The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Supermarkets

佛跳牆級的白菜滷開箱食記評價- 「佳佳」白菜滷 / The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Supermarkets – Jiajia Cabbage Stew Open Box Review

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家樂福佛跳牆級的佳佳道地古早味白菜滷開箱食記評價 / The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Taiwan Carrefour Supermarkets

家樂福佛跳牆級的佳佳道地古早味白菜滷開箱食記評價 / The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Taiwan Carrefour Supermarkets

殘家這次開箱又開到金啦！這次去超商又挖寶到一款也是家樂福就買得到的冷凍食品：道地古早味「佳佳白菜滷（滷白菜）」。

English version / 英文版：
We opened another pot of gold for this open box review. Our openbox in this post is “Jiajia” ‘s authentic Taiwanese Cabbage Stew, which is readily available in Carrefour supermarket‘s frozen foods aisle.

這款1200g超大份量的碗裝巨無霸，售價僅僅$128元。煮出來竟又是一鍋殘媽必須使出顫抖的老人二頭肌、三頭肌以及核心肌群才扛得出來的鍋菜。

English version / 英文版：
This frozen cabbage stew is jumbo-sized and weighs 1200g each, and is priced at just $128NTD. After reheating, the result is another pot that requires my mom to pull out her 2 trembling old guns, biceps, triceps and core muscles to carry out from the kitchen.

歷史悠久、古早味的白菜滷不論在台灣的餐廳、路邊攤、小吃店都常見的菜色，要吃到打槍的白菜滷還不簡單，但這白菜魯還真沒有在跟你開玩笑的，竟有佛跳牆的味道！仔細研究一下，原來這鍋白菜滷的食材成分不僅僅只有白菜，還有豆皮、豬皮、香菇、蝦米等，湯頭竟熬好吃到酷似上次開箱老字號老協珍的佛跳牆年菜，簡直是撿到寶！

家樂福佛跳牆級的佳佳道地古早味白菜滷開箱食記評價 / The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Taiwan Carrefour Supermarkets

English version / 英文版：
Cabbage stew has long been one of Taiwanese cuisine‘s well-known humble dishes. It is commonly seen in restaurants and even sold as street food at night markets. It is simple and easy to make; hence you hardly hear anyone complain about their cabbage stew, but “Jiajia” ‘s cabbage stew is no joke. It even has the taste of the famous, fancy dish “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall,” which I’ve posted a more profound introduction to the dish in my food review on “Lao Xie Zhen‘s CNY Feast Delivery ” post. After reading the nutrition label, it turns out that besides cabbage only, this pot of cabbage stew is also prepared with bean curd, pig’s skin, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimps, and so on. The result is a soup base similar to the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish from Lao Xie Zhen, a well-known brand famous for its fancy banquet dishes, making “Jiajia” ‘s cabbage stew a steal.

當我正要下手大快朶頤時，成分表上的一個吸睛的數字又讓我不禁再看一眼。這麼有層次、豐富美味的湯頭，每100克竟只有39.0大卡熱量，整鍋灌下去也才468大卡，比一個奶酥麵包還少，即便撐死也不會胖死。

家樂福佛跳牆級的佳佳道地古早味白菜滷開箱食記評價 / The Best Affordable Taiwanese Cabbage Stew Available in Taiwan Carrefour Supermarkets

English version / 英文版：
Just as I am about to mutate into a zombie, like I do whenever I see food, I roll up my sleeves, ready to dig in. An eye-catching number on the nutrition facts label forces me to take another look. Even with its layered, rich and delicious soup base, this cabbage stew has only 39.0 calories per 100 grams, and the whole 1200g pot adds up to only 468 calories, which is less than a bread soufflé. At least if I die from overeating the entire 1200-gram pot, I still die skinny.

• 佳佳白菜滷加熱方式 / How to Prepare “Jiajia” ‘s cabbage stew：

• 微波爐加熱方式 / By Microwave:

佳佳白菜滷加熱方式很簡單，微波加熱只要等待產品解凍後撕開封膜及內包装袋．將產品倒人碗內，蓋上碗蓋放入微波爐中(功率800~1000W)，微波10分鐘後即可。

English version / 英文版：
Wait until the product is fully thawed, tear off the sealing film and inner packaging bag. Pour the product into the bowl, cover securely with the lid and microwave at 800-watt to 1000-watt for 10 minutes.

殘家向來不相信微波爐，自然沒有微波爐，就用家中最大的鍋子加熱，因為只有咱家最大的鍋子才裝得下這麼大的份量。用鍋子只要用中火隔水加熱煮個10-15分鐘即可，但熟悉殘家用餐「ＳＴＹＬＥ的粉絲們都知道殘家一到用餐時間，耐心指數直接降到零，當然就直接在瓦斯爐上加熱，哪裡還去隔水煮呢？鍋子上桌後咱一老一殘深入戰場沒在互相禮讓，不到十五分鐘整鍋通通幹光光。隔天立馬再衝進家樂福回購，享受窮人家的佛跳牆。

English version / 英文版：
This family never believed in microwaves. Naturally, there are no microwaves in our household. Reheating such a massive bowl with the stove requires the largest pot in our kitchen. The instruction reads reheat in hot water over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. However, fans familiar with my style know that when there’s no camera or phones involved, my patience drops to zero when it’s mealtime. So screw the water, I barbarically tear off all packaging, dump all contents into the pot, and set fire to the stove. Once the food is served, it’s a war between the elderly and the disabled. Everyone knows there’s no mercy on a battlefield, so we demolished the entire pot within fifteen minutes. The next day, we paid another trip to Carrefour to repurchase another bowl of “Jiajia“‘s frozen cabbage stew to enjoy another fancy “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” for the poor.

• 家樂福佳佳白菜滷開箱試吃總評價 / Carrefour’s Jiajia Cabbage Stew Review in a Nutshell：

超大的份量，口味如御膳房出爐的皇家美食。比起真正的「佛跳牆」，這三個字用來命名佛心價格的佳佳白菜滷或許更貼切吧？

English version / 英文版：
The portion is humungous; the taste is like royal cuisine prepared in an imperial kitchen. Compared to the actual “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall,” I think the name suits better with Jiajia‘s cabbage stew, which prices its product at the price of Buddha’s heart.