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As well as pork and flower pepper,
除了豬肉和花椒
there's another locally produced ingredient
還有一道當(dāng)?shù)氐脑?/div>
that Sichuan has made
因四川而為人所知
famous and defines the tastes of the region.
如今成為了四川飲食的代表
In the few days we've been here,
我們?cè)谒拇ǖ亩潭處滋炖?/div>
everyone we've met has relied on it.
每一個(gè)我們遇到的人都與它密不可分
If chilli and Sichuan pepper are the heart of the Sichuan food,
如果說(shuō)辣椒和花椒是四川美食的核心
then chilli bean paste is the soul.
那么辣豆瓣醬就是它的靈魂
This is incredible.
真是不可思議
I've never seen anything like this in my life.
我一生中從未看過(guò)這樣的景象
I feel like I'm walking into a cemetery or a monastery
我覺(jué)得我仿佛步入了一所公墓 或是一家修道院
because it's so Zen.
因?yàn)檫@里太有禪意了
It's a bit spooky and eerie.
有一絲幽然詭譎的感覺(jué)
At this factory in Pixian, just outside Chengdu,
這家工廠位于郫縣 就在成都郊外
they've been making the best chilli bean paste in the world
他們已經(jīng)生產(chǎn)了300年
for over 300 years.
世界上最好的辣豆瓣醬了
Two years, this one has been aged for?
這已經(jīng)做了兩年了嗎
They have three years and five years.
他們有三年的 也有五年的
The paste is actually
事實(shí)上 豆瓣醬的制作十分簡(jiǎn)單
very simply made from just three ingredients
只需要三種原料
broad beans, red chillies and salt.
蠶豆 紅辣椒和鹽
It's then left to ferment in these earthenware crocks
然后 它們被放置在這些陶罐中發(fā)酵
for up to five years.
要五年之久
That is really superb.
實(shí)在是太棒了
It's beautiful. It's sour, spicy, beany,
太美妙了 酸辣適宜 瓣子酥脆
just really intense. Yes.
味道很足,沒(méi)錯(cuò)
It's funny, I would never say this is chilli bean sauce.
真有意思 我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)想到這是辣豆瓣醬
Absolutely, it's never this colour anyway,
是啊 我從沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這種顏色的
so that means that they haven't been aged as long.
這意味著它們發(fā)酵的時(shí)間還不夠長(zhǎng)
The quality, Ken, that we've been cooking with is sub-standard,
老譚 看來(lái)我們?cè)诩依镒鲲堄玫降哪切?/div>
what we get back home.
都是次等品
The secret of this paste
這種豆瓣醬的秘密
lies in the relentlessly damp Sichuan climate.
在于四川持續(xù)的潮濕氣候
The humidity in the air helps the years of fermentation,
空氣中的濕度促進(jìn)了成年累月的發(fā)酵
creating a chilli bean paste unlike any other.
從而制成迥異于別處的豆瓣醬
It's a little bit like wine. You know, when we do wine,
這和葡萄酒有點(diǎn)像 當(dāng)我們釀葡萄酒的時(shí)候
we're talking about where the grapes come from,
總考慮葡萄產(chǎn)于哪里
the terroir, as the French say,
就如法國(guó)人口中的 風(fēng)土
and I think it's very much this, because this is the heart
我覺(jué)得這一點(diǎn)和這很像
of what Sichuan cooking is about.
因?yàn)轱L(fēng)土也是四川飲食的關(guān)鍵所在
This kind of damp, foggy climate
就是它那潮濕 多霧的氣候
that makes this kind of moody chilli bean sauce
制造出了這種難以捉摸的辣豆瓣醬
that's the heart of this type of cooking.
也構(gòu)成了這種飲食的核心
| 重點(diǎn)單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| ferment | ['fə:ment] |
想一想再看 n. 酵素，發(fā)酵，動(dòng)亂 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| monastery | ['mɔnəs.teri] |
想一想再看 n. 修道院，寺院 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| damp | [dæmp] |
想一想再看 adj. 潮濕的，有濕氣的，沮喪的 |
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| ingredient | [in'gri:diənt] |
想一想再看 n. 成分，原料，配料，因素 |
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| haven | ['heivn] |
想一想再看 n. 港口，避難所，安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中， |
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| absolutely | ['æbsəlu:tli] |
想一想再看 adv. 絕對(duì)地，完全地;獨(dú)立地 |
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| relentlessly |
想一想再看 adv. 殘酷地，無(wú)情地 |
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| fermentation | [.fə:men'teiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 發(fā)酵，騷動(dòng) |
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| humidity | [hju:'miditi] |
想一想再看 n. 濕度，濕氣 |
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| incredible | [in'kredəbl] |
想一想再看 adj. 難以置信的，驚人的 |
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