my dish is too humble to be presented in such arena

jué dé bù hǎo yì sī ná qù cān tīng gěi dà jiā chī

觉得不好意思拿去餐厅给大家吃

They are not very confident about their dishes

lái dào zhè biān yǐ hòu měi gè rén dōu shuō chāo hǎo chī

来到这边以后，每个人都说超好吃

But after they did it and people spoke highly of their dishes

tā men jiù huì jué dé chāo jí zì xìn

他们就会觉得超级自信

They become very confident

wǒ men xiàn zài yǒu jǐ gè zhǎng bèi zhǔ chú lái dào zhè biān zhī hòu

我们现在有几个长辈主厨来到这边之后

Some of our chefs

tā men zhēn de jiù zài zhè biān jiāo le péng yǒu

他们真的就在这边交了朋友

Make very good friends here

biàn chéng gèng kāi lǎng de rén

变成更开朗的人

They become more outgoing

qí shí huí xiǎng qǐ lái xiǎo shí hòu

其实回想起来小时候

Now if you think about it

hěn duō bǐ jiào chuán tǒng de cài sè yǐ jīng jiàn jiàn yào shī chuán le

很多比较传统的菜色已经渐渐要失传了

Many of those traditional dishes are gradually disappearing

wǒ men mán duō de jiā chuán cài shì yǐ jīng xiàn zài zài wài miàn de cān tīng

我们蛮多的家传菜是已经现在在外面的餐厅

For my family that is the case

jiù yǐ jīng chī bù dào le

就已经吃不到了

A lot of my family dishes can not be found any more in restaurants

suǒ yǐ zài zhè lǐ huì chī dào hěn duō wài miàn chī bù dào de tè sè liào lǐ

所以（在这里）会吃到很多外面吃不到的特色料理

So here you may find many special cuisine not so common out there

wǒ men xī wàng dà jiā zài chī bù tóng zhǎng bèi de zhè xiē jiā cháng cài jiā chuán cài de shí hòu

我们希望大家在吃不同长辈的这些家常菜、家传菜的时候

We hope that when you enjoy the dishes

yě kě yǐ xiǎng dào zì jǐ zuì huái niàn de nà dào cài gēn nà gè rén

也可以想到自己最怀念的那道菜跟那个人

It reminds you of some dish and someone who makes it

suǒ yǐ wǒ men jiù sòng měi gè rén yī bǎ yào shi

所以我们就送每个人壹把钥匙

So we give everyone a key

dà jiā kě yǐ bǎ tā qù dǎ chéng zì jǐ de jiā mén yào shi

大家可以把它去打成自己的家门（钥匙）

You can make it the key to your home

rán hòu zài huí zì jǐ de jiā chī yī dùn fàn

然后再回自己的家吃壹顿饭

And go home to have a dinner