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台湾美食为什么这么“Q”?

台湾美食为什么这么“Q”?

作者: 静静的含羞草 | 来源:发表于2018-12-18 10:59 被阅读35次

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    台湾美食为什么这么“Q”?

    Lala2018-11-09

    Lala

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    今日导读

    说起“Q”,你会想到什么?——可爱?腾讯 QQ?鲁迅笔下的“阿Q”?想必大多数人都不会把它和美食联系在一起。然而,在台湾,只要说到“Q”,大部分人脑海里首先浮现的是很“Q”的食物。因为在那里,“Q”这个字经常被用来表达某种食物的口感。怎样的食物可以称为“Q”?我们一起来看今天的新闻吧!

    带着问题听讲解

    Q1: “al dente”该如何理解?

    Q2: “springy”和“elastic”有何区别?

    Q3: 文中有哪些关于美食的英文表达?

    新闻正文

    In Italy, ‘al dente’ is prized. In Taiwan, it’s all about food that’s ‘Q.’

    在意大利,“有嚼劲”被视为珍宝;在台湾,它与一切“Q”的食物有关

    As dusk falls at Lehua Night Market, the fluorescent lights flicker on and the hungry customers start trickling in, anxious for a taste of the local delicacies that give this island its reputation as one of Asia’s finest culinary capitals.

    随着夜幕降临,乐华夜市的荧光灯渐渐亮起,饥肠辘辘的顾客们陆陆续续地来到这里,急切渴望着品尝到当地的美食,因为这些美食使得这座岛屿被誉为亚洲美食胜地之一。

    Neatly arranged pyramids of plump fish balls. Bowls brimming with tapioca balls bathed in lightly sweetened syrup. Take a bite of any of these dishes and you’ll discover a unique texture. But how exactly do you describe that perfectly calibrated “mouth feel”? Slippery? Chewy? Globby? Not exactly the most flattering adjectives in the culinary world.

    整齐排列成金字塔状的饱满鱼丸。一碗碗浸润在微甜糖水中的粉圆。从这些小吃里随便尝一口,你都会发现一种独特的口感。但你该如何描述那种经过精心调配的“口感”呢?滑溜?有嚼劲?黏糊糊?这些可算不上是烹饪界最讨人喜欢的形容词。

    Luckily, the Taiwanese have a word for this texture. Well, actually, it’s not a word, it’s a letter—one that even non-Chinese speakers can pronounce. It’s “Q.”

    幸运的是,台湾人有一个词来形容这种口感。事实上,它也不是一个词,而是一个字母——就连不讲中文的人也能说出它。那就是“Q”。

    “It’s difficult to explain what Q means exactly,” said Liu Yen-ling, a manager at Chun Shui Tang, a popular teahouse chain that claims to have invented tapioca milk tea in Taiwan. “Basically it means springy, soft, elastic.”

    人气连锁茶饮店春水堂号称是台湾珍珠奶茶的发明者。该店的经理刘彦伶表示,“很难解释‘Q’到底是什么意思,基本上,它意味着有弹性,软糯,可伸缩的。”

    Q texture is to Taiwanese what umami is to Japanese and al dente is to Italians—that is, cherished and essential. The texture is found in both savory and sweet foods, and is most often used to describe foods that contain some kind of starch like noodles, tapioca pearls and fish balls. If something is really chewy or extra Q, then it could be called QQ.

    Q 的口感之于台湾人,犹如鲜味之于日本人,有嚼劲之于意大利人——既备受珍视,也必不可少。这种口感在非甜食和甜食中都能找到,并且它最常被用来描述含有淀粉的食物,比如面条、木薯珍珠和鱼丸。如果某样东西真的很耐嚼或特别的 Q,那么它就可以被称为 QQ。

    Among Taiwanese, the appreciation for Q texture starts at a young age. Asked why Q texture was so appealing to Taiwanese, Lu Wei-chen, the owner of the stand, smiled and said, “It’s simple. When you eat it, you will be in a good mood.”

    台湾人对 Q 这种口感的喜爱从年幼时就开始了,当被问到 Q 的口感为什么对台湾人有如此大的吸引力时,小摊老板路伟晨微笑着说,“很简单,当你吃到它时,你的心情会很好。”

    —————  文章来源 / 纽约时报

    重点词汇

    al dente/ˌæl ˈdenteɪ/

    adj. 有嚼劲,有弹性

    fluorescent /ˌflɔːˈresnt/

    adj. 荧光的

    e.g.

    a fluorescent lamp

    flicker /ˈflɪkər/

    v. (灯光等)闪烁,摇曳,忽隐忽现(flicker n.)

    e.g.

    the candle flickered

    the flicker of the candle

    trickling in/into

    (人)缓慢地移动,三三两两地进入

    e.g.

    People began trickling in/into the hall.

    delicacy /ˈdelɪkəsi/

    n. 美食,珍馐,佳肴

    culinary /ˈkʌlɪneri/

    adj. 烹饪的,食物的

    e.g.

    culinary skills

    plump /plʌmp/

    adj. 丰满的,饱满的

    e.g.

    a plump baby

    plump juicy grapes

    brim with

    装满,充满

    e.g.

    a glass brimming with coffee

    tapioca /ˌtæpiˈoʊkə/

    n. 木薯淀粉

    syrup /ˈsɪrəp/

    n. 糖浆

    texture /ˈtekstʃər/

    n. 口感

    e.g.

    She likes sponge cakes because they have a light texture.

    calibrated /ˈkælɪbreɪtɪd/

    adj. (工具或仪器)校准的(calibrate v.)

    e.g.

    to calibrate a thermometer

    slippery /ˈslɪpəri/

    adj. 滑溜的,湿滑的

    chewy /ˈtʃuːi/

    adj. 耐嚼的,需要多嚼的(chew v.)

    e.g.

    chewy toffee

    globby /'ɡlɔbi/

    adj. 黏糊糊的(glob n.)

    e.g.

    a glob of ketchup

    flattering /ˈflætərɪŋ/

    adj. 奉承的,讨好的(flatter v.)

    e.g.

    She's always making flattering remarks.

    springy /ˈsprɪŋi/

    adj. 有弹性的,有活力的(spring v.)

    e.g.

    the springy turf

    elastic /ɪˈlæstɪk/

    adj. 有弹力的,可伸缩的

    e.g.

    an elastic rope

    umami /uːˈmɑːmi/

    n. 鲜味

    savory /ˈseɪvəri/

    adj. 美味的;不甜的

    starch /stɑːrtʃ/

    n. 淀粉(starchy adj.)

    appealing /əˈpiːlɪŋ/

    adj. 有吸引力的

    e.g.

    The idea of not having to get up early every morning is rather appealing to me.

    stand /stænd/

    n. 摊位

    e.g.

    a newspaper stand

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