Wisdom I Pondered This Week
- 菩薩畏因(重在預防),眾生畏果(重在補救)
- “A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind.” — Napoleon
- “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” — Sherlock Holmes
- “An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.” — Pliny the Younger
- “I am rooted, but I flow.” — Virginia Woolf
Things I Learned This Week
- 「必比登(Bib Gourmand)」 是《米其林指南》中專為「物超所值、好吃不貴」餐廳設置的標示,是尋找台幣 1,000 元以內高 CP 值美食的指標。其名稱源自米其林吉祥物 Bibendum(胖寶) 的暱稱「Bib」與意指饕客的「Gourmand」。與高級 fine dining 以及米其林星級(Michelin Stars)定位不同,必比登的核心是性價比(value for money):經濟實惠、風格鮮明、令人想再訪的日常料理,常見於街頭小吃、路邊攤、平價餐廳等。
- 馬卡道族(Makatao)是臺灣的平埔族群之一,隸屬南島語族,歷史上主要分布於臺灣西南部平原,涵蓋今日的高雄、臺南、屏東一帶;其傳統社會是男性入贅婦家的母系社會。
- 鹽酥雞 = Popcorn Chicken
- 足絲(Byssus / Beards) 是淡菜(Mussels)殼上那叢像乾掉海藻的細絲,具有固定作用,能讓淡菜在浪大、潮流強的環境中牢牢附著於岩石或人工結構;這些絲狀結構由足部分泌的「蛋白質」在海水中迅速硬化形成,展現出超強黏著力,其關鍵來自含有特殊胺基酸 DOPA,可在潮濕環境中與多種表面穩定結合,因此有人甚至稱它為「自然界最強的水下膠水之一」;足絲的獨特結構也讓科學家得以深入研發「醫療用生物膠(可在濕潤環境下縫合傷口)」與「水下黏著材料」。
- “Go get ‘em!” is a short, casual way of saying, “Go get them.”, meaning “go succeed,” “do your best,” or “show them what you’ve got,” often used in sports or challenges to show support and belief in someone’s ability to win or achieve their goal.