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People in Tainan are raving about a NT$90 chicken bento box that has a chicken cutlet bigger than most people’s faces and wider than the container it comes in. But not all meals are so affordable. At one Taiwanese-style buffet in Kaohsiung, people pay NT$250 for a simple meal with four different vegetables and one serving of protein, almost becoming unaffordable.

With all these vegetables, eggs, and different kinds of meat, it’s no wonder people enjoy Taiwanese-style buffets like this one. But the price of one such restaurant in Kaohsiung’s Lingya District shocked customers.

This meal includes eggplant, tofu, spinach, scrambled egg with tomato, sweet and sour pork, and rice. But the customer complained he could barely afford it, as it cost NT$250.

Member of public
Pointing out veggies
It depends primarily on what you get, because they divide it into vegetables, the red area, and the green area, so it’s okay.

When our reporter went to try and chose similar dishes, the final cost was NT$195.

Staff
Works at buffet
If people think it’s unfair they can tell us on the spot. If we miscalculated or something, we would admit our mistake and calculate it again right away.

The restaurant said that at the start of this year they implemented an electronic calculation system to prevent customers from disputing prices. The amount of food and sauce people add can all impact the final price.

Meanwhile in Tainan, people are raving about a restaurant that offers a meal complete with vegetables and a massive chicken cutlet even wider than the box it comes in. People say eating here is a really good deal.

Member of public
Finds it a good deal
It’s pretty good. The serving size is almost always the same.

Member of public
Finds it a good deal
The meat is packed in there. It’s tasty and huge.

A chicken cutlet like this would be over NT$150 at most buffet-style restaurants. Prices across restaurants can vary dramatically, so it’s up to the consumer to find the price and taste they like.

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