美味"英式蛋挞"的由来

　　皮酥松脆、口感甜糯的英式蛋挞是众多食客的最爱甜点，这种美味的蛋挞还有着几百年的历史渊源，不少英国皇室成员也是它的忠实拥趸者。配上一杯浓郁的伯爵茶，回味英式甜点带来的味蕾享受吧！ 

　　The custard tart is regarded as one of Britain’s traditional dishes. It remained a favourite over the centuries and is just as popular today. Even the name has an ancient pedigree—it is derived from both the old French word for crust (crouste), and the Anglo-Norman ‘crustarde’, which meant a tart or pie with a crust.

　　蛋挞是公认的英国传统美食之一，几百年来一直深得人们的喜爱，直到今天仍然广受欢迎。甚至连“蛋挞”这一名字也有着古老的渊源——“蛋挞”来源于“酥皮”（crust）的法语词“crouste”和盎格鲁诺尔曼语词“crustarde”，“crustarde”意思是带酥皮的蔬菜、水果或肉馅饼。

　　Custard tarts were popular during Medieval times and records show that King Henry IV enjoyed them at his coronation banquet in 1399.

　　早在中世纪时，蛋挞就已经风靡一时。有记载称，1399年，英国国王亨利四世在加冕礼宴会上就享用了蛋挞这种美食。

　　Henry IV is not the only English monarch with a liking for them. Called ‘doucets’ in the Middle Ages, they were equally popular at the court of Henry VIII. Henry VIII’s daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, who had a famously sweet tooth, also had a great liking for custard in pastry. At her court, custard tarts grew to enormous sizes and had jesters prancing around in the wobbly mix. The mess must have been quite considerable!

　　亨利四世可不是唯一钟情于蛋挞的英国君王。在亨利八世时期的宫廷里，蛋挞同样广受青睐。亨利八世的女儿，嗜好甜食的女王伊丽莎白一世也对蛋挞情有独钟。她的宫廷中囤积了大量的蛋挞，再加上逗趣的弄臣在宫中摇摆表演，那场面真是乱得无以复加！