A silent hero

        

     Being a woman, a wife, a daurhter-in-law, and even a vegan is not typical powerful side in most Asian societies. You can catch a glimpse of this through "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author from Korea. From the very moment you start eating vegan, family members are worry about if your plant-based diet full of nutrition, if you feel hungry all the time. After that they will try to give you some meat, and emphasize some benefits for you in order to persuade you and change your mind. This kind of behavior will go on for a while. Then they may ladle some soup and say, "even though this is chicken soup, you're only drinking the soup not eating any chicken." This is only first stage. At this stage, people have no idea to deal with your vegan choice - a choice that's different with others.

      If you neither shrink back under pressure nor become depressed and chane your mind, then what comes next is ostracism. Your family will intensify their verbal persuation to dissuade your vegan decision. For example, they might say things like, " you will be lack of nutrition because of vegan. And It's hard to make friends." But actually they worry about you out of good intentions. On the other hand, they indeed don't know that many plant-based foods contain high-quality protein and full of nutrition. And In Taiwan, you can always find tons of delicious veg restaurants. There are Chinese, Japanese, Korean,  Western type, or other international cuisines, all kinds of veg gourmet foods. In most restaurants, there are also some vegetarian dishes choices. It's very easy to be vegan in Taiwan.

     Even friends and family continue to doubt or disagree with your choice, you still stick with it because you've tried and experienced the benefits of vegan diet. You may feel lighter physically, see improvement in chronic illness, notice fewer red flags in your health reports, and experience a sense of peace and joy. And you might have a different ,better, version of yourself when you look at the mirror. What matters most is knowing that your actions have allowed many animals to stay alive in this world. If one less animal is killed each day, that means 365 animals are still alive in a year because of you. We may not be the hero in a Marvel movie, but we can still save animals' lives by choosing vegan diet and become a silent hero.

Before you eat that piece of meat... 這塊肉怎麼來的

   

    We  have learnt how to collect, organize and analyze problems or issues in our life. But when we talk about food, instead of  thinking about where does them come from, most of time we only care about how big the size, does it smell good, could we take instagram-worthy photos.  Regarding that meat, we ,humans, just kill them directly without giving an anesthetic injection. They bear so much pain, despair, fear and hatred till the end of theirs life. When we enjoy that meat, we also swallow that negative emotion they felt and swallow the toxin they released in order to face and resisit the anguish. 

   We love to take our children to visit farm or garden to pick some vegetables or fruits. But would we like to visit the slaughterhouse with our children？ Next time before you eat that piece of meat, think about it and make a choice. Animals are friends, not food.

在工作上或學業上，我們學會把東西或問題拆解，分析，或者整合；然而對於我們每天吃的東西，我們大部分不介意這些食物怎麼來的，只要好吃，香味足，份量夠，可以發網美照我們便心滿意足。我們忘了想，這塊肉是怎麼來的？當動物死亡時，沒有麻醉可以打而是活生生忍著疼痛，流著鮮血嚥下最後一口氣。這口氣包含了絕望、害怕、憤怒、仇恨。所以我們吃下這塊肉，也吃下了絕望、害怕、憤怒以及仇恨等所有這些負面情緒以及動物最後的抵抗所發出的毒素。所以我們吃的真的是表面上放在商店架上那塊肉嗎？真的是看起來餐廳端出來色香味俱全的那塊肉嗎？這塊肉背後的代價我們好像忘了思考。我們可以帶小朋友去菜園摘菜，但如果帶小朋友去屠宰場會如何呢？又或者我們有想過屠宰場內發生了甚麼嗎？

Amazing crispy fried tofu skin with ginger and soy sauce 好吃到驚人的薑燒豆皮

        As far as I remember, the best food I have ever eaten is white radish soup. I ate this in Shanghai WUJIE restaurant. It tasted so fresh and sweet. No over seasoning, that's why it impressed me a lot. 

     But I change my mind after eating fried tofu skin with ginger and soy sauce. It is so amazing. My husband cooked this for me. This definitely becomes my number one.  So today I would like to share this recipe with you.

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare in advance.
a. Fried tofu skin (you can buy it in traditional markets.)
b. some gingers
c. 3~4 cloves of garlics 
d. some corianders 
e. two spoons of soy sauce 
    (I recommend to use healthy thin salt soy sauce.)

Steps
1. Wash corianders clean, and cut them into small 
     sections. 
    Chop garlics into small pieces. 
    Ground some ginger juice.
2. Turn on the heat, add some veg oil. Add garlics in the 
    pot to stir-fry till the garlics become brown. Then add 
    ginger juice, soy sauce and a little water to stir-fry 
    all the seasoning together about 1~2 minutes. 
3. Put fried tofu skin in pot to slowly saute', let each side 
    of tofu completely absorbs sauce.   
4. Turn off the heat, take tofu skin out. Place it 
    in the oven and adjust to 180 degrees with 15 minutes.
    Before place it in the oven, remember to collect the 
    rest sauce in the pot and pour it on tofu skin.
5. Take fried tofu skin out, and add some corianders on 
     it. Now enjoy your meal.    

       在我記憶中，我吃過最好吃的一道料理是在中國上海大蔬無界餐廳的白蘿蔔湯。喝起來非常的新鮮又甜美，沒有過多的調味，完全展現出食材本身的口感。我很驚訝一道簡單的蘿蔔湯居然可以這麼好吃，讓我非常的印象深刻。

        但是在吃了老公煮的薑燒豆皮後，完全改變了我的排名。這才是我的冠軍菜。原來只用豆皮也可以做出又脆又有咬勁又吸滿醬汁好吃到可以扒好幾碗飯的料理。跟老公問了做法後在這裡分享給大家。

準備的食材
a. 炸豆皮 （可以在傳統市場買到）
b. 薑
c. 3~4瓣蒜頭
d. 香菜
e. 2匙醬油 （推薦用薄鹽醬油）

步驟
1. 香菜洗淨，切小段。蒜頭切碎。磨薑汁。
2. 開瓦斯，加些植物油在鍋裡。放切碎的蒜頭至鍋裡拌炒至變
    成金黃色，加入薑汁及醬油及少許的水一起拌炒1~2分鐘。
3. 將炸豆皮放進鍋裡慢煎，讓每一面都吸滿醬汁。
4. 關火，將吸滿醬汁的豆皮取出，放進烤箱用180度的火烤15
    分鐘。在放進烤箱前，記得收集鍋裡的剩餘醬汁，淋至豆皮
    上。
5. 過15分後，將薑燒豆皮取出，撒上香菜就完成啦。

How to make tasty and healthy soy milk udon noodles. 如何作美味又健康的豆乳烏龍麵

    Soy milk is a good source of protein, B vitamins and minerals. It also helps you to boost your calcium and iron. In addition, it doesn't have saturated fat, and cholesterol. That's why you need to drink soy milk more often.

    I love both healthy soy milk, and chewy udon noodles. Then I thought why not combine these two ingredients to make a dish. So today I would like to share with you how to make tasty and healthy soy milk udon noodles. If you are on a diet, you should try this one.

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare in advance.

a. soy milk (sugar-free, or quarter sugar)
b. cabbage
c. some dried mushrooms
d. some onions
e. 3 cherry tomatoes
f . raw soy bean milk skin
g. broccoli
h. green onions
i. udon noodles

Steps
1. Wash cabbage, onions, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes clean. Cut cherry tomatoes into halves.
Cut green onion into small sections. Cut broccoli into florets. Take 3 florets to use in this dish. 
2. Cook udon noodles in boiling water. When it cook thoroughly, take it out.   
3. Add soy milk in the pot. Put all vegetables, and raw soy bean milk skin in the pot. Let it simmer about few minutes until it's cooked. Then add two spoons of salt.
4. Turn off heat. Take them out from the pot, and put in your bowl. Add udon noodles and some green onion sections.
Now enjoy your tasty and healthy soy milk udon noodles.  

Thanks for your attention on this recipe.
Welcome your great advice or ideas sharing about how you use soy milk instead of milk or cream in cooking.

Be veg, go green to save the planet.

豆漿是優質蛋白質，維他命以及許多礦物質的來源。它也包含鈣及鐵促進骨骼及血液的增生。另外它沒有飽和脂肪也沒有膽固醇，是非常健康又營養的飲品。所以記得常喝豆漿喔。

健康的豆漿跟Ｑ彈的烏龍麵兩個我都喜歡。於是我想運用這兩個食材加在一起，作出ㄧ道美味的料理。所以今天就分享健康又美味的豆乳烏龍麵給大家，同樣希望你們可以試試。尤其想要減肥的人更不可以錯過。

準備的食材
a. 豆漿 （無糖或微糖）
b. 高麗菜
c. 乾香菇
d. 洋蔥
e. 小蕃茄 （3顆）
f . 乾豆皮
g. 綠花椰菜
h. 青蔥
i .  烏龍麵   

步驟
1. 將高麗菜，洋蔥，綠花椰菜，小蕃茄洗淨。小蕃茄對半切，青蔥切小段。花椰菜切小花。取3朵備用。
2. 將烏龍麵放在滾水中煮，煮熟後撈出。
3. 倒豆漿到鍋裡。將所有青菜及豆皮加進鍋裡一起用中小火慢煮。（讓豆漿吸收蔬菜的甜味）快煮熟時加兩匙鹽巴。
4. 煮熟關火，將豆漿蔬菜倒在碗裡，加進之前煮的烏龍麵，再撒上蔥花就完成了。 

如果您有其它關於用豆乳作菜的點子，歡迎也跟我分享喔。
感謝您的閱讀。

How to make healthy sesame paste noodles 如何作好吃又營養滿分的麻醬麵

     Sesame is a good source of protein, calcium, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and healthy fats. There are lots of amazing benefits and multiple nutritions. That's why we should eat this super food more often. Here I would like to share a traditional Asian meal sesame paste noodles with you.  

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare in advance.
a. sesame sauce 
b. some carrots
c. some cucumbers
d. some dried bean curds (non GMO)
e. two cloves of garlic 
f . soy sauce
g. veg oil
h. noodles

Steps
1. Wash carrots, cucumbers, and dried bean curds clean.
2. Cut cucumbers into shreds. Cut carrots into slices firstly. 
3. Put noodles, carrots and dried bean curds in boiling water. After 3 minutes, take carrots and dried bean curds out. Later on when noodles cook thoroughly, take them out.
4. Cut carrots and dried bean curds into shreds. Cut garlics into small pieces.
5. One big spoon of sesame sauce, two tea spoons of soy sauce, some veg oil, and then mix them together.
6. Put carrots, cucumbers, dried bean curds, and garlics on noodles. Pour the mixed sauce. 

Now enjoy your healthy and delicious sesame paste noodles.

Be veg, go green to save the planet. 

芝麻本身富含多種營養，包括蛋白質，鈣質，維他命，礦物質，纖維，及不飽和脂肪。食用芝麻還有許多驚人的好處以及多種營養成份可以攝取，所以更應該常在三餐中加入這個超級食物。因此在這裡與你分享一道傳統亞洲的餐點，麻醬麵。

準備的食材

a. 芝麻醬

b. 紅蘿蔔

c. 小黃瓜

d. 豆乾 （使用義美非基改豆乾）

e. 兩瓣大蒜

f.  醬油
g. 植物油
h. 麵 （關廟麵）
   

步驟

1. 將紅蘿蔔，小黃瓜，豆乾洗淨。
2. 將小黃瓜切條狀，紅蘿蔔先切片。
3. 將麵，紅蘿蔔及豆乾加入滾水中煮。3分鐘後先把紅蘿蔔及豆乾取出。之後麵煮熟再把麵取出。
4. 小黃瓜及豆乾切條狀，大蒜切碎。
5. 一大匙芝麻醬，兩茶匙醬油，再加ㄧ些植物油。然後全部攪拌。
6. 把條狀的紅蘿蔔，小黃瓜，豆乾及切碎的大蒜擺在麵上，最後淋上調配的芝麻醬即完成。

How to make veg curry noodles easily. 咖哩蔬菜麵食譜

       When I was an office worker, I did not like to cook. Because after nine to five routine work, it was difficult to feel energetic and not even talk about complicated preparation and cooking process. Now I do not have to work, Therefore I have time to learn how to cook with simple and easy way. 

     For me curry is a convenient ingredient, you can not only use it to stir-fry vegetables, noodles, but also use it to cook with rice, soup, etc. In hot summer, curry can increase appetite that's why smart India people can eat curry all the time. Besides, the curcumin in curry has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant. Curry has lots of benefits, therefore today ,it's July already, I would like to share with you how to make veg curry noodles easily.
I hope you can eat healthy and cook easily.

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare in advance.
a. Curry blocks (I strongly recommend this animal product free Japanese curry brand.)  
b. some carrots
c. one green onion (I forgot to put it on plate...)
d. some onions
e. some cabbages
 f. some small dried mushrooms
g. some raw soybean milk skin

Steps

1. Wash carrots, onions, green onion, and raw soybean milk skin clean. Peeling cabbages, and also wash them clean. Cut onions to shreds. Cut carrots into slices.
2. Put some small dried mushrooms, and all ingredients in step1 in pot. Add some waters and cook it till boil.   
3. Put noodles in the pot. When noodles almost cook thoroughly, turn off the heat. 
4. Take one curry block and stir slowly in the pot. When the curry block melts, turn on heat to cook one minute to let all ingredients and noodles absorb curry completely.
5. Turn off heat. Take them out from the pot, and put in your bowl. Add some green onion sections in the bowl.
Now enjoy your curry noodles.  

Be veg, go green to save the planet.

當我曾經是朝九晚五的上班族時（台灣的上班族應該都是朝九晚十二），並不喜歡下廚。因為在整天繁忙的疲勞轟炸後，很難再覺得有精力，更不用說對那些煩瑣的準備功夫及複雜的煮菜流程有興趣。後來沒上班有時間時，自己學會了怎樣用簡單的方式下廚。（畢竟總不能花錢如流水般的三餐都在外面吃）

對我而言，咖哩是一個非常方便的食材，你可以用它來炒青菜，炒麵，也可以用它來煮飯或煮湯等等。在炎熱的夏天，咖哩還可以增加你的味口，難怪聰明的印度人可以一直吃咖哩都吃不膩。除此外，咖哩中的薑黃有強大的消炎及抗氧化功效。食用咖哩有非常多的好處。所以今天（剛好是炎熱的7月）想跟大家分享咖哩麵食譜，希望大家都可以簡單的煮，卻吃的健康。

準備的食材

a. 咖哩塊 （非常推薦這個日本牌子無動物性成份）

b. 紅蘿蔔

c. 青蔥

d. 洋蔥

e. 高麗菜

f.  小的乾香菇片

g. 生豆皮

步驟

1. 將紅蘿蔔，洋蔥，青蔥，豆皮洗淨。剝一些高麗菜，並洗淨。將洋蔥切條，紅蘿蔔切片。 

2. 將乾香菇片及步驟一食材倒入鍋中。鍋中加水並煮滾。

3. 將麵條加入滾湯中，等到麵條快煮熟時，先將火關掉。

4. 取一塊咖哩塊，並慢慢在鍋中攪拌至完全融化。開瓦斯，約再煮一分鐘，讓咖哩可以被食材及麵條完全吸收。

5. 關火，將咖哩麵倒入碗中，撒上蔥花。

現可以享受你的香噴噴的咖哩麵了。

    

    
        

How to make stir-fry corn 如何煮香噴噴的炒玉米（給我飯）

     This is my favorite dish. I always feel happy and have good appetite when my mother cooks this for me. I can even eat two bowls of rice with stir-fry corn...ha ha. 

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare in advance.
a. an ear of corn 
b. some carrots
c. one green onion (I forgot to put it on plate...)
d. some onion
e. soy sauce
 f. veg oil  
        

Steps
1. Wash corn, carrots, onions and green onion clean.
    Cut carrots, onions into small pieces.
    Cut green onions into small sections.
    Cut corn off the cob.
2. Heat the pot, and add some oil. Put Carrots in the 
    pot firstly to stir-fry one minute. Then add onion to stir-
    fry together. 
3. Put corn in the pot, and stir-fry one minute. Add some 
    water, and then put the cover on the pot. Wait about     2~3 minutes then take away the cover.   
4. Put green onion sections into the pot, add two 
    spoons of soy sauce. Stir-fry all ingredients together 
    about one minute. Take them out from the pot, and 
    put on your plate.
    Now enjoy your veg meal. 

Be veg, go green to save the planet.

炒玉米是我從小到大最喜歡的一道菜。每次當媽媽煮這道菜給我吃時，都覺得超級開心，而且味口全開。我甚至可以因為這道菜吃兩碗飯都沒問題。哈哈

準備的食材

a. 一整條玉米

b. 紅蘿蔔

c. 洋蔥

d. 青蔥

e. 醬油 （薄鹽醬油）

步驟

1. 將玉米，紅蘿蔔，洋蔥跟青蔥洗淨。 

    將紅蘿蔔跟洋蔥切碎塊，青蔥切小段。

    將玉米粒從玉米芯切下。

2. 熱鍋並加植物油進去。紅蘿蔔先放入鍋裡炒一分鐘，接著加

    入洋蔥一起拌炒。

3. 玉米粒放入鍋裡一起拌炒約一分鐘，加入水，將鍋蓋蓋起來

    約悶2~3分鐘。

4. 打開鍋蓋，放入青蔥段一起拌炒，加入兩匙醬油。將所有食

    材一起拌炒約一分鐘即可起鍋裝盤。

現在可以享用香噴噴的炒玉米配白飯了  哈哈 （小心吃太多）