Restaurant — Du Hsiao Yueh (度小月)

This restaurant has a story dating back to 1895. Ancestors of its owner were fishermen working in Tainan. At the typhoon season from April to September, they were threatened by incidents of boat capsizing. These months are thus called “Hsiao Yueh” in Chinese, meaning months not suitable for fishing. To tide over difficult days of “Hsiao Yueh,”they sell noodles carrying the stand with a shoulder pole on the street.They also hang a lantern marking words meaning “tiding over the said months.”This is why the restaurant is so named and provides the most famous traditional delicacy in Tainan.

創業は1895 年、台南で漁師をしていた初代は漁に出られない4 ～ 9 月の台風シーズン( 俗称「小月)」に、家計を担い( 挑擔仔)、この季節を渡り切るため麺の屋台を始め「度( 渡るの意) 小月」の提灯を下げました。ここから度小月＝擔仔麺となり、台南地方の伝統美食の1 つとなりました。

Restaurant's website : http://noodle1895.com/site/index.html#!/home