初嚐廣東腸粉 / My first time trying Cantonese Rice Noodle Roll

之前有一位我常看的 YouTube 頻道主播，他的頻道是以旅居為主，所以人常常在大陸到處跑，紀錄老百姓的生活面貌，有時候在東北的黑龍江，有時候跑到北京，時不時會到廣東、深圳、香港，每次看到他到廣東地區，都會吃當地路邊攤賣的腸粉，看著影片中的老闆手起刀落的下粉漿與配料，覺得蠻特別的，重點是好吃又便宜。

我家附近賣牛肉麵、臭豆腐、蚵仔煎等的店一堆，再不濟，各大夜市也有選擇多樣的特色小吃，不過，賣腸粉的店還真是不多，我知道某些賣港式點心的港式飲茶餐廳，一定有賣腸粉，可是，人們去這類的茶餐廳，大多是想品嚐港式點心，不會想吃腸粉，而像 YouTube 頻道中專賣腸粉的店，我印象中，還真的沒看過。

某次，去醫院探望長輩時，在醫院外圍居然看到一家專賣腸粉的店，我立刻就決定，入座嚐嚐腸粉，因為我應該沒吃過，假如沒在這裡吃的話，不知道何時，才有機會吃到腸粉，端上桌的這盤腸粉看起來很素雅，沒有多餘的配色，只有薄薄的醬油、一些青菜、玉米和油蔥，啊！我應該點份肉的腸粉，這次，我點到素的，不過，我總算吃過腸粉了。

其實，吃完後，我還有點意猶未盡，下次，我應該點份牛肉或蝦仁口味的腸粉，唯一的缺點是店家把塑膠袋套在盤子上，然後把腸粉放在上面，這樣店家節省了洗盤子的時間，不過，我們多了吃下塑化劑的風險。

There used to be a YouTuber I watched a lot. His channel was all about living abroad, so he was always traveling around mainland China, documenting everyday life. Sometimes he’d be up in Heilongjiang in the northeast, sometimes in Beijing, and every now and then he’d head down to Guangdong, Shenzhen, or even Hong Kong. And every time he went to the Guangdong area, he always ate Rice Noodle Roll from street stalls. Watching the vendors quickly scoop the rice batter and toss in the fillings with such skill was fascinating—and the best part was, the food looked delicious and super cheap.

Near my home, there are tons of places selling beef noodles, stinky tofu, oyster omelets, and all kinds of Taiwanese snacks. Worst case, you can always go to a night market. There’s plenty to choose from. But shops that specialize in Rice Noodle Roll? Those are really rare. Sure, some Hong Kong-style dim sum restaurants have it, but most people go to those places for dim sum, not for Rice Noodle Roll. As for a shop dedicated solely to Rice Noodle Roll like the ones from that YouTuber’s videos, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.

One time, when I went to the hospital to visit a relative, I actually spotted a Rice Noodle Roll specialty shop right outside the hospital. I immediately decided to sit down and try it, since I don’t think I’d ever had real Rice Noodle Roll before. And honestly, if I didn’t try it right then, who knows when I’d get another chance? When the plate arrived, it looked really simple—nothing fancy. Just a bit of soy sauce, some vegetables, corn, and fried shallots. Ah… I probably should’ve ordered a meat version. I accidentally picked the vegetarian one. But still, I finally got to try Rice Noodle Roll.

After eating it, I actually wanted more. Next time, I definitely want to order the beef or shrimp version. The only downside was that the shop covered the plate with a plastic bag first and then put the Rice Noodle Roll on top. I get that it saves them the trouble of washing dishes, but it also means we’re the ones taking on the risk of eating plasticizers.

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