This year, 53-year-old Yung Po decided to change his profession and begin selling betel nuts. But he has a rather unusual helper — his dogs Hello.
Hello stands at the edge of Yung Po's betel nut stand and sells betel nuts. The dog has become a customer favorite. When a customer comes to the door, Yung Po makes a sound and Hello uses his muzzle to open a drawer and takes out a box of betel nuts for the customer. The dog sees a red NT$100 bill and then pushes two boxes of the betel nuts to the customer.
After the transaction, the dog then jumps on the counter. It grabs the paper bill in its mouth, gives it to Yung Po and then retreats to the back. This entire show has certainly opened the eyes of many people who like to chew betel nuts.
PHOTO: HOU CHIEN-CHUAN, LIBERTY TIMES
It's no surprise that more and more people have heard of Hello. Other stores and hospitals in the area have specially asked for the dog to make deliveries. Hello grabs the betel nuts and then places them in a take-out box. Yung Po has srapped an intercom on to Hello so he can instruct the dog to set out.
Hello will stand at the crossroad in front of the traffic light waiting for Yung Po's command to go. When Hello hears the sound "boosh," he stops. When he hears a whistle, he will walk forward and move across the crosswalk, delivering the betel nuts to the customers. After Hello receives the money for the goods, the dog's mission is complete and he walks the same route back home.
(Hou Chien-chuan, Liberty Times)
今年53歲的勇伯決定改行賣檳榔。不過他有一個與眾不同的幫手—寵物狗「哈囉」。
哈囉站在勇伯的檳榔攤角落賣檳榔,被顧客視為招牌狗。顧客上門時,勇伯會出聲,哈囉就用嘴咬開抽屜,取出一盒檳榔交給顧客。看到紅色百元鈔時,哈囉就銜兩包檳榔給顧客。交易完成後,牠會跳上檯面,將紙鈔用嘴交給主人,再退到後方。這場賣檳榔秀著實讓許多紅唇族大開眼界。
「哈囉」的知名度越來越高一點也不讓人意外。附近店家或醫院都特別指名牠外送。「哈囉」把檳榔放入外賣盒後,勇伯就為牠佩上對講機,指示牠何時出發。
哈囉會站在十字路口的紅綠燈前,等候勇伯一聲令下出發。牠聽到「boosh」就停,聽見口哨聲就行,通過斑馬線後,將檳榔送給客人。收錢完成任務後,哈囉就循原路回家。
(自由時報記者侯千絹/整理:Catherine Thomas,賴美君)
A: Wow, three Taiwanese restaurants just won the 2024 “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” awards. B: Awesome! Which three restaurants? A: Taipei’s Logy at No. 22 and MUME at No. 34, and Taichung’s JL Studio at No. 33. B: Actually, there are many more great establishments in Taipei. How about other Asian cities? A: Singapore claimed nine spots this year, making it Asia’s new “food capital.” A: 2024「亞洲50最佳餐廳」名單揭曉了,台灣有3家餐廳上榜。 B: 好厲害,哪3家? A: 台北的Logy和MUME分獲第22和34名,台中的JL Studio獲第33名! B: 其實台北還有很多好餐廳,那其他的亞洲城市呢? A: 新加坡今年入選9家,可說是亞洲美食之都。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Let’s explore another delicacy primarily known to Tainan locals: floating milkfish in thick soup. Despite its peculiar name, this dish is another Tainan specialty that showcases the popularity of milkfish, which is made into fish paste and served in thick soup. Unlike the version with tutuo fish, which also adds other ingredients to its thick soup, the floating milkfish version primarily features the “floating fish” itself in its thick soup, ensuring that the fish paste remains the star of the dish. 讓我們來探索另一道台南人熟悉的美食:浮水魚羹。這道菜名奇特的美食,再再展現了台南虱目魚料理的多樣。浮水魚羹是用虱目魚漿做成的羹品,雖然和𩵚魠魚羹一樣是羹湯,但不像𩵚魠魚羹會在湯中加入其他食材,而是讓虱目魚漿成為這道料理的主角。 peculiar (adj.) 獨特的;古怪的 The belly of a milkfish is considered the most
The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to wrongful death claims in the event they are destroyed in the thawing process. In 2021, more than 80 percent of US IVF procedures involved the transfer of frozen embryos, according to a recent report by the US Department of Health and Human Services. HOW IS EMBRYO FREEZING USED IN IVF? IVF uses high doses of hormones to stimulate ovaries to produce as many eggs as possible. Once
A situation puzzle is a game in which one person describes a scenario and asks the players to explain it. The situation is deliberately lacking in details, but the players may acquire more information by asking questions — however, these can only be answered with “yes” or “no.” A player wins by describing the approximate events that led up to the situation. To do so, they must use a blend of logical and lateral thinking. A famous example of this is sometimes known as “Turtle Soup.” Here’s the riddle: “A man in a restaurant orders turtle soup, tastes it