Retired police officer brings sizzling steaks to disadvantaged communities
Retired police officer brings sizzling steaks to disadvantaged communities
2022-03-16
A man in Hualien County spends his retirement by bringing delicious steaks to the disadvantaged. Retired police officer Lin Chin-sheng grew up poor in an Indigenous village. He had his first taste of steak as a high school student, and has been hooked ever since. Nowadays, he runs a restaurant and a food truck, which he uses to bring hot steaks to children in rural villages.
The steak truck is in the house. Here at Hualien’s Lishan Elementary, the children buzz with anticipation for what’s on the menu.
Steak, pasta, and a sunny-side-up egg. They sizzle on the iron plate. A dash of sauce, and the meal is complete.
Even the side salad is artfully arranged. This is one school lunch that the kids devour in a flash.
It’s all to bring a smile to the kids. The owner of the steak truck, surnamed Lin, grew up in an Indigenous village. He didn’t get his first taste of steak till high school, he says. Since then, he’s always wanted to bring that hot sizzle into Indigenous communities.
Lin Chin-sheng
Steak vendor
I grew up in an Indigenous village, so I know how it is. Many of the children in our communities are disadvantaged. One might say they’re less exposed to the outside world.
Prior to launching his steak venture, Lin was a police officer for 34 years. After retirement, he decided to spend his time on an old passion. So he cast off his officer’s uniform in exchange for a chef’s apron.
Lin Chin-sheng
Steak vendor
I had a lot of interest in food and beverages. My thinking was very simple. I wanted to spend my golden years meaningfully, by doing something that I loved.
Lin’s work in schools has won support from his family, friends, and private businesses. Every month, he and his truck make two or three trips to Indigenous villages. His goal is to stop at every Indigenous village in the country with his steaks. Once a policeman and now a chef, he’s looking after the disadvantaged in a different way.
好溫馨!所長退休開牛排館 偏鄉免費煎牛排
2022-03-16
花蓮有一位派出所所長退休後，因為興趣改開牛排館，由於自己是在偏鄉部落長大，經濟並不寬裕，到了高中，才第一次吃到牛排，讓他興起把美味送進部落的念頭，還改裝一輛行動餐車，到偏鄉免費煎牛排給老人小孩吃，溫飽他們的胃、更溫暖他們的心。
這天行動牛排餐車開到了，花蓮卓溪鄉的立山國小，小朋友期待、盼望的美味即將上桌。
牛排、麵、荷包蛋在鐵盤上滋滋作響，淋上醬汁，美味可口的排餐就完成了。
沙拉擺盤也很講究。今天的校園午餐，同學們吃得津津有味。
就是喜歡看到小朋友滿足的表情。開牛排餐車的林老闆，因為自己從小在部落長大，直到高中才第一次吃到牛排，心中一直有個念頭，有朝一日一定要把美味送進部落。
[[牛排館業者 林錦生]]
“我也是部落長大的孩子，我也感同身受，可能是在我們原住民部落的孩子，比較弱勢，啊接受到的資訊，也可能會比較差一點”
開餐廳前的林錦生，是位當了34年的警察，退休後因爲興趣，加上想好好經營自己，脫下公僕制服後，改穿廚師圍裙。
[[牛排館業者 林錦生]]
“自己本身對餐飲，也有相當的興趣，想法也是很單純，因為想自己經營自己的第四階段人生，做愛做的事情”
林錦生的善舉，獲得家人、朋友、企業的支持，平均每個月，開餐車到部落2到3趟。而他的目標，是跑遍全省偏鄉部落，原本的警察，轉換跑道，用不一樣的方式，照顧弱勢。
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