黑暗料理|The Traditional British Food / 四六文摘

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英国——黑暗料理的发源地？今天，有书英语共读就帮英国正名，其实这个小小的岛国有很多登得上世界台面的（黑）传（暗）统（料）美（理）食。

关于英国传统美食，不得不提就是——Fish and Chips，炸鱼和土豆条作为英国（黑）传（暗）统（料）美（理）食之首，绝对是实至名归！

英国本土曾有一项调查“提到英国你会想到什么”，Fish & Chips力压英国女王（第三位）和白金汉宫（第四位）、披头士乐队（第六）雄踞榜首，可见这小小的炸鱼薯条在英国人心目中的地位。

Fish and Chips

炸鱼和土豆条

Fish and chips is one of the most popular food in Britain. It's fish covered with batter (= a mixture of flour, eggs and milk) and then fried and served with pieces of fried potato. Almost every visitor in Britain would like to try it.

炸鱼和土豆条是英国最出名的食物之一，由涂着面粉、鸡蛋和牛奶的糊状物的炸鱼排和炸土豆组成，几乎每一个在英国的游客都会想要尝一尝这道名菜。

Baked Beans

焗豆

Baked beans is a dish containing beans, sometimes baked but, despite the name, usually stewed, in a sauce. Most commercial canned baked beans are made from haricot beans, also known as navy beans – a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris in a sauce. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, a tomato and sugar sauce is most commonly used. They are commonly eaten on toast or as part of a full English breakfast.

焗豆，也被称作烘豆、烤豆子。虽然是这样的名称，这道菜一般是和酱汁一起炖煮而成。大多数市面上的焗豆罐头使用白豆和番茄汁。白豆也被称为海军豆，是菜豆的一种。在爱尔兰和英国，经常用的酱汁是番茄甜酱。焗豆常被夹在面包里吃，也可以作为英式早餐的一部分食用。

British Bread

英式面包

British bread is very good and if you go to the bakery there are many different types of bread for you to choose. One of the most famous bread in Britain is sliced white bread.

英式面包非常优质。如果你去面包房的话，会有许多不同种类的面包可供选择，其中最著名的的一种是切片白面包。

Cheddar

切达奶酪

Cheddar cheese is a hard, pale yellow to orange, sharp-tasting cheese originally (and still) made in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset. It is the most popular cheese in the United Kingdom, accounting for over 50% of the country's annual cheese market.

切达奶酪很硬，从淡黄色到橙色都有，奶酪味很重，在英国桑莫塞郡切达村产出。在英国，切达奶酪是最受欢迎的奶酪，占到全国奶酪市场50%的份额。

Chicken A La King

皇家奶油鸡

Chicken A La King, which is also called Royal cream of chicken, is an easy and elegant chicken dish. Commonly, it uses leftover chicken or turkey to cook. Then add green pepper and red pimientos and make this a pretty dish to serve at Christmas or anytime. Serve over cooked rice, toast, or noodles.

鸡皇，也被称作皇家奶油鸡，是一道简单优雅的鸡肉菜肴。通常使用之前吃剩的鸡肉或火鸡肉来制作这道菜，之后再加上绿胡椒和红辣椒。人们经常在圣诞节准备这道菜，其他时间也会享用，可以用它来配米饭/面包或面条。

English Lamb Chops

英式羊排

In Great Britain, the idea of a chop comes from the 17th century, when London chophouses started cooking individual portions of meat.

英式羊排也是英国的传统美食。在英国，肉排这一概念在17世纪出现，那时伦敦的饭店才开始烹制个人分量的肉类食品。

Steak and Kidney Pie

牛肉腰子馅饼

Steak and kidney pie is a savoury pie that is filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney(often of ox, lamb, or pork), fried onion, and brown gravy. Steak and kidney pie is the presentative dish of British cuisine.

牛肉腰子馅饼是由碎牛肉末、碎腰子（通常是牛腰子、羊腰子或猪腰子）、炒洋葱和棕色肉汁填充的咸味馅饼，是较有代表性的英国食物之一。

Yorkshire Pudding

约克郡布丁

Yorkshire Pudding is not a dessert in spite of its name, although it is similar in some ways to a pancake made with flour, milk and eggs. It is usually eaten with roast beef and gravy as part of a traditional Sunday lunch.

虽然名字叫约克郡布丁，但它其实不是一道甜点，而是有点类似于用面粉、牛奶、鸡蛋做出来的煎饼。这道菜通常会作为一道传统的周日午餐，和烤牛肉、调味肉汁一起食用。

Parkin

麦片姜饼