舌尖上的中国第1季 第33期:转化的灵感(7)

 Mudu, cattle of Mengke, is in the lactation period. “木犊”是孟克的牛，正处在哺乳期。

To get fresh milk from the cow, Mengke's mother has to get permission from the calf¹. 妈妈要想顺利从母牛那里获得鲜奶得先过小牛这一关。

Fresh milk no longer ferments² as easily as during warmer days. 鲜奶已经不像天气暖和时那样容易发酵了。

The mother must hurry to make the milk curd³ as food reserve for the long winter. 妈妈要抓紧时间赶制酸奶豆腐作为漫长冬天的储备。

The sour cream on the surface is carefully ladled out. 表皮的酸奶油先被小心的舀出来。

And the cream is very precious. 这是很珍贵的部分。

Fermented⁵ milk curdles⁶. 发酵的牛奶结成块状的凝乳。

Protein and whey are separated when heated. 蛋白和乳清在火力下分离开。

The whey though won't be wasted as it's best for feeding livestock⁷. 乳清不会被浪费，它们最适合喂牲畜。

You have to keep stirring the juice so that the curdled⁸ milk won't stick to the pot. 需要不停的扰动这样，奶团才不会粘到锅底。

When the whey is fully⁴ separated, the hot curdled milk is poured into molds. 最后的乳清彻底耗干时奶团被趁热盛进模具中。

Mengke offers the fresh milk curd to his grandfather. 孟克把新鲜的奶豆腐最先递到爷爷面前。

It's the best delicacy⁹. 那是最好的美食。

Heading straight south, an almost identical scene is happening in Yunnan, thousands of miles away. 一直向南，几千公里外的云南几乎是同样的情形。

Thick and heavy chopsticks are moved vigorously. 粗重的木筷被灵活的使用。

1 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

2 ferments   

n.酵素( ferment的名词复数 )；激动；骚动；动荡v.（使）发酵( ferment的第三人称单数 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• These chemically active ferments cause havoc. 这些化学活性的酶造成广泛损害。 来自辞典例句
• High solid ferments and yeast lees contract to highlight textural qualities. 采用固体发和酵母分离技术提高酒的品质。 来自互联网

3 curd   

n.凝乳；凝乳状物

参考例句：

• I'd like to add some pepper to the bean curd.我想在豆腐里加一点辣椒粉。
• The next one is bean curd with crab roe.下一个是蟹黄豆腐。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 fermented   

v.（使）发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句

6 curdles   

v.（使）凝结( curdle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everything curdles when you touch it. 什么事情只要自己一沾手，就会毛病百出。 来自辞典例句
• Milk curdles when kept too long. 牛奶放置太久会凝结。 来自辞典例句

7 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

8 curdled   

v.（使）凝结( curdle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The milk has curdled. 牛奶凝结了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Terror curdled his blood. 恐惧使他心惊胆颤。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。