2019-04-13

Two cities tussle over who makes the tastiest Sichuan hotpot
A fiery dish takes China by storm, irking snooty food critics
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-13

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https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-13/

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tussle over who makes the tastiest Sichuan hotpot
争夺

has an ancient rivalry with Chongqing

rivalry (with sb/ sth) (for sth) | rivalry (between A and B) (for sth)：
a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing 竞争；竞赛；较量
a fierce rivalry for world supremacy
夺取世界霸权的激烈竞争

a love of spice-laden Sichuan cuisine
满满都是辣的

are at war over which has the best Sichuan hotpot
= tussle over

chillies and numbing peppercorns.
辣椒；令人发麻的花椒

a type of DIY-cooking that involves boiling vegetables and slices of meat in a communal broth with chillies and numbing peppercorns.
如何描述火锅

cheap offcuts of meat
下脚料

But Chengdu is playing catch-up
拼命追赶

fiery tempers
火爆脾气

highlight the ingenuity of the proletariat
聪明才智；wuchan阶级，工人jieji

describe their hotpots as the sophisticated food of emperors
皇帝的食物

boiling scraps in their helmets
残羹剩饭

But Sichuan-style broths are the most commonly savoured in China.
最容易品尝到的

a well-known Sichuan-based hotpot chain
火锅连锁

They often have little time to cook at home and are unburdened by child-care duties.
描述年轻人，没有照料孩子的重担

They like the social aspects of sharing hotpots.

Round-the-clock restaurants are sprouting up to allow leisurely feasting.
24h；雨后春笋般涌现；不急不忙地品尝

younger Chinese are increasingly health-conscious

they seem to brush off regular hotpot-hygiene scandals
不在乎；火锅卫生丑闻

A viral video
网上蹿红的视频

caused a cooling in the shares of Xiabuxiabu
股价下跌

News of other businesses reusing weeks-old oil in the broth is greeted with a shrug.
人们不在乎

say with a grin
咧嘴笑着说

Not all Chinese warm to hotpot.
热心于火锅

drowns out subtle flavours.
（味太浓）把其他味道都盖过去了

is not only growing in popularity, but is also becoming iconic.

to bask in if that happens.

bask in sth： to enjoy the good feelings that you have when other people praise or admire you, or when they give you a lot of attention 沉浸，沐浴（在赞美、关顾等中）
He had always basked in his parents' attention.
他一直沉浸在父母的呵护中。