月餅是久負盛名的中國傳統小吃之一,中秋節節日食俗。月餅圓又圓,又是閤家分吃,象徵着團圓和睦。古代月餅被作爲祭品於中秋節所食。據說中秋節吃月餅的習俗始於唐朝。北宋之時在宮廷內流行,後流傳到民間,當時俗稱“小餅”和“月團”。發展至明朝則成爲全民共同買過的飲食習俗。月餅與各地飲食習俗相融合,又發展出廣式、京式、蘇式、潮式,滇式等月餅,被中國南北各地的人們所喜愛。
蘇式月餅 Jiangsu style mooncake
1. 鴨肉月餅 duck mooncake (不常見,但我們公司樓下有個鴨王烤鴨)
It's my most highly anticipated part of this episode. I get to eat this stuff. 這是我最期待的部分, 我要試吃這些月餅啦
Let's go ahead and try it out. I think I'd like to start with the Sushi Yuebing (Jiangsu style). 我們開始試吧。我想先從蘇式月餅開始。
It seems more like a meal.它看起來更像主食。
I'll save the best for last. Because it's like a dessert and it's cold. 我要把最好的留在最後。因爲這個看起來最像甜點而且還是冰的。
I went outside a little earlier and I bought a bunch of different mooncakes. 我先前出去買了很多不同的月餅。
And this kind here is supposed to be duck. I think I'll just go ahead. 這個應該是鴨肉的。我開動了
Shall I just take a bite or break it? 我咬一口還是先掰開?
No, you can't break it: 千萬不能掰
It's very flaky. If you break it, it will all fall apart. 這個皮特別酥,如果你掰開,整個都會碎
蘇式月餅一大特點就是很酥,容易碎,
英語可以這樣形容:
flaky
crumbly
It can be messy when you eat it. 吃的時候可能會掉一地,弄得亂七八糟
Spencer點評:
I like the inside a lot. 我很喜歡裏面的餡兒
I think the outside is a little dry for me. 外面的皮對我來說有點兒太乾了
Filling is good. I like duck, I like meat in general:餡兒很好吃,我喜歡這個鴨肉餡兒,其實只要是肉我都喜歡
I actually find it's quite delicious. 我覺得味道不錯哎
餡兒:filling
vegetable filling 蔬菜餡兒
meat filling 肉餡兒
red bean paste filling 豆沙餡兒
2. 鮮肉月餅 pork mooncake
How about we go ahead and try one of those. 我們再試試那種(鮮肉)
I like how they've got it all written on the top here. 月餅上紅字寫着口味,好酷
My coworker Nathan said earlier that is his favorite. He is from Shanghai as well. 我的同事Nathan說這是他最喜歡的月餅,他也是上海人。
“鮮”英語怎麼說?
英語沒有一個特定的形容詞,形容“鮮”這個口味,只能說:
flavorful
tasty
umami (這是最近美國吃貨流行的詞,從日語翻譯過來的,“鮮”的意思)
Spencer點評鮮肉月餅:
It's very flavorful. 非常好吃。
It really satisfies your tastebuds. 滿足了你的味蕾
鮮肉月餅
3. 豆沙月餅 red bean paste mooncake
Red bean: 紅豆
Red bean paste: 豆沙
Paste就是泥、蓉,甜月餅基本都是e
Spencer點評:
This is good: 很好吃
I like red bean paste buns: 其實我也愛豆沙包子
I need a glass of milk. 不過最好配一杯牛奶
I could totally put peanut butter on it. 最好再加一點花生醬(Spencer有多愛花生醬啊!清明吃青團也配花生醬)。
月餅+花生醬,Spencer的黑暗料理:
Mix a bunch of crazy things together to make something delicious:把瘋狂的`原料搭配起來,組成好吃的黑暗料理
廣式月餅 Cantonese mooncake
蛋黃蓮蓉
salted duck egg yolk 鹹鴨蛋黃
lotus seed 蓮子
lotus seed paste 蓮蓉