By TRAVELER Luxe, reported by Liao Hongxin
Although Nº 168 PRIME STEAKHOUSE’s open kitchen promotes the concept of a market-style kitchen, seeing it in person feels more like stepping onto a grand culinary stage—thanks largely to the shop’s centerpiece, the awe-inspiring Beech Ovens & Wood Stone super oven, which commands the visual center and naturally stirs anticipation for sizzling steaks fresh off the grill.
16-ounce American Wagyu grain-fed New York strip steak, delivering rich, tender, and smoky flavors. (Photo provided by TRAVELER Luxe)
Located at Taipei’s Victoria Hotel in Neihu, Nº 168 PRIME STEAKHOUSE combines modern design with an American rustic aesthetic. Designed by renowned space planner Yao Dexiong, the abundance of raw firewood symbolizes the traditional, old-school steakhouse dedication to natural smoking and grilling. The high-ceilinged space naturally draws the eye toward the open kitchen, which occupies one-third of the dining hall. The cooking area, unified with metal materials and kitchen equipment, features radiating geometric lines that exude a regal presence. Visual appeal is often the first step in enjoying a great meal, but Nº 168 PRIME STEAKHOUSE takes it further with its open kitchen—letting the cooking process stir the imagination and turning the wait into part of the experience.
开放式厨房让料理的制作过程勾勒想像,让等待也成为一种享受。(图片提供/TRAVELER Luxe旅人志)
空气中窜动的食欲
可说是全台独家的 Beech Ovens & Wood Stone 超级烤炉,左边是澳洲进口 Beech Ovens 烤炉,右边则是美国进口 Wood Stone 烤炉,前者用来烤牛排与海鲜等,后者则是用来烤蔬果、面包与披萨,彼此各司其职。Beech Ovens 烤炉又分左、右炉,右炉燃烧美国进口橡木,并利用其特殊设计,让烟在炉内形成烟囱效应,透过循环烟让橡木的烟熏香气更能渗透到料理中;左炉则是生铁盘碳烤区,左右对流,牛排一边吃进橡木的烟熏香,一边烙上勾引食欲的焦香条纹。Wood Stone 石板底烤箱则是利用石板加热后放射出来的红外线来烹调,尤其是拿来烤面包或披萨,外皮焦香、内里松软,又有着酥脆的焦底。
饕客们最爱的16盎司美国谷饲纽约客牛排。(图片提供/TRAVELER Luxe旅人志)
迫不及待地想要品尝饕客口耳相传的16盎司美国谷饲纽约客牛排,于是请主厨 Thomas 邱兆毅为我们揭开美味的秘诀。首先 Nº168 PRIME STEAKHOUSE 的牛肉,采用美国进口、谷物饲养的自然牛,与澳洲进口的安格斯牛或9+和牛。爽快切下的大块牛排要先放在平煎板上以铁板烧的料理方式让表面焦香化,再放入40度的恒温烤箱让牛排均匀受热,使牛排内外都能维持在最美味适口的40度,接下来将牛排放到 Beech Ovens 烤炉的生铁盘上烙烤,馥郁芬芳的香味袭来,站在炉台前可真是折磨。Thomas 得意地笑了,很难有人可以在这种香味攻击之下免疫。
使用澳洲进口Beech Ovens烤炉烧烤大块牛。排(图片提供/TRAVELER Luxe旅人志)
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