I'm in the Ximei Community.

我這次來到溪美社區

Let's go find what they have.

讓我們四處走走吧

Today we have the director, Mr. Hu here.

今天很高興邀請到胡理事長

Hi there Director.

理事長好

Hi, Grace(Bei-an)

倍安你好

Welcome to Ximei Community.

歡迎到我們溪美社區

Ximei Community is a very fun place.

我們溪美社區是個很好玩的地方

Everyone can experience farm life here.

大家可以體驗一下我們這邊農村的體驗

We also have DIY fried black sugar

包括我們的炒黑糖

and caozaiguo.

草仔粿的DIY

The Ximei Community neighbors the Shanhua Sugar Refinery.

溪美社區鄰近善化糖廠

The community events here

推動社區活動時

involves local businesses and specialties.

也融入在地產業及特色

The events are open to people to experience.

並開放民眾體驗

As long as you can fill up a tour bus,

只要揪團達到一台遊覽車的人數

feel free to sign up!

都可以預約報名喔！

The fried black sugar

我們的炒黑糖

is a traditional skill of our community.

是我們社區傳統的一個技術

How we make it here in Ximdi

溪美社區的做法是

is one portion of sugar cane syrup,

一份的糖母

one portion of light brown sugar,

一份的二砂糖

one portion of sugar cane juice,

加上一份的甘蔗汁

and a little bit of edible lime powder

再加上一點點的食用石灰

to get rid of impurities.

用來清除雜質

We have to keep stirring for about 30 minutes

必須攪拌大約三十分鐘

until everything dries out to powder.

一直到炒成粉末狀為止

Sugar cane syrup is made from

其中糖母是用

boiling down extracted sugar cane juice.

甘蔗榨成汁所熬煮出來的成品

There is a 90 percent chance of success by our method.

我們的操作方式大概九成都會成功

There is still a chance of failure,

但還是有部分會失敗

especially if you're a novice.

如果是生手 失敗率蠻高的

For those more experienced, the chances of success are higher.

熟手失敗率就比較低一點

There is more than meets the eye

看起來很簡單的工作

for this seemingly easy job.

原來並不簡單

You have to control the fire

要控制火侯

and also adjust the stirring frequency.

又要配合攪拌的速度

Everything is all up to experience and skill.

全都要靠經驗與技術取勝

Now we're frying the brown sugar,

我們現在正在炒黑糖

and we have to wait about 10 minutes more.

還需要再等大約10分鐘左右

After 10 minutes

10分鐘後

Wow! So that's how brown sugar is made.

哇！原來黑糖是這樣製作的

Let me try some!

我來試試看味道如何?

You can taste the sugar smells good,

糖的味道非常香濃

it's not too sweet,

吃起來不會太甜

but it has the smell of brown sugar.

但是可以聞到黑糖的香氣

In the rural countryside, people often add brown sugar to tapioca  

在農村裡常常會把黑糖泡樹薯粉（葛鬱金）

to beat the summer heat and cool themselves off.

用來消暑、解熱

It's also a natural healthy food.

也是天然的養生食材喔

It's the special drink in this community,

這是溪美社區的特色飲品

and it's very good for summer.

非常適合夏天時來品嚐

I can smell the scent of the sugar cane.

可以聞到蔗糖的香氣

It tastes like brown sugar water.

喝起來很像黑糖水

After trying the delicious brown sugar,

品嚐美味的黑糖

next, come make caozaiguo with me !

接下來跟倍安一起製作「草仔粿」吧！

We are going to make caozaiguio.

我們現在要來做草仔粿

And this grass is Gnaphalium (Jersey cudweed),

這是鼠麴草

and after they're made, they look like this.

這是和糯米糰攪拌後的樣子

Oh? Even the wrapping of the caozaiguo is handmade?

喔！草仔粿連皮也要自己做喔！

I have put some more back into it!

我要多用點力氣才行啊！

We've to push a lot to make it,

拌草仔粿要非常用力

and it's like playing the clay.

就像在捏陶土一樣

Making this is not easy,

製作過程非常不容易

and this lady is more experienced.

這位大姐的功夫非常純熟

Though I'm tired,

感覺有點累

it's kind of fun.

但是非常地好玩

It's almost done.

就快做好了

First, we have to put this powder on our hand.

首先，雙手先沾點糯米粉

And take this, and then put the fillings on it.

接著拿一張糯米皮，放上餡料

The ingredients are, some pork, and bamboo shoot,

餡料有豬肉、竹筍

some dried shrimp, and salted radish.

蝦米和菜脯

It's kind of difficult.

其實蠻難的

Wow! The stuffing looks delicious!

哇！內餡看起來好美味啊！

It's really interesting when everyone is making caozaiguo together.  

大家一起做草仔粿真的非常有趣

We finished in the blink of an eye.

一下子就完成了，

The finished product still has to be steamed before we can eat it!

做好的成品要蒸過才能吃喔！

Now we are waiting for the water boiling.

我們現在在等水煮沸

and then we're going to steam them.

接著就要蒸草仔粿了

After 10 minutes,

稍等10分鐘

it will be finished.

草仔粿就蒸好囉

After 10 minutes

10分鐘後

Now, caozaiguo is finished.

草仔粿蒸好了

We can try it.

我們來嚐嚐看

The exterior is very chewy, like mochi.

這外皮非常地有嚼勁，吃起來很像麻糬

And the fillings inside,

內餡的部分

you can taste the bamboo shoot.

可以吃到筍乾

It's very crispy,

非常地脆嫩

and so it's the very good taste of the caozaiguo.

這就是美味的草仔粿

This is our Ximei Community's taiko drum team.  

這是我們溪美社區的太鼓隊

Oh, they have some special show for us!

喔~溪美社區還準備了特別的表演呢！

If you got the chance to Shanhua,

如果有機會來到善化

you can come to see those cute people!

一定要來拜訪這些可愛的居民喔！

If you want to experience Shanhua's farm life,

想要體驗善化的農村生活

you definitely can't pass up visiting Shanhua's Niousyu.

絕對不能錯過善化牛墟喔

Now we're in Niousyu cattle market in Shanhua.

我們現在來到善化牛墟

People used to trade cattle before,

這裡從前是買賣牛隻的地方

so the name has the Niou, meaning cattle.

因此地名中才有「牛」一字

It's still popular although the supermarket is spread.

雖然現在超市普及，牛墟仍然非常熱鬧

You see a lot of people here.

可以看到這裡人潮眾多

The biggest difference is now here sells everything but cattle.

唯一的差別是 現在這裡已經沒有牛隻買賣

So let's go and see what's in here.

讓我們來看看這裡都賣些什麼

Go!

走囉！

Auntie, can I have a bowl of beef soup?

阿姨我要一碗牛肉湯

(Do you want a small bowl?) Yes, a small one please.

（小碗的？） 嗯，小的

Shanhua is famous for its raw beef,

善化的溫體牛非常有名

you definitely can't miss it if you come to Niousyu.

來牛墟千萬不要錯過喔！

In the Niousyu, you can eat the breakfast of Tainan people.

可以品嚐到臺南人的道地早餐

It's the beef soup.

牛肉湯

You can taste the sweet of the beef in the soup.

牛肉湯中可以喝到牛肉的鮮甜

So the soup is very rich.

湯非常地營養

The beef is tender.

牛肉非常地軟嫩

So you can eat the beef with the ginger slice.

吃牛肉時可以搭配薑絲

There are also different Taiwanese dishes here.

這裡也有不同的臺灣在地美食

So you can come here to buy what you love.

可以來這裡買自己喜歡的

It sells many kinds of herbs, like rosemary.

這裡也有販售許多藥草，例如迷迭香

You can add it in your dishes.

迷迭香可以入菜

You can smell the aroma of rosemary.

可以聞到迷迭香的香氣

It also sells some seedlings, like onion.

這裡也找得到各式幼苗，像是洋蔥等等

And you can plant them in your own garden.

我們買來可以種在自家庭院

You can see the fish is so big!

這條魚好大呀！

It's different from other traditional market

牛墟和其他傳統市場不同

that you can find some special cuisine here,

這裡有很多特色美食

and some clothes, and everything.

還有找到服飾和各種想得到的商品

This cattle market, Niousyu, only opens Nine days per month,

牛墟每月只營業九天

only when the date's last digits are 2, 5, and 8.

營業日期為日期尾數2、5、8的日子

Like January 2nd, 5th, 8th, 12th, 15th, 18th,

例如1月2日、5日、8日、12日、15日、18日

and 22nd, 25th, and 28th.

22日、25日，及28日

So when you're in Shanhua,

如果你來善化旅行

you can come here , Niousyu, for eating and shopping.

記得來牛墟品嚐美食，逛逛市集

And to the community to experience the local life.

同時也體驗當地的生活風情