address地址：No. 259, Sec. 2, Dongmin Rd., Tianzhong Township, Changhua County
彰化縣田中鎮東閔路二段259號

Business hours營業時間：上午10:30AM-下午 19:30PM (Closed on Sundays and Mondays)(每週日、一公休)
phone電話：(04)876-1580
Website網站：https://www.beshare.com.tw/beshare/?page=about

The rain is pouring outside, but perhaps this kind of atmosphere is just the perfect time to have a bowl of hot soup. Today, Keke wants to introduce to everyone this noodle shop located in Tianzhong, “Bixia Nantou Yi Noodles."

天空下著滂沱大雨，但也許這樣的氛圍，剛好最適合來一碗熱熱的湯。今天可可要介紹給大家來的，是這間位於田中的麵店，「碧霞南投意麵」。

Whenever passing by Dongmin Road in Tianzhong Township, the bright red sign with the character “Xia" appears exceptionally dazzling. The predecessor of this shop was a grocery store named Jinzhi. The “Xia" on the sign originates from the founder, Ms. “Lei Bixia." At the tender age of 8, she came from Nantou to this grocery store in Tianzhong to be a child bride.

每當經過田中鎮的東閔路上，亮紅色的「霞」招牌顯得格外的耀眼。這家店的前身，是一間叫錦質的雜貨店。而招牌上的「霞」，是源自創辦人「雷碧霞」女士。她在年僅8歲時，就從南投來到這間田中的雜貨店當童養媳。

On September 21, 1999, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan, and the grocery store suspended operations for over a month. Due to the poor economic climate at the time, combined with the impact of chain convenience stores on traditional grocery businesses, the second generation thought about closing down. However, with the encouragement of their children, they decided to transform the business, ending the grocery store trade to establish a specialty Yi noodle restaurant, which is exactly how Bixia Yi Noodles came to be.

1999年9月21日，台灣發生規模7.3的地震，雜貨店暫停營業一個多月，由於當時景氣不佳，外加雜貨店受到連鎖便利商店的衝擊，第二代遂產生結束營業的念頭，但在子女的鼓勵之下決定轉型，結束雜貨店生意，成立意麵專賣餐廳，這也是就是碧霞意麵的由來。

Walking up to the spotless stainless steel workstation, the traditional yet clean-cut storefront was once the place where Grandma Ah-Xia labored her entire life. Back then, as a child bride who deeply missed her hometown of Nantou, she introduced the recipe for Nantou Yi noodles to this Tianzhong grocery store. It was originally just a side snack offered to regular customers, but no one expected that this flavor born from homesickness would eventually become an unforgettable, deeply ingrained traditional taste in the souls of Tianzhong residents.

走到一塵不染的不鏽鋼工作台前，傳統而俐落的店面，這裡曾是阿霞阿嬤一輩子勞動的地方。當年身為童養媳的她，因為思念家鄉南投，才將南投意麵的作法引進了這間田中的雜貨店，原本只是附設給熟客的小吃，卻沒想到這份源自鄉愁的滋味，最後成了田中人靈魂裡忘不掉的古早味。

Everything on the menu is at user-friendly pocket-change prices. The “Soup of the Day" was originally Grandma Ah-Xia’s thoughtful gesture for the out-of-town workers and local regulars who visited every single day; to keep them from getting tired of the food, she designed it as a soup that changes randomly based on seasonal ingredients. This sense of unknown anticipation of not knowing what you will drink today is not fancy marketing, but rather Grandma Ah-Xia’s warmest and most graceful consideration left for the dining table after enduring the hardships of life.

菜單上全都是親民的銅板價格。「每日一湯」是當初阿霞阿嬤體貼天天來報到的出外人與在地熟客，不讓大家吃膩，設計的一種依當季食材隨機變換的湯品。這份不知道今天會喝到什麼的未知期待感，不是花俏的行銷，而是阿霞阿嬤經歷生活風雨後，留給餐桌最溫暖、最從容的體貼。

After paying the bill and walking into the spacious and brightly lit interior, the air conditioning and cozy atmosphere instantly relax the body and mind. Hanging high on the wall is a gleaming plaque inscribed with “Bixia Yi Noodles." In Tianzhong, these four words represent a great mother who used her culinary skills and resilience to weather natural disasters and changing eras, eventually seeing her hardships turn into sweetness, becoming revered by all the people of Tianzhong.

結完帳走進寬敞明亮的店內，冷氣和溫馨的氛圍讓人身心都放鬆了下來。牆上高高掛著題有「碧霞意麵」的閃亮匾額，這四個字在田中，代表著一位用手藝、用堅韌度過天災與時代變遷，最終苦盡甘來、成為被全田中人尊崇的偉大母親。

Behind a simple bowl of dry Yi noodles lies Grandma Ah-Xia’s uncompromising insistence. In order to recapture the purest taste of her childhood home, she has insisted for decades on selecting only the fine Yi noodles sourced from Nantou.

簡單的乾意麵，背後有著阿霞阿嬤絕不妥協的堅持，她為了找回童年最純粹的家鄉味，數十年來堅持只選用源自南投的幼細意麵。

The top of the noodles is generously covered with a unique blend of fatty and lean minced pork sauce. Once thoroughly mixed and slurped into the mouth, that springy, smooth texture along with the subtle aroma and chewiness of the noodles is perfectly released under the coating of the slightly salty and sweet braising sauce.

麵條上方鋪滿了獨門肥瘦肉燥，充分拌勻後吸吮入口，那種Q彈滑溜、帶著淡淡麵香的韌勁，在微鹹微甜的滷汁包覆下完美釋放。

Aside from the Yi noodles, this traditional braised pork dish is the dark horse soul of the shop. Picking up a piece of the middle section of a pork trotter, the skin is braised to a brilliant, glossy red hue; the fatty part is soft and melts in the mouth, while the lean meat retains its chewiness without being dry. One bite brings a rich, sticky sensation full of collagen, paired with the slight spiciness of fresh shredded ginger, making it savory, deeply flavorful, and entirely free of any gamey odor. This time-consuming dish that allows no shortcuts and requires staying by the stove all night to simmer slowly over low heat is just like Grandma Ah-Xia’s life—only by enduring the trials and refinement of time can one brew the deepest, most unforgettable, and rich aroma.

除了意麵，這道古早味的滷豬肉是店內的另一份主角。中段豬腳肉，外皮滷得紅亮油潤，肥肉部分軟嫩、入口即化，瘦肉則保有嚼勁而不乾柴。一咬下去滿是膠質的黏稠感，搭配新鮮薑絲的微辣，鹹香入味且毫無腥味。這道無法走捷徑、必須守在爐火旁徹夜慢火細熬的功夫菜，就像阿霞阿嬤的一生——唯有耐得住時間的煎熬與磨練，才能熬出最深刻、最讓人回味無窮的醇厚香氣。

The highly anticipated “Soup of the Day" turns out to be fresh bamboo shoot and pork ball soup today! The stainless steel bowl is filled to the brim with seasonal bamboo shoots sliced thin, tender, and crisp. The broth brewed from pork bones is incredibly sweet and clear, perfectly incorporating the waves of refreshing fragrance from the fresh bamboo shoots, accompanied by a firm, juicy pork ball. After eating the rich and glossy pork trotters, taking a sip of this refreshing, grease-cutting traditional palate-cleansing soup once again makes one admire Grandma Ah-Xia’s subtle, quiet life wisdom in menu pairing from the past.

期待的「每日一湯」，今天是鮮筍貢丸湯！不鏽鋼碗裡盛裝的是滿滿切得薄嫩、爽脆的當季筍片。大骨熬製的湯頭清甜無比，完美融入了鮮筍的陣陣清香，配上一顆扎實爆汁的貢丸。在吃完濃郁油亮的豬腳後，喝上一口這樣清爽解膩的傳統「清口湯」，再次讓人佩服阿霞阿嬤過去在菜單搭配上那份潤物細無聲的生活智慧。

Finally, let’s take a group photo of the meal: an incredibly aromatic signature dry Yi noodle bowl, a plate of tender and springy pork with shredded ginger, a bowl of fresh bamboo shoot and pork ball soup full of pleasant surprises and thoughtfulness, plus a plate of sour and sweet appetizing pickled cucumbers; eating this on a rainy day feels truly exceptionally warm. This is not just a meal, but it also embodies Grandma Ah-Xia’s unyielding “resilient life force"—to this culinary feast. END

最後拍張大合照，一碗香氣逼人的招牌乾意麵、一盤軟嫩Q彈的薑絲豬肉、一碗充滿驚喜體貼的鮮筍貢丸湯，再加上一盤酸甜開胃的涼拌黃瓜，雨天中吃起來真得格外溫暖。這不僅是一頓飯，更包含了阿霞阿嬤那份不屈不撓的「堅韌生命力」致這份充滿溫度的美食饗宴。。END