舌尖上的中国第1季 第73期:厨房的秘密(14)

 Now fry the shrimps¹ until they turn bright yellow. 把虾炸熟，炸成鲜黄色。

In old days, one learned how to cook through apprenticeship², 区别于传统的师徒间手口相传，

but Zhou knows that nowadays students need to learn as much as possible when they are in school, in order to find a good job. 厨师学校的周赛群知道学生们必须尽快学会更多才能增加就业的砝码。

Her students are all around 20 years old， To most of them, cooking will be a skill to make a living. 这些孩子大都二十岁上下，对于他们中的大多数来说，做菜将会是一门谋生的手艺。

But before they thoroughly³ master the skill and become magicians in the kitchen, there's still a long way to go. 在成为掌握厨房秘密的魔法师之前等待他们的会是一条漫长的路。

It's not evenly cooked, but I think it doesn't matter. 这里边还有点生没事，这生我觉得没问题。

You may try more marinade next time, to force the flavour to go deeper inside. 汁多一点，然后拿料使劲往里头压这个味道。

Then saute it. That would be okay. 然后再去煎它。就给煎熟了就行。

Dong Zhenxiang is a famous chef and also a gourmand⁴. 董振祥，名厨，也是美食家。

He is the person who decides whether a new dish can be added onto menu. 一道新菜品是否能出现在菜单上完全由他定夺。

What do you think of it? 味道怎么样？

It's badly fried. 炸得不好。

You cut it, then it falls apart. 因为你一破开它它的块儿就不完整了。

The appearance is ruined. 就不好看了。

The key is the chicken. We have to get fresh ones. 鸡好，鸡一定要好。

They last only a few days. 就卖这几天。

After that, they will be too tough to be served. And pay attention to the flavour. 再老了就不能卖了然后，味很重要。

It is a usual practice to add new dishes into the menu regularly. 定期推出新菜是中餐馆的惯例。

This time, Dong is trying to cook a classical dish, Stewed⁵ Sea Cucumber with Welsh Onion, in an original way. 但招牌菜“葱烧海参”却是一道鲁菜经典。

Chop the onions into small pieces. （把葱）切成小段。

It's original, but very simple. 这是我们自己的一个方法很简单。

Yet from the cutting of onions, seemingly simple, to the extracting of onion oil and puffing⁶ up dried sea cucumbers which are more complicated, each procedure has strict criteria⁷. 从简单的切葱到复杂的煎葱油，发海参每一环，都有严格的标准。

1 shrimps   

n.虾，小虾( shrimp的名词复数 )；矮小的人

参考例句：

• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句

2 apprenticeship   

n.学徒身份；学徒期

参考例句：

• She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter. 她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
• He served his apprenticeship with Bob. 他跟鲍勃当学徒。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

4 gourmand   

n.嗜食者

参考例句：

• He was long famed as a gourmand and heavy smoker and drinker.长期以来，他一直以嗜好美食和烟酒闻名。
• The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets.这里的食物可以管饱却不讲究品质。

5 stewed   

adj.焦虑不安的，烂醉的v.炖( stew的过去式和过去分词 )；煨；思考；担忧

参考例句：

• When all birds are shot, the bow will be set aside;when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed. 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• \"How can we cook in a pan that's stewed your stinking stockings? “染臭袜子的锅，还能煮鸡子吃！还要它？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。