舌尖上的中国第1季 第99期:五味的调和(21)

 100 years ago,a Japanese scientist extracted glutamic acid from another seaweed. 一百年前日本科学家从另一种藻类植物海带中提取出谷氨酸结晶体

It's later known as MSG. 也就是俗称的"味精"

Although MSG has been widely used,the Chinese have different views towards it. 尽管味精的使用已经非常广泛但今天的中国人对它的看法却莫衷一是

In south China, people prefer the flavor of natural ingredients. 尤其在南方，人们更喜爱纯天然食材经过烹饪带来的鲜味

After the harvest season,Li is going to spend his leisure time fishing,drinking tea, and of course,eating. 采摘季过后老李每天的休闲方式就是钓鱼一杯酽茶，一块烤紫菜...生活恬淡而宁静

For Chinese, good taste originally refers to the taste of raw fish. 鲜字，在中文里最初的意思是指未经人工烹饪的生鱼的滋味

For modern people who are accustomed to cooked food, 而对于习惯熟食的现代人来说

it takes some wisdom to preserve the freshness and original flavor of foods. 如何在用火烹饪的前提下得到食物的鲜味

This is exactly what the Cantonese are so good at. 最有这种智慧的莫过于广东人了

Huangsha Market in Guangzhou is always busy in the morning. 早晨是广州黄沙市场最繁忙的时候

But here you can find a great variety of seafood¹ from all over the world. 这里集中了来自世界各地美味的海鲜

Zhuang Chen often comes here to look for the best ingredients. 庄臣常来这里寻找最好的食材

At the age of 18, he entered one of China's first five-star hotels and became a chef. 18岁时，他进入中国最早的五星级酒店成为一名厨师

1 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。