英文介绍美食

下面的是讲中国面条的，可以进行删减作为口语考试之素材。Chinese NoodlesNoodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of Chinese noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation. They are an important part of most regional cuisines within China, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian nations with sizable overseas Chinese populations.Chinese-style noodles have also entered the native cuisines of neighboring East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan (dangmyeon and ramen, for example, are both of Chinese origin), as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and Cambodia.Although the Chinese, Arabs, and Italians have all claimed to have been the first to create noodles, the first written account of noodles dates from the Chinese East Han Dynasty, between AD 25 and 220. During the Chinese Song Dynasty (960–1279) noodle shops were very popular in the cities, and remained open all night.In October 2005, the oldest noodles yet discovered were found in Qinghai, China, at the Lajia archaeological site, during excavation of a Neolithic Qijia culture settlement along the Yellow River. The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from foxtail millet and broomcorn millet. Today, millet is not a commonly used ingredient in Chinese noodles.Chinese noodles are generally made from either wheat flour, rice flour, or mung bean starch, with wheat noodles being more commonly produced and consumed in northern China and rice noodles being more typical of southern China. Egg, lye, and cereal may also be added to noodles made from wheat flour in order to give the noodles a different colour or flavor. Arrowroot or tapioca starch are sometimes added to the flour mixture in low quantities to change the texture and tenderness of the noodles' strands.The dough for noodles made from wheat flour is typically made from wheat flour, salt, and water, with the addition of eggs or lye depending on the desired texture and taste of the noodles. Rice- or other starch-based noodles are typically made with only the starch or rice flour and water. Noodles may be cooked from either their fresh (moist) or dry forms. They are generally boiled, although they may also be deep-fried in oil until crispy. Boiled noodles may then be stir fried, served with sauce or other accompaniments, or served in soup, often with meat and other ingredients. Certain rice-noodles are made directly from steaming the raw rice slurry and are only consumed fresh.Unlike many Western noodles and pastas, Chinese noodles made from wheat flour are usually made from salted dough and therefore do not require the addition of salt to the liquid in which they are boiled. Chinese noodles also cook very quickly, generally requiring less than 5 minutes to become al dente and some taking less than a minute to finish cooking, with thinner noodles requiring less time to cook. Chinese noodles made from rice or mung bean starch do not generally contain salt.

Sweet Green Rice Ball 青团The sweet green rice ball is a Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) food popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. It is also a must-have offering at ancestral rituals in the south of the Yangtze River。Like glutinous rice dumpling, Qingtuan is made from glutinous rice and stuffed with red bean paste. The difference is that squeezed wormwood or brome grass is used in the making of wrapper。清明时节，江南一带有吃青团子的风俗习惯。青团子是用艾叶(也可以用其他绿色菜叶代替)捣烂后挤压出汁，接着取用这种汁同晾干后的水磨纯糯米粉拌匀揉和，然后开始制作团子。团子的馅心是用细腻的糖豆沙制成。Qingming Fruit 清明果Qingming fruit (or Qingming guo). It looks like dumplings in shape, but tastes different from dumplings. The wrapper of Qingming fruit is made from squeezedwormwood, rice and glutinous rice. Finally, it is stuffed with bean filling and cooked by steaming. Aside from sweet fillings, people also use diced bacon, dried bamboo shoot, diced mushroom and dried beancurd as substitutes。清明果，形状有些像饺子，但味却截然不同。清明果的皮是一种叫艾的植物做成的，将艾叶捣烂与米粉搅伴在一起，做成碧绿色的面团，鲜嫩欲滴。清明果的馅也是很讲究的，制作精细。有熏肥肠伴芥菜末的，有豆腐干和着韭菜的，还有其他各类美味的搭配。清明包果包起来和包饺子有异曲同工之效，但包清明果似乎更精致些，那褶折得就像花边一样。Sanzi 馓子Eating Sanzi (or deep-fried dough twist)on Qingming Festival is a convention throughout China. Sanzi is a kind of fried food. People called it cold food in the old days。我国南北各地清明节有吃馓子的食俗。“馓子”为一油炸食品，香脆精美，古时叫“寒具”。Spiral Shell 清明螺The Qingming Festival is the right time for eating spiral shell. Spiral shell is abundant in this season。清明时节，正是采食螺蛳的最佳时令，因这个时节螺蛳还未繁殖，最为丰满、肥美。Wuren Rice 乌稔饭Wuren rice is common for She Nationality, who mainly live in East Fujian, including Fuzhou and Ningde. On the Tomb-sweeping Day, every family will cook Wuren Fan and exchange the food with each other as a present. Wuren Rice is made from glutinous rice and leaves of vaccinium bracteatum or Wuren tree。关于清明食俗，不能不提到畲家的“乌稔饭”，因为闽东是畲族聚居地。每年三月初三，畲族人家家户户煮“乌稔饭”，并馈赠汉族的亲戚朋友，久而久之，当地的汉族人民也有了清明时食“乌稔饭”的习俗。Spring-pancake 春饼Spring-pancake or chunbing is a traditional Chinese food unique to the northern regions. Eating spring pancakes is a customary way to celebrate the coming of spring。Spring pancakes are the low-budget vegetarian’s version of Peking duck. The pancake is slightly thicker than those used for duck, and it is seasoned with not only savory brown sauce and spring onions, but also piled with any combination of a plentiful selection of stir-fried and marinated dishes, before being rolled up tight for spill-free eating。其实北京没什么特别的清明食物，但有一样食物贯穿北京人整个春天，直到清明。每年立春日，北京人都要吃春饼，名曰“咬春”，一咬咬到二月二龙抬头，再一咬就咬到了清明。春饼饼皮比烤鸭饼皮要大，并且有韧性，更有嚼劲儿。卷的多是几种家常炒菜，通常为肉丝炒豆芽韭芽、肉丝炒菠菜、醋烹绿豆芽、素炒粉丝、摊葱花鸡蛋等。Shepherd’s-purse 荠菜辛弃疾写道：“城中桃李愁风雨，春在溪头荠菜花。” 这是关于荠菜最美的诗，而我们大多数都是从小学习《挖荠菜》长大的，荠菜在很多人心中并不仅仅是普通的野菜那样简单，它代表着童年、故乡、旧时光。小编为大家推荐的荠菜美食：荠菜馄饨：Shepherd’s Purse Wonton荠菜黄鱼羹：Shepherd’s Purse and Croaker荠菜豆腐羹：Shepherd’s Purse with beancurdBamboo Shoots in Spring 春笋三月细雨绵绵，正是春笋的好时节。春笋贵在鲜，贵在清新淋漓。南方最常见的做法是“腌笃鲜”，咸肉、火腿、春笋在一起煮，既是汤，又是一道菜。要是想吃得浓烈一些，则是油焖笋，重油重糖，焖得黄金透亮，不经意间，春笋成了荤菜，细品还有肉的质感。煨春笋：Bamboo Shoots SoupDate Cake 枣糕枣糕又叫“子推饼”，北方一些地方用酵糟发面，夹枣蒸食。他们还习惯将枣饼制成飞燕形，用柳条串起挂在门上，可以冷食，以纪念介子推不求名利的高尚品质。

“ Chinese Dumpling Jiaozi(Chinese Dumpling) is a traditional Chinese Food, which is essential during holidays in Northern China. Chinese dumpling becomes one of the most widely loved foods in China. Chinese dumpling is one of the most important foods in Chinese New Year. Since the shape of Chinese dumplings is similar to ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots, they symbolize wealth. Traditionally, the members of a family get together to make dumplings during the New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who finds the coin will likely have a good fortune in the New Year. Chinese dumpling is also popular in other Chinese holidays or festivals, so it is part of the Chinese culture or tradition. Chinese dumpling is a delicious food. You can make a variety of Chinese dumplings using different fillings based on your taste and how various ingredients mixed together by you.Usually when you have Chinese dumpling for dinner, you will not have to cook anything else except for some big occasions. The dumpling itself is good enough for dinner. This is one of the advantages of Chinese dumpling over other foods, though it may take longer to make them. Making dumplings is really teamwork. Usually all family members join the work. Some people started to make dumplings when they were kids in the family, so most Chinese know how to make dumplings.” 谢谢采纳！ 译文： “中国饺子 饺子是中国一种传统美食，北方的人们都有节日期间吃饺子的习惯。在中国，饺子广受人们的喜爱。饺子是中国新年餐桌上一道重要的食物。 由于饺子的形状类似于中国古代的金锭或银锭，因而象征着财富。在除夕之夜，人们都有和家人团聚一起包饺子的习俗。他们会在某个饺子里包进一个硬币，如果发现它的人将预示着在新年中将会有好运。 饺子在中国的其他节假日也是很受欢迎的食品，从而构成了中国文化传统的一部分。饺子美味可口。你可以根据你的口味，采用不同馅料或进行不同组合，包出不同口味的饺子。通常，如果你做饺子的话，那么就没有必要做其他食物。除非在非常的日子里，一顿饺子也就足够了。这是饺子相对与其他食物的优势，不过就是制作过程比较长。包饺子是一项团体工作。通常，一家人会参与到包饺子的工作中。有些人从小就学会包饺子，因而大多数中国人都知道怎么包饺子。” 谢谢！