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时间:2014-01-08 08:45:01

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By CCTV reporter Hu Chao

Wednesday marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. Laba means the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. It has been celebrated1 for 1,500 years. One of the festival's traditions is to pickle2 garlic in vinegar. North China's Shanxi Province is famous for for its extra-aged3 vinegar. Our reporter Hu Chao joined one of the long lines of people waiting to buy some.

 

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People have already been standing in line for two hours to buy vinegar in China's Shanxi

province.

Ninghuafu Yiyuanqing is the most famous vinegar store in Shanxi Province. It’s been producing extra aged vinegar here for more than six hundred years. And as the Laba festival approaches, the store has served thousands of customers and sold even more vinegar.

Reporter: “It’s only 9:30 in the morning, and these people have already been standing in line for two hours to buy vinegar. The store manager says since the start of the twelfth lunar month, thousands of customers have come to do the same every day. And he says, more than 10,000 liters of vinegar can sometimes be sold in a single day.”

"The Laba festival is coming. We’re all here to buy vinegar to make Laba garlic, which will be so delicious to eat alongside dumplings during the Lunar New Year."

The garlic is soaked in vinegar on Laba day. So that by the Lunar New Year, about twenty days later, the garlic will be just right to eat.

"Vinegar quality is key to tasty Laba garlic. You should use high quality vinegar and garlic with purple skin." Lian Jia, deputy manager of Shanxi Donghu Vinegar Co., Ltd, said.

While those unfamiliar5 with the Laba tradition may think green garlic is a sign of rotten food, experts say the combination of Laba garlic and vinegar is not just delicious, but also quite nutritious6. With anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities, it can reduce the greasiness7 of food while adding a unique flavor.

 

People have already been standing in line for two hours to buy vinegar in China's Shanxi
province.

 


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1 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
2 pickle mSszf     
n.腌汁,泡菜;v.腌,泡
参考例句:
  • Mother used to pickle onions.妈妈过去常腌制洋葱。
  • Meat can be preserved in pickle.肉可以保存在卤水里。
3 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
4 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 unfamiliar uk6w4     
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
参考例句:
  • I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
  • The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
6 nutritious xHzxO     
adj.有营养的,营养价值高的
参考例句:
  • Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
7 greasiness 7163d7cd49f5a7695eac75c57f82e02f     
n.多脂,油腻,阿谀
参考例句:
  • Gelatin, froth or powder suitable greasiness, property and neutral flesh. 凝胶、泡沫或粉末适合油性、混合性及中性肌肤。 来自互联网
  • Clothes cleaner cleans away all greasiness By just a single Brushing. 擦衣净,各类油污,一擦就灵。 来自互联网