Simple, Fresh, Delicious:The Best of Greek Food简单,新鲜,美味:最好的希腊食物
作者: 李明娟
It feels like if you turn any cornerin a town in Greece, you might find astreet market. And if you walk throughone of these colorful markets, it will beeasy to understand why Greek food is sopopular—it’s simple food that uses great,fresh ingredients1.
Here are just a few of thecountry’s food.
感觉如果你走到希腊城镇的任何一个角落,就可能会发现一个街头市场。如果你走过这些色彩缤纷的市场,就很容易理解为什么希腊食物如此受欢迎———它是用优质、新鲜的食材烹饪的简单食物。
以下是在这个国家最受欢迎的几种食物。
Greek salad
It doesn’t get muchsimpler than this. But a niceGreek salad is delicious, withits salty feta2 cheese, juicytomatoes, black olives, crispvegetables and great olive oil.
希腊沙拉
没有比这更简单的了。但是一份令人喜爱的希腊沙拉是美味的,里面有咸的羊乳酪、多汁的西红柿、黑橄榄、清脆的蔬菜和上好的橄榄油。
Souvlaki
This is the country’s favorite fast food.There are shops everywhere selling grilled3meat on sticks or wrapped in breads filledwith French fries, salad,and sauce4.
You’ll usually get a choice of pork orchicken, or you might like a gyro5 madefrom thin-sliced meat from a rotisserie6.
这是这个国家最受欢迎的快餐。到处都有商店出售烤肉串或和薯条、沙拉和酱汁一起夹在面包里。
你通常可以选择猪肉或鸡肉,或者你可能会喜欢用旋转烤肉架上的薄肉片做的希腊旋转烤肉卷饼。
Vegetables and dips
Lots of vegetables are used in Greekcooking, and they’re often enjoyed asstarters to share. You might try fried zucchini7, boiled spinach8 with lemon juice,or green beans in tomato sauce. These mightcome with warm bread and delicious dips.
蔬菜和蘸料
希腊烹饪中使用了很多蔬菜,它们通常被当作开胃菜来分享。你可以尝试炸西葫芦,煮菠菜加柠檬汁或青豆加番茄酱。它们可能会搭配热面包和美味的蘸料。
Meat and fish
But when the meat comes out, it’sserious! Lamb is traditional at Easter inGreece, while beef is used in popular disheslike moussaka9 and pastichio.
And for a country with so manykilometers of coast, fish is also important.White fish is often cooked just with oil andlemon juice, although fried squid10 and verysmall fish are also popular by the sea.
肉和鱼
但是当肉出来的时候,就要重视了!在希腊,羊肉是复活节的传统食物,而牛肉则被用在茄合和希腊式千层面等受欢迎的菜肴中。
对于一个拥有如此多公里海岸线的国家来说,鱼类也很重要。白鱼通常只用油和柠檬汁烹饪,虽然炸鱿鱼和非常小的鱼也很受欢迎。
Pies
Let’s not forget the flaky11 pies that make perfect snacks or breakfasts.
Enjoy your meal!
馅饼
我们可别忘了那些可以作为最佳零食或早餐的片状馅饼。
祝您用餐愉快!
(英语原文选自:engoo.id)