2017年CRI Diversified cuisine reflects more tolerant during Chinese new year

 

Eating - especially with family and friends - forms the center of almost every Chinese celebration and Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, is no exception.

The only decision left to make then is where to eat!

The choice has never been greater, with just about every taste catered¹ for and every cuisine² available.

No wonder then, as CRI's Min Rui discovered, the latest trend in Tianjin is to 'Eat Foreign' on Lunar New Year eve.

There is no doubt that the Lunar New Year eve is the most important time of the year for Chinese people to enjoy a family reunion.

Normally, Chinese families gather together, make dumplings, and have a fest while watching a gala on TV.

But this year some people are choosing to dine out at a foreign restaurant.

25 year old Tianjin resident, Dai Bin³, is one of them.

"I'm from the northeastern part of China. This is the first time for me to celebrate the Chinese New Year without going back to my hometown. I'm not good at cooking so I'll be dining out. I think I'll go have pizza just like usual at weekends, and have some beer with friends. "

Dai Bin says he is not the only one to opt⁴ out of the traditional migration⁵ during the spring festival.

Tianjin is no stranger to foreign cuisine, as it was a trade concession⁶ before the Second World War, and so became home to foreign restaurants of various styles.

The past three decades of China's opening up, has seen the rapid spread of many foreign fast food companies.

McDonald's already has approximately 2,200 outlets⁷ in China, with Pizza Hut offering 1600 stores across 400 Chinese cities.

Despite the robust⁸ growth of fast food chains, fine dining has not been left behind.

Shortly before the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Mr. Renato Pegoraro from Italy decided⁹ to create a small oasis¹⁰ of traditional Italian flavors opening the Venezia Club.

Even today, the restaurant bar is still the only restaurant in the city of Tianjin with an Italian owner, and is favored by many local people.

He says for the upcoming lunar New Year, his restaurant bar has a lot to offer, especially for Chinese customers.

"We prepared for the Chinese new year festival something new. We prepared a new menu about food, a new menu about drink. We have some booking from foreign people, but also from Chinese. Because we have a lot of customers, that come frequently. Many for eight or night years…"

He says they've build up a solid customer base through years of hard work.

The Tianjin Quanjian Football Club even chose his restaurant as the official supplier of food products and as a consultant¹¹.

From fast food to fine dining, Chinese people's tastes have changed dramatically over time. The diversification¹² of food is a signal of China's inclusiveness, which is a good thing. People may have different values, but all people love food.

There is a saying that the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. No matter who you are and what you do, at the end of the day, we all like to enjoy a tasty meal and get a good sleep.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 catered   

提供饮食及服务( cater的过去式和过去分词 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• We catered for forty but only twenty came. 我们准备了40客饭菜，但只来了20个人。
• They catered for everyone regardless of social rank. 他们为所有人服务而不计较其社会地位。

2 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

5 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

6 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

7 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。

11 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

12 diversification   

n.变化，多样化；多种经营

参考例句：

• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture. 该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。 来自辞典例句
• Firm diversification is increasingly achieved by the means of takeover and merger. 通过接管和兼并，厂商经营范围日益多样化。 来自辞典例句