姜師父臭豆腐

ETA 2007/6/19: 這家店關了... 為什麼!?
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營業時間: 到蠻晚的, 改天去看清楚再PO上來
地址: 新竹市湳雅街42號 (大潤發麥當勞斜對面)
電話: 0937-132396, 0963-054860
臭豆腐(油炸, 麻辣, 清蒸, 鹽酥)/泡菜/小菜

==經驗談==
他們沒有鮮艷的招牌, 只有一個大大的紅色招牌上寫著: 臭豆腐.

一看就知道他們在賣什麼. 當初此店還未開業, 只掛出招牌, 我就想"哇! 在這種地段, 開店賣臭豆腐, 太有膽量了吧. 附近賣這種吃不飽的東西都是以攤販式的在營業呢!"

第一次去吃, 覺得店好小哦, 只有4張桌子. 明明店面就不小, 但是總覺得很擠. 因為空間都拿去當開放式廚房和家人活動區啦. 那時還不覺得他們的臭豆腐有什麼特別之處. 北大路一家臭豆腐也很好吃啊, 而且還比較便宜.

後來每次經過都聞到很香的臭豆腐味, 口水一直留. 只能說, 老闆太聰明啦, 把味道抽至大馬路上, 剛好又是紅綠燈處, 只要是機車騎士停下來一定都聞到香味. 所以我們又光顧了.

第二次去, 本來只有點臭豆腐而已, 但是THM看到別桌上的鴨血湯, 想到以前在台北吃過的鴨血湯, 就點了一碗. 我本來還沒啥興趣的, 因為我不喜歡辣的食物. 但嚐過一口後就欲罷不能了! 他們的鴨血湯還蠻辣的. 連THM這種喜歡吃辣的人光吃小辣的湯, 就有點受不了, 那我就更不用說了. 但為何我還是對他欲罷不能呢? 因為這湯頭有種特殊的味道. 我實在吃不出來, 只能猜說應該是辣椒的一種, 但又不是常吃到的辣椒. 特殊湯頭配上鴨血和其他配料, 真的很好吃. 吃了幾口湯, 辣的受不了時, 就吃幾口油炸臭豆腐. 他們的臭豆腐是三角形的, 和其他家的不一樣, 表皮很脆, 很好吃. 沾料的話, 是醬油, 沒啥特殊的. 但是泡菜很美味. 我覺得臭豆腐的好吃與否, 泡菜是很大的因素.

吃了這兩樣東西後, 可能會因為口味重或過辣而覺得口渴. 這時就要喝飲料啦. 冰冰涼涼的飲料喝下去, 實在很爽快. 若覺得他們的飲料選擇太少, 可以自己帶. 旁邊就有7-11和飲料店, 很方便的.

我們每次都這樣點: 油炸臭豆腐+小辣的鴨血湯+冰涼的飲料. 若怕肚子餓, 還可多點一個脆皮饅頭. 我只要過了一陣子沒吃, 就會很想念他. 好像上隱了一樣.

還有一點值得誇獎的是他們的服務態度. 老闆和老闆娘給人的感覺很和善, 尤其是老闆娘, 非常客氣. 每次她拿碗給我時, 都是兩手捧著的, 態度就是: 好像我是皇上, 她是僕人. 讓我受寵若驚, 虛心到不行. 他們的小孩都在店面裡活動. 很小的就睡在嬰兒床裡. 每次夫妻兩人面對小孩都是一臉祥和和滿足的表情, 好像有這些小孩是一件很幸運的事. 我覺得很難得. 現在要看到這種表情已經很少了. 有點感動.

最後, 強力推薦大家去試試. 新竹又多了一家好吃的臭豆腐啦.

I have no charms? What?!

This morning I went to a job interview in Hsinchu Science Park. The position was "project engineer" in a CD-ROM drive OEM company. There are just that many (or few?) that kind of company in the Park, so you can guess yourself.

I interviewed for this position because their job description and requirement seemed like just my kind of dish. I mean, I want

1. managing projects
2. constructing documents
3. negotiating with customers/users
4. communicating with team members
5. speaking English and Japanese
6. ...

I spent quite some time preparing for interviews because it has been a while since I had to interview for a job.

The way I see how the interview went? Not good. I have no chance in getting this job. In the middle of the process, I realized that what they were looking for was more like a customer service coordinator. Not sure why they called it "project engineer" and put "project management" in job description.

What I have said has nothing to do with the blog title. I know.

Toward the end of the interview, the interviewer asked me why I seemed afraid. I didn't tell him the truth. But I was thinking "it's because you and the HR person questioned (more like doubted) my intention of wanting this job and professional experience, multiple times! I feel that was a bit mean. If you don't think I'm qualified, don't spend that much time interviewing me."

Then he said "Since this job requires communicating with customers, the engineer has to have certain self-confidence and charms."

My face was filled with dark lines all over. What could I do in reaction? I think I had bitter laugh.

Thank you for criticize me first and put me down one more time!

Gosh! Large-size companies are so alike.