外教讲解地道美语 第297期:印度美食

A: So where is this mystery restaurant that we are going to?
那个我们要去的神秘的餐厅在哪儿？

B: It' s an Indian restaurant!  I know you have never had Indian food, so I thought you might want to try.
那是个印第餐馆！我知道你没有吃过印度的食物，所以我想也许你会想尝试一下。

A: That sounds great!  I am craving some type of beef dish.
听起来不错！我想吃牛肉菜。

B: Well, Indian cuisine actually doesn' t serve beef. You see, cows are a sacred animal, a very important element in the Hindu religion, so beef is not eaten.
嗯，事实上印度菜谱里没有牛肉。你知道的，奶牛是一种很神圣的动物，在印度教里是很重要的东西，因此牛肉是不能吃的。

A: I see, so what are we having? Chicken?
我知道了，所以我们可以吃什么呢？鸡肉吗？

B: There are many amazing dishes to choose from. We can have some chicken tikka masala which is an amazing curry.  It' s a bit spicy, but I think you can handle it.
这里有很多美味可以选择。我们有鸡肉味的小块香料做成的很棒的咖喱。有点辛辣，不过我觉得你能吃的。

A: Sounds good! I have always heard that Indian spices give a rich flavor to food.
很好！我听说印度的香料让食物味道变得很丰富。

B: Yeah. Also, we can have some Naan bread which is baked in a tandoori oven. Since you don' t use any utensils to eat,  you can use this bread to scoop up the curry or rice.
是的。我们还有些在泥炉炭火锅里制作的印度薄饼。你可以用面包来盛咖喱粉和米饭而省去了器皿。

A: What about veggies?
那素食者呢？

B: They  have  a  good  variety  of  vegetable-based dishes like palak paneer, vegetable samosas or daal.
他们有各种各样的以蔬菜为主的菜肴，比如菠菜芝士，蔬菜三角包。

A: It all sounds exquisite! I can' t wait!
听上去它们都很美味啊！我等不及想去了！