subtitles
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
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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
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