世界各地的肉丸子 Meatballs Around the World

You may not know it, but March 9 is a day to celebrate the meatball.

也许不知道3月9日是庆祝肉丸的日子。

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That's right.

没错。

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It's International Meatball Day!

就是国际肉丸日!

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This delicious food combines meat -- pork, fish,beef, ostrich, chicken, 【you name it】

with spices, bread or rice, maybe egg and some kind of fat.

这种美味的食物把肉猪肉、鱼肉、鸵鸟肉、鸡肉，凡是你能叫出名字的肉

和香料、面包或者米饭,也可能是鸡蛋和某种脂肪混合在一起。

只要你能说的出（应有尽有）

Eg: The new restaurant across the street offers all kinds of food, Chinese，Japanese, French, Italian, you name it.

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The ingredients are mixed and formed into a ball and then cooked in many different ways

这些材料混合在一一起,被做成球状,然后用不同方式烹饪。

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People around the world also have different ways of serving and eating meatballs.

世界各地的人们都有不同的方式做肉丸、吃肉丸。

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We add them to soup.

我们可以把肉丸子放到汤里。

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We roast them on sticks

可以把肉丸串起来烤。

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We bake them and then stuff them into bread.

可以把它们烤好塞到面包里。

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We deep-fry them in hot oil and eat them with gravy.

可以在热油中炸制,然后配着肉汁吃。

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We cook them in sauce and add them to pasta.

可以配酱汁烹饪然后加到意大利面中。

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Most meatballs have some things 【in common】.

共同的

大多数肉丸都有共同点。

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【For one】, they are easy to eat.

举个例子

其一，它们都易于食用。

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They use easy-to-find ingredients.

它们的食材都很好找到。

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You can 【make a meatball out of】 just about any kind of meat.

由……制成

你随便用什么肉就可以做肉丸。

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And they developed as a way to make the available meat feed as many people as possible

另外,肉丸可以用仅有的肉供尽可能多的人食用。

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Meatballs with all sorts of names can be found everywhere from northern Europe to New York City to Vietnam.

从北欧到纽约、越南,各地的肉丸都有不同的叫法。

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Swedish people are famous for their Swedish meatballs, called kottbullar.

瑞典人以一种叫"kottbullar”的瑞典肉丸而闻名。

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They are often 【served with gravy】, 【along with boiled potatoes】 and a special lingonberry sauce.

连同……一起 along with

Eg: The man who committed the crime was arrested along' with two other suspects.

这种肉丸通常配着肉汁,搭配煮熟的土豆和特制的越橘酱。

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Asian countries have many kinds of meatballs served in soups.

亚洲国家有很多种放在汤里的肉丸。

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One type of meatball found in China is called Lion's Head.

中国有一种肉丸叫“狮子头"。

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It is a large, soft meatball made of finely cut pork.

这是一种由切得细碎的猪肉做成的肉丸,体积较大,口感松软。

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And they are often served with cabbage.

通常和卷心菜搭配起来食用。

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Vietnamese meatballs, called bò viên, can be made with beef, pork or chicken.

越南肉丸叫“bò viên" ,可以用牛肉、猪肉或鸡肉制作。

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They are especially chewy and springy.

吃起来很有嚼劲、口感Q弹。

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You might find them in a bowl of Vietnamese pho.

越南粉中可能会放这种肉丸。

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In the U.S., spaghetti and meatballs is one of the most popular food pairings.

在美国,意大利面和肉丸是最受欢迎的食物组合之一。

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【①People of all ages】 enjoy a big bowl of this dish-even children who are extremely 【②picky eaters】.

① 各个年龄段的人

② 挑剔的吃货

不论老少都能吃一大碗,即便是非常挑食的孩子也是如此。

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And many restaurants have it on their menu.

很多餐厅都会在菜单上提供这道菜。

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