| 词条 | Taiwan Railway Mealbox |
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|title=Taiwan Railway Mealbox |pic=File:TRA Bento pork ribs rice from Xizhi inside 20130316.jpg |piccap=A regular Taiwan Railway Mealbox for 60NTD (2USD) |picsize=250px |t=臺鐵便當 or 台鐵便當 |s=台铁便当 |p=Tái tiě biàndang |poj=Tâi thih piān tong |h=Thòi-thiet-phien-tông }}Taiwan Railway Mealboxes are a type of ekiben (bento boxed meals) manufactured and distributed by the Taiwan Railways Administration at major railway stations and in train cars. It is estimated that, with five million boxed meals sold per annum, the annual revenue from bento distribution is 370 million NTD (approx. 10 million USD).{{sfnp|劉文駿|王威傑|楊森豪|2003|pp=137－142}}{{sfnp|戴寶村|蔡承豪|2009|pp=83－7}}{{sfnp|洪致文|2011|pp=114－6}}please move the references to the appropriate places in the text<--> HistoryDuring the Japanese era, train passengers either dined at a dining car or opted for an ekiben. However, ekiben boxes were only available at stations, not in train cars. Under the Chinese Nationalists' rule from 1945 onwards, a variety of private catering services sprang up as railway transportation gained popularity. These services were then integrated by the Taiwan Railway Administration in 1960, gradually shaping the major source of revenues of the administration other than transport itself. On 9 Jun 2000, the pork chop bento, which had been discontinued for 32 years, reappeared in public on the Railways Festival. The originally estimated one thousand boxes to be sold turned out to be a sales of over 90 thousand due to their popularity. On 26 Feb 2015, Keikyu Corporation began its distribution of Taiwan Railway Mealboxes. Ingredients and distributionKnown primarily for their pork chop, Taiwan Railway Mealboxes contain a variety of side dishes apart from rice, including a braised egg, a piece of dried tofu, several pieces of dried white radish among others. The Taiwan Railways Administration has established five catering zones at Songshan Station, Taipei Railway Station, Taichung TRA station, Kaohsiung Station and Hualien Station respectively, where staff members of the TRA hand over mealboxes to car attendants for on-board distribution. On board during meal time (11:00-13:00 and 17:00-19:00), car attendants ask if there are passengers who would like a bento in Mandarin and Hokkien along the aisle with a trolley cart. The containers used to be made of stainless steel, which were returned and washed after the contents had been consumed. However, due to exceedingly high costs and low return rates (passengers brought the steel boxes home without permission), the administration instead provide food in disposable paper boxes. Railroad Bento FestivalThe first Formosa Railroad Bento Festival was set to take place from July 17 to 20, 2015.[1][2][3][4] See also
References1. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150301000286-260114 |script-title=zh:6國鐵道便當 7月大PK |date= 2015-03-01 |author=楊竣傑 | newspaper= 中國時報 |language=zh }} {{commonscat|TRA Bento}}2. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/16/440808/Weekend-festival.htm |title= Weekend festival to feature railway bento boxes: TRA |date= July 16, 2015 | author= Vivian Liu | newspaper=The China Post |language=en | location= Taiwan }} 3. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/07/16/2003623167 |title= Railways’ boxed lunches featured at culinary festival |date= July 16, 2015 | author= Shelley Shan | newspaper= Taipei Times| location= Taiwan }} 4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/news_Detail.aspx?SN=9700 |title= First Formosa Railroad Bento Festival Features Railway Culture and Cuisine |date= 2015-07-24 | author= | publisher= Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC}} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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