丼飯簡單吃 / Just a simple donburi meal

生活中，人們常常會遇到很多選擇題，無法立刻做出決定，我還記得之前在某個展覽上，看到某個產品，就是為了解決人們不知道吃甚麼午餐的痛點而設計出來，我自認我沒有選擇障礙，但是某天晚上肚子突然咕嚕叫，我坐在電腦前，心想：「好久沒吃宵夜了，要不要犒賞一下自己？」，但是這麼晚了，自己弄還是到外面吃？有甚麼店還有營業的？吃太飽會不會變胖啊？突然，好多想法浮現上來。

總之，還是出去看看，走到巷口的便利商店只要一分鐘左右，走到家附近的鹽酥雞攤要十五分鐘左右，走到專賣早點及宵夜的永和豆漿也要十五分鐘左右，那先去便利商店找看看，有無中意的餐點，若沒有的話，我再想看看，要去哪裡找東西吃。

便利商店的架上還有不少微波食品，如炒飯、義大利麵、咖哩飯、丼飯，還有飯糰、三明治及小甜點等，種類多到讓人懷疑自己是不是闖進了小型餐館，我順手拿了一款丼飯產品，因為我想吃點熱食，微波加熱後的餐盒，飄出的香味已經讓我想立刻開動了，其實，餐盒內有肉、有菜、有蛋、有飯，我也不能苛求再多了。

在這個節奏愈來愈快的時代，便利商店早已不只是買飲料、買零食的地方，而是不少人心中的「深夜食堂」，微波食品或許稱不上精緻，但那份「當下就能吃到的溫暖」，卻是任何餐廳很難給予的，可能很多人會說微波食品不健康，不應該常吃，我媽媽也常這樣說，我也知道自己做最健康，不過，我還是很難抗拒便利商店所提供的方便性。

In life, people constantly run into all kinds of choices, and it’s not always easy to make a decision right away. I remember once at an exhibition, I saw a product designed specifically to solve the problem of “not knowing what to eat for lunch.” I’ve always thought I didn’t have decision-making issues, but one night my stomach suddenly growled, and I sat in front of my computer thinking, “It’s been a while since I had a late-night snack… should I treat myself?” But then a flood of thoughts rushed in: It’s already so late… Should I cook something or go out? Are there any shops still open? If I eat too much this late, will I get fat? Suddenly, a simple midnight snack turned into a whole debate.

In the end, I decided to just go out and see. It only takes about a minute to walk to the convenience store at the corner. The fried chicken stand is about fifteen minutes away, and the soy milk shop that sells breakfast and late-night snacks is also around fifteen minutes. So I thought, Alright, let’s check the convenience store first. If I don’t find anything I like, then I’ll figure out where else to go.

The shelves at the convenience store were still full of microwave meals—fried rice, pasta, curry rice, donburi, along with rice balls, sandwiches, and even little desserts. There were so many options it felt like I had walked into a mini restaurant. I casually grabbed a donburi because I wanted something warm. Once it came out of the microwave, the smell alone made me want to dig in right away. The meal had meat, vegetables, egg, and rice. I really couldn’t ask for much more.

In this fast-paced era, convenience stores have become more than places to buy drinks or snacks; for many people, they’re basically “late-night diners.” Microwave meals may not be gourmet, but the warmth you get from something hot and ready-to-eat at that moment is something restaurants can’t always offer. A lot of people say microwave food is unhealthy and shouldn’t be eaten too often. My mom always tells me that too. And yes, I know cooking for myself is the healthiest, but honestly… it’s really hard to resist the convenience that a convenience store provides.

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