New York State Governor signed the “New York State on Pause” executive order and it starts to effected on Sunday, March 22 to slow the spread of the Corona Virus. Only essential business can be operated, the rest of the businesses have to either work remotely or stop. Lots of businesses are affected dramatically, especially the restaurant and hospitality groups. Countless employees are forced to stop working and have lost their source of income. It is really an unfortunate situation for everyone. 

Since both of us starting to work from home, we decided to launch this “3 Meals a Day” project to track what we’ve been cooking during the pandemic. Hopefully this project would provide some joy and enlighten your daily life. 

Breakfast:

• Tomato, Canned Tuna, Radish Sandwich

• Lemonade with Honey

Lunch:

• Noodles with Purple Carrots, Celery, Ham, Bok Choy, Fried Egg and Sesame Sauce

Dinner:

• Spicy Dry Pot

Wine of my Choice:

• Huarpe Malbec/ Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Argentina 🇦🇷  2014

Spicy dry pot is a dish that Chef makes all the time. It’s quick and easy and the best part is you can serve it in the frying pan if you’d like. It’s spicy and flavorful. A must try if you are a fan of spicy food.

To pair with the spicy dry pot, I choose this fulled bodied yet balanced Malbec/ Cabernet blend wine where the vineyard is situated in 3200 feet above sea level in Agrelo, a small wine region 20 miles south of the city of Mendoza in Argentina. The wine has deep red color with purple hue, filled with ripe red and dark fruit notes along with the baking spices hidden in the back; the elevated acidity and well integrated tannin make it a perfect choice to go with the spicy dry pot. Don’t know what to pair with spicy Chinese food? Give Malbec a try next time. 

紐約居家阻斷疫情之一日三餐：第一篇

紐約自3月22日開始實施紐約暫停，全紐約州將關閉所有非必要營業項目，只有生活必需之相關行業得以繼續營業運轉。這項法令下的突然，讓所有的民眾、企業與商家完全來不及應變，只由得走一步算一步，慢慢從中摸索，尋求新的對策。

疫情的險峻，檢測劑的缺乏，酒精、口罩、乾洗手則是供不應求，有錢也買不到。有人是嚴正以待，也有人樂天看待。在充滿未知的狀況下，有個有趣的現象倒是可以跟大家分享。在紐約暫停的政策實施之前，消息便開始在坊間流傳。有民眾開始囤積衛生紙，罐頭，義大利麵等民生用品;有的則開始囤積酒精飲料，就怕賣酒的商家被列為非必要營業項目，再也買不到酒喝。因此各個賣酒的商家生意是好的不得了。所幸，紐約政府倒也還是體恤民心，深知要民眾乖乖待在家卻沒有酒喝的情況下，那可是會發生暴動的。

因為疫情，待在家的時間變長了，一日三餐變成了生活日常中最值得關注的事。一方面是逼自己不要去看太多相關的新聞，一方面也希望透過這個 project 能為大家在這樣的非常時刻帶來些許慰藉。 

早餐：

• 蕃茄鮪魚蛋三明治

• 檸檬蜂蜜水

午餐：

• 韓式冷拌麵 비빔국수

晚餐：

• 麻辣香鍋

餐酒：

• Huarpe Malbec/ Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Argentina 🇦🇷  2014

麻辣香鍋是我們家餐桌上最常出現的料理之一。 一來，大廚和我，都愛吃辣，二來，這道菜準備起來方便又快速。只要備好料，大火快炒一番，晚餐輕鬆上桌！

要找到合適的葡萄酒搭配香麻帶勁的料理的確是具有挑戰性，但也不是沒有適合的餐酒能與其搭配。像今天我所推薦的紅酒就是非常好的選擇。

這瓶紅酒是是來自阿根廷門督薩產區，使用80% 的馬爾貝克（Malbec) 及20%卡本內蘇維翁（Cabernet Sauvignon) 調和而成。這瓶紅酒帶有濃郁的櫻桃果香及黑胡椒粒的辛香，紫羅蘭、肉豆蔻、丁香等香氣則在其後，緩緩開展出來。 由於葡萄園座落於海拔700公尺的山坡地上，其爽脆的酸度讓厚實的酒體喝起來宛如跳舞的大象般，看似笨重，實則靈活輕巧。配著麻辣香鍋一起飲用，香甜的果味既能緩合齒頰間的麻辣感，又能Hold得住麻辣香鍋裡所使用的辛香料。一口酒、一口菜的交替吃著，不知不覺間，菜吃完，酒瓶也見底了。