外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：意大利美食

　Realize Italian Dishes　認識意大利美食

     1　意大利美食的風格特色
     The old saying "the Italian food is just composed of about twenty dishes" found at the Italian restaurants in the United States is quite false. Actually, Italian food has an extensive variety and it differs really throughout the world. The diverse regional Italian cuisines present in Italy takes cues from surrounding inhabitants and spices it up with a lot of local inspiration to offer the unique Italian cuisine. An attractive example of the famous Italian food is the cuisine from the area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
     The words "Italian cooking" make many people think hungrily of pizza, ravioli, and spaghetti smothered in tomato sauce. Juicy tomatoes, cheese, and tasty noodles are certainly used often by Italian cooks. However, there is much more to Italian cuisine.
     Heritage and family are two of the most important ingredients in all Italian cooking. Gathering friends and family around the table to share a meal is a highly valued part of social life in Italy. And just as every region of this varied land has a culinary specialty, so does every household and kitchen.
     But as traditional as it is, Italian cooking is also very flexible. Most dishes require only a few simple ingredients, and these may vary seasonally and even daily. Italian cooks like to shop every day to ensure that their dishes include only the freshest, most flavorful foods.
     Italians like to eat the roast leg of lamb, steak and other dishes which tastes mellow. And all kinds of noodles, fried rice, wonton, dumplings, noodle. Italian cuisine just be as its culture：noble, elegant, unique taste.
     Even after the unification of Italy, regional differences remained. The people of each region in Italy have developed their own ways of doing things--especially in the kitchen. They are very proud of their distinctive cooking styles and passed down their family recipes from generation to generation.
     2　意大利食品表達方式
     Spaghetti with meatballs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　意式肉丸意面
     Garlic bread　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　香蒜面包
     Chicken rice doria　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　意式雞皇焗飯
     Veal parmigian (veal topped with sauce and cheese)　　　　　　　芝士小牛肉
     Shrimp marinara (tantalizing prawns with spaghetti) 　　　　　　大蝦意面
     Cold seafood salad 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　海鮮沙律
     Fettuccine alla carbonara (spaghetti with a creamy white sauce) 白汁意大利面
     Pizza 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　意大利式烤餡餅
     Lasagna (flat pasta noodle with meat sauce)　　　　　　　　　　 意式千層闊面
     Spaghetti with meat sauce 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　意式肉醬意面
     Spaghetti with tomato sauce　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　蕃茄醬意面
     Spaghetti alla bucaniera (spaghetti with seafood) 　　　　　　　海鮮意面
     Salami　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 薩拉米香腸
     Pasta alfredo　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　白汁意大利面食
     Caffe Americano (American-style coffee, but stronger)　　　　　 美式咖啡
     Fishermans rizotto (seafood with rice) 　　　　　　　　　　　　 意式海鮮飯
     意大利人善做面、飯類制品，幾乎每餐必做，而且品種多樣，風味各異。著名的有意大利面、比薩餅等。具有不同形狀和顏色的意大利面，斜狀的是為了讓醬汁進入面管中，而有條紋狀的面令醬汁留在面條表層上，顏色則代表了面條加添不同的營養(yǎng)素。紅色面是在制面的過程中，在面中混入紅甜椒或甜椒根，黃色面是混入番紅花蕊或南瓜，綠色面是混入菠菜，黑色面堪稱最具視覺沖擊力，用的是墨魚的墨汁。所有顏色皆來自自然食材，而不是色素。
Part 2　Key words ＆ Sentences　關鍵詞語全知道
     Italian food which has a long history has made a profound impact on the United States and Europe.
     意大利食物歷史悠久，對歐美的食物都有深刻影響。
     Italian food developed into a variety of factions including the United States food. So, the Italian food is called "the mother of western food".
     意大利的食物發(fā)展成很多分支，美國食物就是其中之一，所以意大利食物被稱作西餐之母。
     "Pizza" is the Italian style food which made by special bottom cake, cheese, sauces and stuffing, but the food has gone beyond the language and culture barrier, become to the world's prevailing Cuisines.
     "比薩"是意大利美食--使用特別的底部蛋糕，加奶酪、醬制成，現(xiàn)在比薩已經超出了語言和文化分界線，成為世界的流行美食。
     Italy has the history of making prosciutto for more than 2,000 years, and the prosciutto of Parma is among the world's top-quality products and protected by European Union Law.
     意大利制作火腿的歷史可以追溯到幾千年前的羅馬時期。意大利人頗為他們的火腿工藝而驕傲，而帕瑪火腿更是高品質火腿的代表。
     There's a saying in Italy which goes that a person who doesn't like raw prosciutto is not an Italian.
     在意大利流傳這樣一句俗語，不喜歡吃火腿的人不是意大利人。
     Prosciutto can be found in ordinary people's plate as well as on the table of an Italian state banquet.
     火腿出現(xiàn)在普通家庭的飯桌上，也能在意大利國宴上找到。
     Try wrapping a slice of prosciutto around a slice of sweet fresh fruit-with soft cantaloupes it's amazing.
     火腿可以用在沙拉中，在新鮮的甜味水果片表面附上一片薄薄的火腿，特別是和哈密瓜配在一起，絕對美味。
     More and more Americans are visiting Italy not to see the sites of ancient Rome but to taste the delights of the rest of the country, according to a new survey.
     據一項新的調查顯示，越來越多的美國人為了品嘗美食，而不是游覽歷史遺跡而去意大利旅游。
     Italian gourmet is elegant and noble, exquisite, and pays attention to natural flavor.
     意大利美食典雅高貴，且濃重樸實，講究原汁原味。
     Italian food is famous for its variety, and contains thousands of different dishes. Besides the well-known pizza and spaghetti, it is also famous for its seafood and desserts.
     意大利菜系非常豐富，菜品成千上萬，除了大家耳熟能詳?shù)谋人_和意大利面，它的海鮮和甜品也聞名遐邇。
     Italians are good at making food with wheat and rice, and do so almost every meal, which is of rich and different varieties.
     意大利人善做面、米類制品，幾乎每餐必做，而且品種多樣，風格各異。
     While eating Italian food, you have to complete it with wine.
     吃意大利菜一定要佐以葡萄酒。
     Italian people don't eat buttered toast, while they like to use fruit juice and olive oil to season.
     意大利人吃不加黃油的面包，他們喜好用果汁和橄欖油當佐料。
     If you are at a Korean barbecue joint, there's no need to add anything extra. But a sleek Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution.
     如果你去一個吃韓國燒烤的地方，那么沒有必要付額外的費用。但是在一個雅致的意大利餐館就餐，可能就要多付10%的小費。
     An Italian dish consisting of pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or ricotta cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce.
     番茄沙司烙通心粉是一種意大利食物，即用肉片或乳清干酪填塞的意大利通心粉，常趁熱和著番茄沙司一起吃。
     It is a mild, white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.
     白干酪是一種味淡的、白色的并有彈性的意大利奶酪，通常融化放在比薩餅上吃。
     There is a thick soup of Italian origin containing assorted vegetables, beans, pasta such as vermicelli or macaroni, and herbs in a meat or vegetable broth.
     蔬菜濃湯源于意大利的一種濃湯，用多種蔬菜、豆子、面團(如通心粉或細面條)以及放入肉或菜湯中的香料制成。
     Pasta is cooked to the right texture, sauce is not too creamy yet you can taste the sweet tomato flavour.
     意粉煮得軟硬適中，奶油味不會太重，又可嘗到甜甜的番茄味。
     The pizza is freshly made and the thin crust is so crispy. When you "tear"the pizza apart, the melted mozzarella cheese is "drooping" in the air!
     比薩現(xiàn)烤現(xiàn)吃得好，品味又薄又脆。當你切開比薩餅時，融化的馬蘇里拉奶酪拉出長長的絲。
     We all know that Tiramisu is one of the most popular desserts in an Italian restaurant, so of course we must order Buono's version to try out.
     眾所周知，提拉米蘇是每家意大利餐館必有的經典甜品之一，所以我們怎么能錯過呢？
     Pasta is typical in Italy. In the north, eggs are used when making pasta, but in the south, they are not. The Italians like eating meat, too. Cheese has a long history of popularity in Italy.
     意大利面是意大利特有的食物。在北方，做意大利面的時候，他們使用雞蛋，但是在南方就不用。意大利人也喜歡吃肉。在意大利，奶酪有很長一段時間的流行史。