江振誠的RAW餐廳，終於被我吃到了，今年RAW也被評選為「亞洲50最佳餐廳」之一！
本篇為部落格的新單元「吃貨去哪裡，FOODIE GOES TO」，之後不定時會介紹世界各地的美食餐廳
Raw, this year has been nominated as one of the best restaurants in Asia.
This will be the first post in a new category in the blog, FOODIE GOES TO, that will introduce and share experiences of good food from restaurants all over the world.
快進來體驗RAW的美好，一進門口是一面牆寫著Kitchen（廚房），可以在這裡等人或是喝喝小酒
入座後，菜單時尚到看不懂，其實是一行一個菜，每一行裡面寫的是主要食材，共有8道菜，一道甜點
RAW的食材都是在台灣在地取材，這次的主題為「環保」，因此食材中用了很多廚師們平常容易丟掉的部位來烹飪成另類料理，例如豬頰、豬尾，連喝的白開水使用不是寶特瓶裝的水。
每一道菜，看似西式卻都合併了台灣的風格，親切又新鮮。
我最喜歡的一道菜是「三色蛋」，鮭魚卵、烏魚子，配上馬鈴薯塊、半生蛋，加上主廚特製醬料，沒有想到蛋可以在口中有這麼多的層次變化！
還有一個小插曲，因為不吃起司的關係，送錯了盤子，其實只要和朋友交換就可以吃了，但店家堅持重新做兩份新的，他們說這是主廚的堅持，非常注重衛生，只要放到客人桌上後，就不再隨意換盤子。
我很喜歡每一道菜都會有專人介紹故事背後的意義，畢竟許多食材是不常見的，聽了之後更可以感受到主廚的用心，將想傳達的理念全部放入菜單裡，是實踐「環保」最好的方法吧！
這就是為什麼 RAW 在台灣開了快三年還是非常難訂位，還有很懶得寫食記的我居然很想寫一篇趕快分享給大家！
味覺的饗宴之外，我感受到用心和對台灣的熱愛，希望有機會能在去享受美麗的一餐。
離開前別忘了在大廳拍一張照再走～！
LOVE,
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Come enjoy this amazing experience at RAW. The word Kitchen is written on the wall when you first walk in, this is like a lounge area where you can wait for friends or have a drinks before getting your seats. The menu was fashionably confusing, one dish every row describing the main ingredients. There are eight dishes and one dessert. The ingredients are all from Taiwan locally. The theme was Eco Friendly, so the chefs used the parts people usually throw away to create specialty dishes.
Such as, each dish were Western fusion Taiwanese style which made it easily approachable and fresh.
The “three color eggs” was my favorite dish, salmon eggs, roe, some potatoes and an over easy egg with the special sauce the chef made, the layers of all these ingredients created some amazingly tasted eggs you’ll never imagined could be.
Due to my personal preference of not eating cheese, there was this little accident that they sent the wrong plate to our table. To be honest, my friends and I could’ve just switched plates or pick out the cheese, but the restaurant insisted on serving us two new ones. Hygiene is very important to them, so they follow by the rule of not switching plates after it touches the tables.
I really enjoyed that there’s a story behind each dish they serve. A lot of the ingredients are rarely seen, hearing that could tell even more how much effort and passion are put into each dish. Using food as a tool to share their passion for being eco friendly is a successful way of spreading the idea in my opinion.
There is this quote that’s on the wall where that Kitchen was written on:
“This is a kitchen. A place for creativity, a place to dream. Dream to be brave. Never to be afraid of making mistakes. Always questioning the possibilities, never sitting still, but always evolving and pushing ourselves. We will respect the past and never forget where we came from. Humility is our key ingredient. We are here not to feed the stomach but to fill the heart and soul.
It is not about the country or the culture, it’s about the state of mind.
If this is a dream please don’t wake me up– George Calombaris”
After the meal, I can relate even more with the words, besides the tasty meals, I can feel the love and passion the chef have for Taiwan.
That’s the reason it’s still a challenge to make a reservation after it’s been opened for almost three years. It’s like a dream. I hope by sharing this post could encourage you to try harder to make a reservation to go try out this amazing place that I couldn’t have saved it to myself. Don’t forget to take a signature picture with the cloud at the lobby of Raw.
LOVE,