For hard-core1） foodies who love nothing more than sampling2） delicacies when visiting foreign lands， a visit to a food museum is a fine way to gain appreciation of local cuisine. These are some of the world's best food museums to check out.

對于那些去國外旅游其實就是奔著品嘗美食去的美食控來說，去美食博物館走走是了解當(dāng)?shù)孛朗车囊粋€好方法。下面就是世界上最值得一去的一些美食博物館。

Colman's Mustard first edged into fame in 1901， when explorer Robert Scott set sail for the South Pole with one ton of the stuff—the event was the first example of celebrity-endorsed advertising. But the Colman's Mustard Shop didn't open until 1973， with the adjoining museum offering insight into the brand and its history. For example， few know that the founders were pioneers when it came to employee social welfare. Colman's was the first company in the UK to employ an industrial nurse3）.

Highlight： The incredibly well stocked gift shop， though you run the risk of never wanting to see a Colman's Mustard product ever again by the end of the visit.

“科爾曼芥末”最早是在1901年變得小有名氣，當(dāng)時探險家羅伯特·斯科特帶著一噸科爾曼芥末起航去了南極——這一事件是首個名人代言做廣告的例子。但是科爾曼芥末商店直到1973年才開業(yè)，旁邊還設(shè)有一座博物館詳細(xì)展示這一品牌的故事和歷史。例如，很少有人知道，該品牌的那些創(chuàng)始人在給員工提供社會福利方面可謂先驅(qū)?？茽柭婺┥痰昙安┪镳^還是英國第一家雇傭工業(yè)護士的公司。

亮點：存貨量異常充足的紀(jì)念品商店。不過，你要冒著下述風(fēng)險：到游覽結(jié)束時，再也不想看到任何科爾曼芥末產(chǎn)品。

Perhaps unsurprisingly， the Frietmuseum is the world's only museum dedicated to French fries， which， despite the name， Belgians claim to have created.

It appears the owners， Cedric and Eddy Van Belle， have a penchant4） for weird museums， because they also founded Belgium's Domestic Lighting Museum. This attraction， however， is altogether more interesting， with exhibitions exploring the history of the world's most popular food， with lots of opportunities to try some yourself.

Highlight： The ground floor exhibition about potatoes， which were first discovered in Peru 10，000 years ago.

也許這并不讓人意外，薯條博物館是世界上唯一一座專注于薯條的博物館——盡管薯條全名為法式炸薯條，但比利時人仍堅稱這種食物是他們發(fā)明的。

這座博物館為塞德里克和埃迪·凡貝爾所共有，他們似乎對古怪的博物館情有獨鐘，因為他們還創(chuàng)建了比利時室內(nèi)照明博物館。不過，薯條博物館總體上來說更為有趣：既有各種展覽讓你探索這種世界上最流行食物的歷史，還讓你有大把機會可以來點兒薯條親自品嘗一下。

亮點：一樓關(guān)于土豆的展覽。土豆最早是一萬年前在秘魯被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

Kyoto museum is for those who can't get enough of Japan's classic noodle dish. It allows visitors to find out more about the different varieties of Japanese wheat flour noodles.

"There wasn't an udon restaurant where I could taste all the regional varieties， so I opened one，" explains founder Tomoaki Takaya. "There are 35 types of udon noodle， all of which can be seen in the museum. Each region in Japan has its own udon and way of eating it."

Highlight： The amazing wall-mounted display of steaming， udon-filled bowls.

京都的這家博物館就是為那些吃不夠日本經(jīng)典面條的人而設(shè)的。在這里，游客可以對各種各樣不同的日本小麥面條有更多的了解。

“沒有一家烏冬面館可以讓我嘗到所有的地方風(fēng)味，所以我自己開了一家，”博物館創(chuàng)建者高屋友明解釋道，“烏冬面共有35種，每一種都能在這座博物館里看到。日本的每個地區(qū)都有自己的烏冬面，也有各自的吃面方式?！?/p>

亮點：“爬”上墻壁的面碗。碗里盛滿了熱氣騰騰的烏冬面，看上去非常壯觀。

Gouda， Edam， Leerdammer， Leyden， Maaslander， Maasdam ... Keen travelers might recognize these names as cities in the Netherlands， but they're types of cheese， and the aim of this museum is to educate people about them.

Fittingly， it's located on the upper floors of the Alkmaar cheese-weighing warehouse. Visitors can check out collections of cheese-related tools and kids will love the interactive displays. If you're in town between April and September， a visit to the town's cheese market is advised—it's the largest in the Netherlands and takes place every Friday.

Highlight： The 15-minute film shown to all visitors， after which you'll never look at a cheese wheel in the same way again.

高達、埃德姆、雷達美、萊頓、馬士蘭德、馬士丹……旅游愛好者們也許會把這些名字認(rèn)作荷蘭的城市名，不過它們是各種類型的干酪，而這座博物館就是想讓人們了解各類干酪。

干酪博物館位于阿爾克馬爾干酪稱量棧上面的幾層樓，位置恰到好處。游客可以欣賞干酪相關(guān)工具的館藏品，孩子們會喜歡這里的互動展覽。如果4～9月的時候你在這個城市，建議你去城里的干酪集市逛逛——那可是荷蘭最大的干酪集市，每周五都開集。

亮點：向所有游客播放的15分鐘短片?？赐赀@個短片，你對輪形干酪的認(rèn)識將不再和從前一樣。

This chocolate-themed museum takes a calorific5） look at how the chocolate industry shaped this beautiful northern English city.

"While other British cities were built on steel， coal or wool， York's fame and fortune has rested on chocolate for almost 300 years， thanks to the chocolate expertise of three entrepreneurial families： Rowntree， Terry and Craven，" explains museum manager Nikki Jacobs. "Though much has changed over the centuries， York remains the UK's home of chocolate."

Highlight： The Factory Zone， where you can watch York's master chocolatiers in action before that all-important taste test.

這座巧克力主題博物館從食物熱量的角度展示巧克力工業(yè)如何塑造了這個美麗的英格蘭北方城市。

“與其他英國城市建于鋼鐵、煤炭或是羊毛之上不同，約克的名聲和財富近三百年來都依靠的是巧克力，而這要歸功于擅長生產(chǎn)巧克力的三大家族企業(yè)：朗特里、特里和克雷文，”博物館負(fù)責(zé)人尼基·雅各布斯解釋道，“雖然過去幾個世紀(jì)發(fā)生了很多變化，但約克仍然是英國的巧克力之鄉(xiāng)?！?/p>

亮點：工廠區(qū)。在那里，你可以目睹約克著名的巧克力制造商如何進行生產(chǎn)，隨后參加至關(guān)重要的試吃活動。