國(guó)際朋友說(shuō)WORLD SPEAKING

我的舌尖在中國(guó)

My Taste of China

要想留住他的心，先要留住他的胃。美食的誘惑，是不能阻擋的。年輕的國(guó)際朋友們，他們到中國(guó)來(lái)，味蕾是否習(xí)慣？他們最喜歡的中國(guó)菜是什么？最吃不慣的中國(guó)菜又是什么？他們有沒(méi)有自己嘗試做過(guò)中國(guó)美食？他們國(guó)家的美食與中國(guó)美食又有什么不同？本期國(guó)際朋友說(shuō)，我們邀請(qǐng)年輕的國(guó)際朋友們，談?wù)勛约涸谥袊?guó)的美食體驗(yàn)。

As the saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The temptation of good food can hardly be resisted. Are young expatriates used to Chinese dishes after coming to China? What are their favorite Chinese dishes? What Chinese dish is the most difficult to get used to? Have they ever cooked Chinese dishes on their own? What is the difference between the food from their country and Chinese cuisine? In this issue of WorldSpeaking, we invite young international friends to talk about their experiences with food in China.

主持人：吳星鐸，中國(guó)（Wu Xingduo，China）

嘉賓主持：蘇莉，俄羅斯（Anastasia Sukhoretskaya,Russia）

嘉賓(Guests)：比拉爾，巴基斯坦（Muhammad Bilal，Pakistan）；米沙，哈薩克斯坦（Mikhail Chursin，Kazakhstan）；蘇銳，赤道幾內(nèi)亞（Jesus Pierrot，Equatorial Guinea)

中國(guó)美食初體驗(yàn)

My fi rst experience with Chinese food

米沙：我是宮保雞丁的粉絲

2013年，我作為一個(gè)大三的交換生來(lái)到北京語(yǔ)言大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，第一天，我沒(méi)找到食堂，晚上饑腸轆轆的我在五道口附近的一個(gè)飯館吃了第一頓中餐，我點(diǎn)的菜是宮保雞丁，我是之前在學(xué)習(xí)中文的課程中知道這道菜的。第一次吃的時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)，這個(gè)菜量特別大！特別多！在我們哈薩克斯坦的飯館，菜量往往不會(huì)那么多。這個(gè)大盤(pán)子裝的宮保雞丁，又辣又甜，這是在我的國(guó)家沒(méi)有的味道。我的感覺(jué)是味道有點(diǎn)奇怪，但是特別好吃。我一邊吃一邊想，在國(guó)外這么遠(yuǎn)，能吃到和家鄉(xiāng)菜完全不一樣的、但又特別好吃的菜，我的心里也就越發(fā)踏實(shí)起來(lái)。從此，宮保雞丁成為我的最愛(ài)。 后來(lái)一個(gè)中國(guó)朋友還教我怎么做宮保雞丁，我的手藝還不錯(cuò)。

Mikhail: I am a fan of Kung Pao Chicken

In 2013, I came to Beijing Language and Culture University as a junior exchange student. On the fi rst day, I could not fi nd the canteen. Having starved all day, I had my fi rst Chinese meal at a restaurant near Wudaokou, where I ordered Kung PaoChicken, which I learned of from my previous Chinese course. After it was served, I found the portion extremely large! Probably a little too much! The portions in restaurants in Kazakhstan are normally not so large. The Kung Pao chicken was both spicy and sweet, which is normally not found in Kazakh cuisine. I found the taste a little unusual, but extremely delicious. As I enjoyed it, I thought, how nice it is to have food that is completely different from that of my hometown, and yet so delicious. It was very comforting. Since then, Kung Pao Chicken has become my favorite. A Chinese friend even taught me how to cook it. I am quite good at it.

蘇銳：我在食堂試了一個(gè)多月

我第一次來(lái)中國(guó)去的是長(zhǎng)春，那時(shí)候就知道中國(guó)的飯菜和非洲的完全不一樣。在中國(guó)上大學(xué)，我在食堂看到了數(shù)不清的飯菜，也不知道哪個(gè)吃得慣，哪個(gè)吃不慣。于是我就想了個(gè)辦法，就是剛開(kāi)始的一個(gè)月左右，我每天都買(mǎi)不同的飯菜，如果吃著不可口下次就不買(mǎi)了，如果覺(jué)得好吃，我就記下來(lái)。我記得當(dāng)時(shí)我最多的時(shí)候每天買(mǎi)四種不同的飯菜。這樣，一個(gè)多月過(guò)去了，我大概摸清了自己喜歡哪幾種。我比較喜歡炒米飯，和非洲的飯味道有點(diǎn)類似。但說(shuō)實(shí)話，北方多數(shù)的菜我都吃不慣，因?yàn)榭偸腔旌现芏鄸|西，像米沙喜歡的宮保雞丁，又是雞丁，又是花生，又是大蔥，我最吃不慣了。我喜歡肉就是肉、菜就是菜、飯就是飯的那種，單一而清楚的食物。我有很多南方的朋友，我自己也經(jīng)常去南方，我發(fā)現(xiàn)南方的飯菜比較合我的胃口，比如米線，我就比較喜歡。

Jesus Pierrot: Eating at the canteen for a month

I went to Changchun when I fi rst came to China. I knew that Chinese cuisine was completely different from African cuisine. When I went to college in China, I saw countless dishes at the canteen. However, I was unsure of which dish I would get used to and which dish I would not. So I fi gured this out by trying different dishes almost daily for the fi rst month. If a dish did not appeal to me, I would not buy it next time; if it were good, then I would take note. I remember at that time, I would try as much as four different dishes. Just like that, after a month, I fi gured out which ones I like. I like fried rice, which tastes a little similar to an African rice dish. But to be honest, I could not get used to most of the Northern dishes, because they were always a mixture of many ingredients. For example Kung Pao Chicken which Mikhail likes; there are chicken cubes, peanuts and green Chinese onions. I had the most diffi culty getting used to it. I prefer pure and focused dishes.For me, meat is meat, vegetables are vegetables, and rice is rice. I have a lot of Southern friends, and I go to the south quite frequently myself. I found Southern food to be much more appealing, such as the rice noodles which I like it a lot.

Bilal: Family affection towards strange delicacies

I am privileged as compared to other overseas students, due to the fact that my big brother lives in China, and I have a Chinese sister-in-law. For me, although coming to China felt strange, I was accompanied and guided by family. This allowed me to become accustomed very easily. When I came to Beijing to attend school in September 2015, my big brother had lived here for seven years. The night my brother and sister-inlaw picked me up from the airport, we had Kung Pao Chicken and Peking Duck together. I was fascinated by the taste of Kung Pao Chicken the fi rst time I had it. It has become a dishI order without fail ever since. The fi rst time I had the Peking Duck, I knew it would be delicious just by looking at the sliced duck. However, the cucumbers, scallions, pancakes, sauces in saucers and most of all chopsticks, frustrated me. Since my brother taught me, I’ve loved the dish ever since.

左起：比拉爾、米沙、蘇銳

比拉爾：陌生美味中滿溢親情

相比其他留學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，我有一點(diǎn)兒優(yōu)勢(shì)，就是我的大哥在中國(guó)，而且我有一位中國(guó)嫂子，所以我到中國(guó)來(lái)，雖陌生，卻有親人陪伴、向?qū)В芸炀瓦m應(yīng)了。我2015年9月來(lái)北京上學(xué)的時(shí)候，我大哥已經(jīng)在北京7年了，哥哥嫂嫂把我從機(jī)場(chǎng)接回來(lái)的當(dāng)天晚上，我們?nèi)齻€(gè)一起去品嘗了宮保雞丁、北京烤鴨。第一次吃宮保雞丁我就對(duì)那個(gè)味道著迷了，以至于后來(lái)宮保雞丁成為我的必點(diǎn)菜。第一次吃北京烤鴨的時(shí)候，我看著烤鴨切片，感覺(jué)會(huì)非常好吃，只是看著一碟一碟的黃瓜、大蔥、卷餅、調(diào)味醬什么的，最重要的是我當(dāng)時(shí)還不會(huì)用筷子，我就發(fā)愁了，說(shuō)這怎么吃呢？于是我哥哥就教我應(yīng)該怎么去吃，的確和我想的一樣，非常美味。

Anastasia Sukhoretskaya: It is hard to watch your fi gure in China

I came to Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2009 to study Chinese, and never had Chinese food before. The first time, I ordered Yu-Shiang Shredded Pork. The portion was large and the taste delicious. I also liked the steamed stuffed buns. My appetite increased day by day. In the fi rst week I could only eat a fi fth of the portion, then two fifths in the second week. Two months later I could eat the whole dish, and four months later, a whole portion of Yu-Shiang Shredded Pork was not enough for me, even with the steamed buns. As a result, I gained more than ten kilograms. When I went home after a semester, my parents could hardly recognize me. Now, I mainly have Western food to maintain my weight.

蘇莉：在中國(guó)保持體重是件難事

我2009年到北京外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)中文，在這之前從來(lái)沒(méi)有吃過(guò)中國(guó)菜。第一次點(diǎn)菜點(diǎn)了魚(yú)香肉絲，盤(pán)子特別大，菜量特別多，我發(fā)現(xiàn)很好吃，還有包子我也喜歡吃。我的飯量與日俱增，第一周我只能吃魚(yú)香肉絲的百分之二十，第二周變成了百分之四十，兩個(gè)月之后一盤(pán)菜就能全吃了，等到四個(gè)月后，一盤(pán)魚(yú)香肉絲已經(jīng)不夠我吃了，包子也是。后來(lái)大概胖了十多公斤吧，一個(gè)學(xué)期之后，我回國(guó)后，父母都認(rèn)不出我了?，F(xiàn)在，為了保持體重，我基本上都在吃西餐。

The most unique Chinese dishes

Mikhail: In my opinion, the most unique Chinese dish is “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”. I have wanted to taste it ever since I heard the story behind this dish. I heard that “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”was initially named “Jar of Delicacies”. As the story goes, there was an eminent monk traveling through Fuzhou. When he was staying at a hotel, the neighbor was entertaining guests with the “Jar of Delicacies”. When the monk smelt it, he jumped over the wall just to taste it. That was how “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” got its name. When I actually had “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”, I found it odd looking, but it tasted better than it looked. It was fi lled with precious seafood ingredients, which I have never had in my country.

最奇特的中國(guó)菜

米沙：在我看來(lái)最奇特的中國(guó)菜是“佛跳墻”。當(dāng)我從朋友那里聽(tīng)了佛跳墻的故事后，我就一直希望品嘗一下。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)，“佛跳墻”最開(kāi)始叫“滿壇香”，有一位高僧，傳經(jīng)路過(guò)福州，在旅店住宿的時(shí)候，正好隔壁以“滿壇香”宴奉賓客，高僧聞了之后，跳墻而入，品嘗這道名菜，“佛跳墻”因此而得名。當(dāng)我真正吃到佛跳墻的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)菜看起來(lái)非常奇怪，外觀不敢恭維，但是吃起來(lái)真的很好吃，里面有種珍貴的海鮮成分，我在我們國(guó)家從來(lái)沒(méi)吃過(guò)這樣的菜。

蘇銳：魚(yú)翅在我看來(lái)非常奇特，據(jù)說(shuō)營(yíng)養(yǎng)非常豐富。所謂魚(yú)翅，就是鯊魚(yú)鰭中的細(xì)絲狀軟骨。當(dāng)然，人類對(duì)魚(yú)翅的食用，致使鯊魚(yú)數(shù)量大幅下降，對(duì)自然生態(tài)已經(jīng)造成威脅。

Jesus Pierrot: The shark fin is very peculiar to me, and it is said to be very nutritious. The shark fi n is actually the fi lamentous cartilage from a shark’s fi n. Naturally, the consumption of shark fi ns has threatened shark populations and marine ecology.

蘇莉：我吃過(guò)一種好像壞了的雞蛋，但很好吃。我一開(kāi)始一看顏色，以為壞掉了，吃完之后發(fā)現(xiàn)很可口，原來(lái)它的名字叫皮蛋，很奇特。

Anastasia Sukhoretskaya: I had eggs that seem to have gone rotten, but they were delicious. I saw the color and thought they had gone bad. It defi nitely tasted better than it looked. It was actually preserved egg, which was very peculiar.

至今難以接受的中國(guó)菜

Chinese dishes you cannot accept to this day

米沙：在我們國(guó)家是不吃鴨爪的

我只在中國(guó)吃過(guò)一次鴨爪，真的覺(jué)得不好吃。它是一種涼菜，不合我的口味。在哈薩克斯坦，我們其實(shí)也吃雞爪、豬蹄、牛肚兒等有些國(guó)家的人不習(xí)慣的肉類，唯獨(dú)沒(méi)有鴨爪，我覺(jué)得這種食物我難以接受。

Mikhail: People in my country do not eat duck feet

I’ve only had duck feet once in China. It was not very good, in my opinion. It was cold and unappealing to me. People in my country actually eat chicken feet, pig feet and tripe, which are undesirable cuts of meat foreigners are not used to. But never duck feet. That’s why I fi nd it hard to accept.

蘇銳：一切混合起來(lái)的飯菜我都不喜歡

我喜歡簡(jiǎn)單清晰的菜，混合起來(lái)的飯菜我都不喜歡，包括所有餡兒類的食物，包子、元宵，我老擔(dān)心它們沒(méi)熟，吃不慣。我最不喜歡的是皮蛋瘦肉粥，我不太能理解這個(gè)食物，太復(fù)雜了，這到底是飯，是湯，是粥，還是菜？

Jesus Pierrot: I don’t like anything that is a mixture

I like clear and focused dishes, not dishes with mixed ingredients, including any food with stuffi ng, such as steamed stuffed buns and rice dumplings. I’m always paranoid that they might not be cooked thoroughly. What I dislike the most is the minced pork congee with preserved egg, which I do not understand. It is too complicated. I don’t know if it is rice, soup, porridge or a dish.

比拉爾：為什么螃蟹上桌前還是活著的？

我現(xiàn)在可以接受中國(guó)的大部分飯菜，唯一不行的就是海鮮。魚(yú)可以吃一些，但其他不習(xí)慣，尤其是螃蟹。有一次我和朋友一起吃飯，我點(diǎn)的肉串，他們點(diǎn)了螃蟹，螃蟹上來(lái)的時(shí)候居然還活著！我就問(wèn)這個(gè)你們?cè)趺闯园。麄兙驼褐u汁吃，朋友說(shuō)在中國(guó)很多人吃螃蟹。但我看到那個(gè)螃蟹之前還活著，而且還差點(diǎn)跑掉，實(shí)在接受不了。

Bilal: Why are crabs still alive when they are served?

I can accept most Chinese dishes by now. The only food that I cannot accept is seafood. I eat some types of fi sh, but not shellfish, especially crabs. Once I was dining with some friends, when I ordered pork shashlik and they ordered crabs.The crabs were served live! I asked how it was to be eaten. They just dipped the live crabs in sauces and ate them. I know in China crabs are a delicacy. But I saw the crabs were served live and almost crawling away. It was too foreign to me.

中國(guó)美食DIY

米沙：給爸媽做道中國(guó)菜

回到哈薩克斯坦后，我給爸爸媽媽做了我拿手的宮保雞丁，但是我們?cè)诩依镒龅臅r(shí)候不放辣椒，他們不太喜歡吃辣。大概要做一個(gè)小時(shí)，每次做完，我都和爸爸媽媽一起吃，他們對(duì)這道菜的評(píng)價(jià)非常好。在哈薩克斯坦可以買(mǎi)到和中國(guó)差不多的食材，我們國(guó)家離新疆很近，所以很多人會(huì)做新疆的拉條子和炒面片等。我還參加過(guò)一個(gè)美食節(jié)目，教100名外國(guó)人怎么做烤鴨，我當(dāng)時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)了怎么烤怎么切，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在可能已經(jīng)忘了。

Chinese food DIY

Mikhail: Cooking Chinese dishes for my parents

I made Kung Pao Chicken for my parents when I returned to Kazakhstan, but I did not use peppers as they do not like spicy food. It took me about an hour of preparation. Every time I cooked, the food was praised. We are able to buy almost all the Chinese ingredients in Kazakhstan, due to our proximity with Xinjiang. Many locals can cook Xinjiang noodles and fried noodles. I even joined a food program and taught around a hundred foreigners to cook roast duck. I learned how to roast and slice, but now I have probably forgotten how.

蘇銳：自己包的餃子硬著頭皮也要吃下去

我們學(xué)校組織了包餃子活動(dòng)，200多個(gè)學(xué)生在一個(gè)大廳里一起動(dòng)手，體驗(yàn)中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)文化，我們包得還湊合，其實(shí)我自己不喜歡吃餃子，包完煮好，自己的成果也只能硬著頭皮吃。我自己會(huì)做飯，基本都是做西餐。

Jesus Pierrot: I made dumplings. I ended up biting the bullet and fi nishing them

Our school organized a dumpling making activity, with more than 200 students working together in a hall and experiencing traditional Chinese culture. Our work was not too bad, but I actually do not care too much for dumplings. After the dumplings were finished and cooked, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat the fruits of my labor. I can cook but mostly Western dishes.

比拉爾：在做菜方面，我可以說(shuō)是過(guò)目不忘

我也包過(guò)餃子，一次是春節(jié)時(shí)和中國(guó)嫂子一起包的，今年和學(xué)校一起在外面做活動(dòng)，也是包的餃子?，F(xiàn)在我會(huì)炒一些中國(guó)菜。其實(shí)我根本沒(méi)學(xué)過(guò)做菜，都是看別人怎么做，我就會(huì)了，我覺(jué)得自己可能有烹飪的天賦，不管是巴基斯坦菜還是中國(guó)菜，以前沒(méi)有學(xué)過(guò)，但是我給朋友們做，他們非常喜歡。

Bilal: I am gifted with an extraordinary retentive memory when it comes to cooking

I made dumplings before, once was with my Chinese sister-inlaw during the Spring Festival, and this year at an event with the rest of our school. Now, I can cook some Chinese dishes. As a matter of fact, I never learned to cook, I just learned by sight. I think I may have a talent for cooking. Be it Kazakh or Chinese dishes, when I cook, my friends like the food.

家鄉(xiāng)風(fēng)味推薦

米沙：一定要吃“五個(gè)手指”

別什巴爾馬克（Beshbarmak）可以說(shuō)是哈薩克斯坦的國(guó)菜，意思是“五個(gè)手指（手抓肉）”。在燉熟的羊肉、牛肉里加上湯、面片等食材，這是哈薩克斯坦、吉爾吉斯斯坦等地宴會(huì)上的主菜。一般來(lái)說(shuō)如果人多，我們會(huì)選比較昂貴的駱駝肉或者馬肉。煮肉之后，我們放一些面，然后放土豆，就是這么吃的。這是我們最有名、最好吃的菜。

Recommendation of hometown delicacies

Mikhail: You must have “fi ve fi ngers”

Beshbarmak is practically the national dish in Kazakhstan, meaning “fi ve fi ngers (fi nger snatched meat)”. Dough patches, mutton and beef are cooked in a stew. It is a main course at dinner parties in Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan and other surrounding countries. Normally when there are a lot of people, we would use more expensive meats such as camel or horse. After the meat is stewed, we add some dough and potatoes. This is our most famous and delicious dish.

蘇銳：我最喜歡的是炸香蕉

Jesus Pierrot: My favorite is deep-fried bananas

我最喜歡吃的是炸香蕉，我們那里叫Platano Frito。味道非常好吃，可以吃得飽，在我們國(guó)家非常受歡迎。我自己在中國(guó)也嘗試做過(guò)炸香蕉，有時(shí)候，我的姐姐也會(huì)從家鄉(xiāng)給我寄一些來(lái)吃。

What I like the most is deep-fried bananas, which we call Platano Frito. It tastes extremely good and is popular in my country. I tried to cook deep-fried bananas in China, and sometimes, my sister would send me some from home.

比爾亞尼(Biryani)是比拉爾的最愛(ài)

蘇銳最喜歡的炸香蕉

比拉爾：比爾亞尼是我的最愛(ài)

比爾亞尼（Biryani）是非常好吃的羊肉米飯或雞肉米飯或菜飯，有點(diǎn)像手抓飯。我們用來(lái)做比爾亞尼的米比泰國(guó)的米還長(zhǎng)，我的一個(gè)中國(guó)朋友評(píng)價(jià)說(shuō)飯粒像小蟲(chóng)子，這也是我的拿手菜，很受我的中國(guó)朋友和老師歡迎。

Bilal: Biryani is my favorite

Biryani is a very delicious mutton, chicken or vegetable rice, similar to the Xinjiang rice. The rice we use for Biryani is an even longer grain than Thai rice. A Chinese friend of mine commented that the rice grain looked like a bug. It is my specialty, and is popular with my Chinese friends and teachers.

蘇莉：嘗嘗俄羅斯沙拉

俄羅斯沙拉是一道用黃西紅柿、紫甘藍(lán)、生菜、胡蘿卜絲、葡萄干等為主料制作的美食，但其實(shí)在俄羅斯我們叫它法式沙拉。沙拉吃起來(lái)很健康，也很好吃。

Anastasia Sukhoretskaya: Try the Russian salad

Russian salad is a delicacy consisting of yellow tomatoes, purple cabbages, lettuce, shredded carrots and raisins as the main ingredients. We actually call it French salad. Salad is healthy and delicious.

美食小點(diǎn)評(píng)

所有人：菜品最豐富的當(dāng)然是中國(guó)菜，最受歡迎的除了中國(guó)菜之外還有意大利菜、日本菜。味道最美的菜，是媽媽做的菜。（中文整理：吳星鐸、王兆峰，英文整理：何波）

Comments on delicacies

Everyone: Chinese cuisine has immense variety. In addition to Chinese dishes, other popular cuisines include Italian and Japanese cuisine. The most delicious foods are the ones cooked by mother.

(Chinese version: Wu Xingduo,Wang Zhaofeng; English version: He Bo)