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After suffering Chengdu's damp and foggy climate,
體驗了成都潮濕多霧的氣候之后
I think I'm beginning to understand
我想我漸漸明白了
why everyone is obsessed
為什么這里的每個人都那么癡迷于
with this unique combination of spices.
這種獨特的麻辣組合
I mean, it's amazing, the first few days when I was here,
我是說 太神奇了 我剛來這里的那幾天
I felt my bones creaking.
感覺骨頭都在嘎吱嘎吱響
I thought, "My God, I feel old for the first time."
當時還想著 "我的天 我第一次覺得我老了"
And I noticed since I've been eating this kind of food,
然后我注意到 自從我吃了這種東西之后
my joints did not sort of creak
我的關節就沒有像
the way they did the first day.
來這里的第一天那樣嘎吱作響了
The climate might be damp here,
這里的氣候算是很潮濕的
but it's contributed to the area around Chengdu being
但是這種氣候也造就了成都周邊
so fertile that Sichuan
肥沃的土壤環境
is known in China as the land of abundance.
在中國 眾所周知 四川是個富饒多產的地方
But it's not only crops,
但這里可不只多產莊稼
it also supplies over half the country's pork.
四川豬肉占據中國豬肉市場的一半之多
My dad kept pigs when I was growing up,
我爸爸從我小的時候就開始養豬
so I'm looking forward to visiting a local pig farmer.
所以我很期待拜訪當地養豬的農戶
I'm hoping to try my hand at some traditional pork dishes.
我想試著去做一些傳統的豬肉菜肴
Mr Peng is different to most farmers in the region,
彭先生和當地大部分農戶不一樣
because his pigs are organic.
因為他養的是有機豬
Nearly three quarters of all the meat eaten in China is pork.
在中國的飲食中 豬肉的幾乎占到總肉類的3/4
To the Chinese, pigs symbolise virility, and traditionally,
對中國人來說 豬象征著活力 一直以來
they've always been an important part of everyday life.
在人們生活中都占據著重要部分
Wow, they're really hungry. Hello, piggy!
天啊 它們真的很餓 你們好啊 小豬
And although the Chinese eat every part of the pig,
盡管豬身上的每個部位中國人都吃
they still get through nearly two million every day.
但是每天都有近200萬頭豬被做成食物
With so much pressure to churn out pork,
市場對豬肉的大量需求
organic farming has not been a priority,
使得人們越來越少地選擇養殖有機豬
so I'm happy to discover
所以我很高興地發現
Mr Peng is obsessive about his pigs' well-being.
彭先生很關心他的豬是否能夠健康成長
He produces and mixes his own feed
他自己制作和調配飼料
and has a radical and unusual approach to their health.
還有一種基本并與眾不同的方法來保證豬的健康
These are all Chinese medicine herbs.
這些全都是中草藥
I still can't believe they eat so well!
我還是不能相信 它們吃得這么好
Mr Peng's business started slowly,
彭先生一開始只是做做小本生意
but in the last five years - due to food safety scares
但是五年以來 隨著人們對食品安全問題的擔憂
and the expanding middle class
和中產階級的壯大
the demand for organic food has quadrupled.
人們對有機食物的需求翻了兩番
He's invited me to his
他邀請我到他家里去
house to meet his wife and to have some supper.
見見他的妻子 順便吃些便飯
In return, I've offered to cook a dish for them.
作為回報 我給他們做了一道菜
