漫步美食市集 / Strolling through the food market

那天和朋友用完餐後，聽朋友說，附近有個期間限定的美食市集，要不要順便過去逛一下，順便運動一下，聽朋友說，這是一個IG美食帳號4foodie所主導的活動，這個帳號擁有70萬追隨者，透過分享她們眼中的餐桌風景，慢慢的累積影響力，藉由這個實體活動，讓吃貨們好好的體驗一下好看又好吃的美食。

現場其實有分售票的展覽區及免費入場的市集區，而展場的入口兩張大臉，張著血盆大口，好像要一口把我們吃下去，果然有吃貨風格，朋友說裡面分別有「嘴、腦、胃、膽、心」的動線，但是我看大家都是直奔感興趣的攤位，沒有人按照動線規劃，一攤一灘地逛，有些店家還蠻熱心地邀請來往路人試吃，我們試喝啤酒，苦中帶著某種水果的香氣，但是我沒有很喜歡。

因為我們是用過餐才過來，不太能吃得下美食，不過，可以感覺，過來擺攤的攤位都蠻有特色的，像是玉兔壽喜燒是一家主打關西風味的壽喜燒專賣店，不過，在這裡它賣的是壽喜燒蛋慕斯甜筒，用甜筒裝呈的不是冰淇淋，而是牛肉或豬肉的壽喜燒，您們可以想像的到嗎？知名的不限時咖啡館 No worries cafe 也有出席這個活動，而在這裡店家賣的是用鮮艷色彩點綴的瓶裝雞尾酒，有點顛覆我的想像。

可能因為主辦單位是IG上的美食家，所以現場的美食品項是噱頭十足，可惜的是，天氣實在是太熱了，這種露天式的市集，假如是在夜晚時，一定是人潮洶湧、萬頭攢動，不過，在下午時分，人們較沒胃口，所以，逛完一圈之後，我和朋友又躲進室內百貨商場，吹吹冷氣，剛好最近又是周年慶期間，或許，我們又可以找點便宜好貨了吧

After finishing our meal, my friend mentioned that there was a limited-time food market nearby and asked if I wanted to check it out together — you know, to walk off some of what we’d just eaten. She said the event was organized by an Instagram food account called @4foodie, which has around 700,000 followers. The creators are known for sharing beautiful snapshots of their dining experiences, and through this event, they wanted to bring those “deliciously photogenic” moments into real life for food lovers to experience firsthand.

The venue was divided into two sections — a ticketed exhibition area and a free market area. At the entrance stood two giant faces with their mouths wide open, as if ready to devour us — very fitting for a foodie-themed event. My friend told me that inside, the layout was divided into zones named “Mouth”、“Brain”、“Stomach”、“Guts” and “Heart”, but honestly, no one seemed to be following that order. People just wandered to whatever booth caught their eye. Some vendors were really friendly, offering samples to passersby. We tried a sip of beer. It had a fruity aroma mixed with bitterness, but I can’t say I really liked it.

Since we’d already eaten before coming, we couldn’t fit in much more food. Still, we could tell that the booths were quite creative. One that stood out was “Jade Rabbit Sukiyaki”, a Kansai-style sukiyaki restaurant, but here they were selling sukiyaki mousse cones. Instead of ice cream, the cones were filled with beef or pork sukiyaki; can you imagine that? Another well-known café, No Worries Café, also joined the event. They were selling bottled cocktails decorated with bright, colorful designs. That is not what I expected from them, but surprisingly stylish.

Maybe because the organizers are Instagram food influencers, most of the food on-site had a strong visual appeal and attention-grabbing presentation. Unfortunately, it was way too hot that afternoon. For an outdoor market like this, it probably would’ve been much livelier at night. Under the afternoon sun, people just didn’t seem to have much appetite. After making one round through the stalls, my friend and I escaped into a nearby department store for some air conditioning. Coincidentally, it was their anniversary sale, so we figured — why not see if we could score a few good deals while cooling off?

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