双语 | 给英国美食平反！腐国人推荐了9道传统英国菜

说起英国食物，你能想到什么？是英国“国菜”炸鱼薯条？

还是丧心病狂的“仰望星空派”？

作为黑暗料理界的翘楚，英国菜难吃似乎已经成为世界人民的共识。很多人认为英国是没有美食的国家，甚至还有一段广为流传的笑话将英国比作“美食的地狱”：

HEAVEN is where: The police are British. The chefs are Italian. The mechanics are German. The lovers are French, and it's all organized by the Swiss! HELL is where: The police are German. The chefs are British. The mechanics are French. The lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians!
天堂是：英国警察、意大利厨师、德国技师、法国情人和瑞士管理者；地狱是：德国警察、英国厨师、法国技师、瑞士情人和意大利管理者。

不过，面对各国人民的无情吐槽，英国人表示很不服气：腐国料理博大精深，怎么能用“黑暗料理”一言蔽之！！！为了给家乡美食正名，英国人强烈推荐了9种既正宗又“好吃”的传统英国美食：

1. Scottish eggs 苏格兰蛋

It's a classic picnic item invented during the 18th century as a portable food for long carriage rides.

苏格兰蛋是一种起源于18世纪的经典野餐食物，它方便携带适合长途运输。

It's a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage covered in breadcrumbs and then deep fried.

这道菜将一枚熟心鸡蛋卷在香肠里，裹上面包屑，然后油炸。

2. Savory pies 咸味馅饼

American think of pies as crusty gooey desserts filled with over sweetened fruits, but did you know that they are just as delectable as savory dishes.

在美国人眼中，馅饼就是脆皮夹心甜点，里面充满甜腻的水果。但你知道咸味的馅饼也可以一样美味吗？

From steak & kidney all the way to jellied eels, nobody does savory pies like the Brits.
从牛排腰子馅，到鳗鱼冻馅，没有人会像英国人一样吃咸味馅饼。

3. Bangers and mash 香肠土豆泥

英国大大小小的酒吧和餐厅中，人气最高的一道菜就是香肠土豆泥。

Succulent tender sausages with mounds of mashed potatoes and boatloads of onion gravy, it's one of Britain's best-know dished and rightfully so.
多汁的嫩香肠配上满满的土豆泥和洋葱肉汁，这是英国最著名的菜肴之一，而且名副其实。

4. Curry 咖喱

提起咖喱，大部分人可能只想到了印度。但作为这片土地曾经的殖民者，英国人当年结束殖民统治撤退之后，也把印度的料理烹调习惯一并带回大不列颠的土地上。有人打趣的说：全世界除印度次大陆以外，就数大不列颠这块土地的咖喱最为地道了。由此可知咖喱在英国的地位。

5. Crumpets 松脆饼

Crumpets are kind of like a cross between a pancake and an English muffin.

松脆饼是一种介于煎饼和英式松饼之间的美食。

The middle is filled with this honeycomb like lattice, so when you toast them and then put butter on top, the butter melts into the holes and fills up the little gaps.
松脆饼中间都是这种蜂窝状格子，所以当你把黄油涂在上面烘烤它时，黄油就会融化，填满那些小格子。

6. Bacon butties 培根三明治

It's just a slice of on a bun. How can you not love the bacon in a bun, it's the two best things in the world combined into one thing.

培根三明治就是在圆面包上加一片培根。没有人能抗拒夹培根的圆面包，这是把全世界最好吃的两样食物合二为一。

7. Sponge puddings 海绵布丁

These stodgy delicious treats are essentially steamed cakes, often with golden syrup or jam at the bottom. So when you flip them over the golden syrup and jam pours down the sides.

这种油腻腻的美食其实是蒸蛋糕，通常还会在底部抹上金色糖浆和果酱。当你把蛋糕翻过来时，金色糖浆和果酱就会流下来。

8. Scones 司康饼

司康饼是英式下午茶的必备主角。传统的司康饼是将小麦揉成团后切成三角的形状，然后放到平炉中烘烤，而现在的则以面粉为主要原料，形状多以菱形、圆形为主，可以是咸的口味，也可以是甜的口味。

9. Gammon 腌猪腿

It's a classic English pub dish. Gammon steaks are slices of pork leg that are cured like bacon, and then grilled topped with either a fried egg or a slice of pineapple.

这是一道经典的英式酒吧菜。腌猪腿肉排是像培根一样把猪腿肉切成薄片，然后放上煎鸡蛋和菠萝片烤制而成。

不知这些英国美食能否挑起你的食欲呢？

来源：英语点津

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