饮食文化，源远流长②

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Tibetan food

Butter tea

When making butter tea， one needs to stir （搅拌） theyak butter and tea until they mix well. Butter tea’s fragrancecan easily fill one‘s nose， and it is an essential daily drinkfor Tibetans. Butter tea can strengthen the body， nourish thesoul， coordinate dispositions， make the soul calm， and keepout the cold. It contains Tibetans‘ comprehension and wisdom of survival.

Tibetan noodles

The favorite wheatbased food of Tibetans is the localnoodles. When a bowl of Tibetan noodles is presented， thedelicate color of the container， the clear soup， the thicknoodles and the pleasant beef， along with a small bowl ofhot sauce （酱） make people lick their lips. No wonder someoneexclaimed， after having a big meal in a Tibetan noodlerestaurant，“This is not only the liveliest Tibetan meal， but also represents the vitality of Tibetans. ”

Stone⁃pot chicken

The stonepotchicken is perhaps the most distinctive dish inTibet. The pot is made of natural stones on the shores of YarlungTsangpo River. These stones are hollowed （挖） out and soaked inthe water of Yarlung Tsangpo for thirty days before being used aspots. This especially delicious dish is made by putting Tibetanchicken and dozens of Chinese herbs into the pot and stewing it for several hours.

Tibetan yogurt （酸奶）

After tasting Tibetan yogurt， your concept of yogurt mightbe completely changed. The yogurt in Tibet is thick and strong，but it‘s very sour. Even with sugar and honey， people who taste itfor the first time still wince at this sourness. However， if you beginto like this yogurt‘s originality， then every time you have thisyogurt， it will seem like a festival treat.

1. If you want to get relaxation and keep warm， what can you take？

A. The butter tea.

B. The Tibetan yogurt.

C. The stonepot

chicken.

D. The Tibetan noodles.

2. What is special about the stonepot chicken？

A. It can strengthen the body.

B. Its pot is delicate and colorful.

C. Its pot is made of natural stones.

D. The chicken is thick and strong.

3. What‘s the purpose of this text？

A. To compare some famous Tibetan food.

B. To introduce some famous Tibetan food.

C. To attract people to make Tibetan food.

D. To make comments on some famous Tibetan food.

B

Food， and the way we eat it， are always changing. As society develops， we learn newways of growing， processing and cooking food. What we ate 200 years ago was very differentfrom what we eat today. Also， when people travel to live in other countries， they taketheir knowledge of cooking with them. And food must fit modern lifestyles and local tastes，too. One food that has done this successfully is pizza.

The pizza we recognize today first appeared in Italy in 1889. A famous baker fromNaples made a special pizza for the Italian royal family. He was very worried they wouldn‘tlike it， but they did. Queen Margherita loved the dish so much， and the baker named it afterher. Since then， this simple meal of bread， cheese， and tomato has traveled the world，and it has adapted to local cultures. The pizza began its journey in the 1890s， when manyItalians moved to New York in search of a better life. There they continued to make pizzas，and the first pizzeria opened in 1905.

At first， it was only popular with Italians， but by the late 1940s， Americans discovereda taste for it. Today， they spend $37 billion a year on pizzas. That‘s more than $100 per American！

The pizza continued its travels around the world， adapting all the time. In Sweden， forexample， it is usual to have bananas on pizzas. In Belgium， people eat chocolate pizzaswith marshmallows on top. Japan is a nation of seafood lovers， so not surprisingly， they loveoctopus and squid， as well as roasted seaweed， toppings.

The popularity of the pizza is also related to our changing lifestyles. In today‘s superfastsociety， people often don‘t have the time or energy to cook. So， they order takeout andvery often， it‘s a pizza. Sometimes you don‘t even have to pick it up; it‘s delivered to yourhome. If you don‘t even have time to sit down， buy a single slice and eat it standing up！

The pizza has come a long way. From its beginnings in an Italian city， it has grown tobecome one of the world‘s favorite foods.

4. What did the pizza first appear as？

A. Homemade white bread.

B. Fast food for travelers.

C. A dish for the Italian royal family.

D. A popular local food.

5. When did the pizza arrive in New York？

A. In 1889. B. In the 1890s.

C. In 1905. D. In the 1940s.

6. In which country do people love pizzas with bananas on top？

A. Japan B. Belgium. C. Sweden. D. Australia.

7. What does the text mainly tell us？