Why we love dumplings ⏲️ 6 Minute English
Summary
TLDR本期《六分钟英语》探讨了饺子这一全球性美食。饺子是一种用煮熟的面团包裹馅料的食物,馅料可以是肉类、鱼类、蔬菜、豆腐或奶酪,而面团通常基于小麦、大米、玉米或土豆等淀粉谷物。节目中介绍了不同国家对饺子的独特做法,如中国的月牙形饺子、尼泊尔的油炸水牛肉馅饺子、爱尔兰的吉尼斯肉汁饺子和意大利的菠菜馅饺子。特别提到了加纳的肯基饺子,这是一种用玉米酸面团制成的饺子,是加纳人喜爱的主食,常与辣椒酱或黑酱一起食用。节目还学习了与饺子相关的词汇,如'hits the spot'表示某物令人满意,'staple food'指主食,'yum yum'和'dig in'是鼓励人们享用美食的表达,而'tummy'则是'stomach'的非正式说法。
Takeaways
- 🥟 饺子是一种全球性的食物,不同国家和地区有着自己独特的风味和制作方法。
- 🌏 饺子的历史起源不明,但有理论认为它起源于丝绸之路,连接中国、中亚和土耳其。
- 🍽️ 饺子的馅料可以多种多样,包括肉类、鱼类、蔬菜、豆腐或奶酪,而面皮通常基于淀粉类谷物,如小麦、大米、玉米或土豆。
- 🇬🇭 加纳的饺子叫做kenkey,是用玉米酸面团制成,是该国某些部落的主食。
- 🍲 Kenkey通常与辣椒酱(shito)和黑酱一起食用,后者含有虾、鱼和其他蛋白质。
- 🍴 "yum yum"和"dig in"是用来表达食物味道好或鼓励人们开始享用美食的表达方式。
- 🧀 英国的传统饺子是牛脂饺子,由动物脂肪制成,对某些英国人来说是安慰食品。
- 🍞 主食是指一个地区人口经常食用的基本且重要的食物类型,例如英国的面包和鸡蛋。
- 🍲 饺子的制作可能需要时间,例如kenkey的玉米需要在水中浸泡一周。
- 😋 饺子是提供舒适感的食物,能够让人因美味或家的感觉而感到更快乐。
- 📚 6 Minute English节目通过介绍饺子,同时教授了一些有用的新词汇,如'hits the spot'和'tummy'。
Q & A
什么是饺子?
-饺子是一种将馅料包裹在煮熟的面团里的食品,通常由淀粉谷物如小麦、大米、玉米或土豆制成。
饺子在不同国家有哪些不同的叫法和做法?
-在中国,饺子是月牙形的,通常包有猪肉和白菜;在尼泊尔,被称为馍馍,用油炸并填有水牛肉;在爱尔兰,会浸泡在健力士啤酒肉汁中;意大利人则用菠菜填充并称之为gnocchi。
饺子的起源是什么?
-饺子的起源尚不明确,但有理论认为它起源于丝绸之路,连接中国、中亚和土耳其。
英国的传统饺子是什么,它们是如何制作的?
-英国的传统饺子是牛脂饺子,它们是在鸡肉或牛肉炖菜上煮熟的,由牛脂制成。
牛脂是什么?
-牛脂是动物脂肪,是英国传统牛脂饺子的成分之一。
加纳的饺子叫什么,它是由什么制成的?
-加纳的饺子叫做kenkey,是由玉米酸面团制成的。
Kenkey在加纳文化中扮演什么角色?
-Kenkey是加纳某些部落的主食,也是全国普遍食用的食物,对于体力劳动者来说,它非常耐饿。
Kenkey通常与什么一起食用?
-Kenkey通常与辣椒酱(shito)一起食用,有时也搭配含有虾、鱼和其他蛋白质的黑酱。
“hits the spot”这个短语在英语中是什么意思?
-“hits the spot”意味着某物正是你想要的,完全满足了你的需求。
“staple food”在英语中指的是什么?
-“staple food”指的是一个基本的、重要的食品类型,被大量人群定期食用。
“Yum yum”和“dig in”这两个短语在英语中通常用来表达什么?
-“Yum yum”用来表达食物尝起来或闻起来非常好,而“dig in”则是邀请某人开始吃,并且想吃多少就吃多少。
“tummy”在英语中是什么意思?
-“tummy”是“stomach”的非正式说法,指的是胃。
Outlines
🥟 全球各地的饺子文化
这一段介绍了饺子这一食物在全球不同地区的多样性。饺子是一种用面团包裹馅料的食物,馅料可以是肉类、鱼类、蔬菜、豆腐或奶酪,而面团通常基于淀粉谷物如小麦、大米、玉米或土豆。英语中的'dumpling'一词源自17世纪的形容词'dump',意为'面团状的'。不同国家和地区经过几个世纪的演变,创造了具有各自特色的饺子。节目中提到了来自西非国家加纳的饺子,并学习了一些有用的新词汇。
🍽️ 加纳的饺子——肯基
这一段讲述了加纳的一种特色饺子——肯基。肯基是用玉米酸面团制作的,是加纳人喜爱的一种食物,尤其受到体力劳动者的欢迎,因为它能填饱肚子,让人几乎一整天都不觉得饿。节目中介绍了肯基的吃法,通常是搭配辣椒酱或含有虾、鱼和其他蛋白质的黑酱食用。'Yum yum'和'dig in'是两个用来表达食物美味或鼓励人们开始享用的短语。
🍲 英国的传统饺子——牛脂饺子
这一段讨论了英国的传统饺子——牛脂饺子,这是一种不是最健康但对某些英国人来说是舒适食物的饺子。牛脂饺子是用牛脂制作的,牛脂是动物脂肪的一种。节目中还复习了之前学习的一些词汇,包括'hits the spot'(恰到好处)、'staple food'(主食)、'yum yum'(美味)、'dig in'(开始吃吧)和'tummy'(肚子)。节目最后提醒听众下次再一起探讨更多流行话题和有用词汇。
Mindmap
Keywords
💡饺子
💡馅料
💡面团
💡肯基(Kenkey)
💡主食
💡舒适食品
💡牛脂(Suet)
💡酸面团
💡辣椒酱(Shito)
💡Yum yum
💡Dig in
💡肚子(Tummy)
Highlights
6 Minute English 是 BBC Learning English 的一个节目,由 Neil 和 Beth 主持。
世界各地的饺子形状和馅料各异,如中国的月牙形饺子、尼泊尔的油炸牦牛肉饺子等。
饺子是一种将馅料包裹在煮熟的面团中的食品,可以包含肉类、鱼类、蔬菜、豆腐或奶酪等。
饺子的面团通常基于淀粉谷物,如小麦、大米、玉米或土豆。
英语中“dumpling”一词源自17世纪形容词'dump',意为“像面团的”。
不同国家和地区经过几个世纪的演变,创造了具有独特风味的饺子。
节目中将介绍来自西非国家加纳的饺子。
加纳的饺子叫做 kenkey,是该国的一种主食。
Kafui Adzah 是一位商业女性,也是加纳饺子 kenkey 的粉丝。
Kenkey 通常与辣椒酱或含有虾、鱼和各种蛋白质的黑酱一起食用。
Kenkey 是一种令人满足的舒适食品,尤其受到体力劳动者的喜爱。
Kenkey 的制作需要时间,玉米需要在水中浸泡一周。
'Yum yum' 和 'dig in' 是用来表达食物美味和鼓励人们开始享用的短语。
舒适食品是指那些令人愉悦并带来幸福感的食物。
传统的英国 suet dumplings 是用动物脂肪制作的。
'Hits the spot' 是一个成语,意味着某物令人满意,正是你想要的。
主要食品是被大部分人定期食用的基本且重要的食物类型。
节目最后回顾了本集学到的词汇,包括 'hits the spot'、'staple food'、'yum yum'、'dig in' 和 'tummy'。
Transcripts
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Neil. And I'm Beth.
In China, they're crescent shaped and filled with pork and cabbage,
in Nepal, they're called momos and are fried with buffalo meat.
In Ireland, they're soaked in Guinness gravy,
and Italians fill them with spinach and call them gnocchi.
They can be steamed or fried and are found all over the world.
I'm talking, of course, about dumplings.
Dumplings are a group of dishes where a filling is wrapped
inside pieces of cooked dough.
They're basically dough envelopes with a filling inside.
Fillings can be anything from meat and fish to vegetables, tofu or cheese.
And the dough is usually based on a starchy grain like wheat, rice, corn
or potato.
In fact, the English word dumpling comes from a 17th century adjective 'dump',
meaning 'dough-like'.
The really amazing thing about dumplings is that they're found all
over the world.
Over the centuries, different countries and regions
have experimented with flavours and fillings to create something unique.
Wherever in the world you are,
there's probably a special kind of dumpling for you.
In this programme,
we'll be sampling a dumpling from the West African country of Ghana,
and as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
Great. But first, I have a question for you, Beth.
Probably the most famous British dumplings,
suet dumplings, are cooked on top of a chicken or beef stew.
They're made from suet...
but what exactly is that?
Is suet a) wheat, b) potato or c) animal fat?
Hmm. Uh, I think suet is made from animal fat.
OK, Beth. We'll find out if that's the correct answer later in the programme.
The origins of dumplings are a mystery.
Historians think the dish is very old,
but no-one knows for sure when or where the first dumpling was cooked.
One theory puts the birthplace of the dumpling along the Silk Road,
linking China with Central Asia and Turkey.
One way or another, the dumpling journeyed through the Middle East
and across Africa to Ghana, where today it's a favourite way
of adding carbohydrates to a dish as well as soaking up sauces and juices.
Kafui Adzah is a businesswoman and fan of the Ghanian dumpling called kenkey.
Here, she introduces kenkey to Ruth Alexander,
presenter of the BBC World Service programme, The Food Chain.
I love kenkey. In fact, I had kenkey this afternoon.
You've had some this afternoon?
Yes. Ah, lovely. And it hits the spot?
Absolutely,
and… the Ga-Adangbe is one of the tribes in Ghana
and kenkey is their staple food,
even though it's eaten across the whole country.
How is it then eaten?
Now we have to eat kenkey with what we call shito – chilli sauce.
OK. But we also have the black sauce…
it's like with shrimps, fish, and all sort of proteins in it.
And then.. Yum Yum!
You go at it! You dig in!
So is this really satisfying comfort food?
It is very satisfying.
In fact, kenkey is loved by most people who do manual work
because it fills the tummy
and it takes you almost a whole day before you
feel hungry again.
Kafui says eating kenkey really hits the spot. If something hits the spot,
it's exactly what you wanted and totally satisfies you.
Kenkey dumplings are made from maize sourdough and eaten across Ghana.
For some tribes, kenkey is their staple food – a basic and important type
of food that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.
In Britain, for example, bread and eggs are staple foods.
Kenkey takes time to make.
The maize needs to be soaked in water for a week,
but when they're ready and served with a hot chilli sauce,
Kafui uses two phrases to show it's time to eat.
Yum yum is used to say that food tastes or smells very good,
and dig in is another exclamation, meaning don't wait,
start eating and eat as much as you like.
For Ghanaians, kenkey is comfort food,
something which is enjoyable to eat and makes you feel happier.
And what's more, it fills your tummy or stomach.
Whatever type you eat and wherever in the world you eat them,
dumplings are a great way to spread a little love, including in Britain.
Yes, it looks like we're back to my earlier question.
I asked you what the traditional British suet dumpling is made from.
Beth guessed it was animal fat, which was the correct answer.
Suet dumplings aren't the healthiest,
but for some Brits, they're certainly comfort food –
food that makes you feel happier because it tastes good
or because it reminds you of home.
OK. Let's recap the rest of the vocabulary
we've learnt in this programme,
starting with the idiom hits the spot, meaning that something is satisfying
and exactly what you wanted.
A staple food is a basic and important type of food
that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population.
The exclamation yum yum is used to say that food tastes or smells delicious.
If you say dig in,
you're inviting someone to start eating as much as they want.
And finally, tummy is an informal word for stomach.
Once again, our six minutes are up, but remember to join us again next time
for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.
Goodbye for now! Goodbye.
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