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。

That's right.

没错。

It's International Meatball Day!

就是国际肉丸日!

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.

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。

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。

We add them to soup.

我们可以把肉丸子放到汤里。

We roast them on sticks

可以把肉丸串起来烤。

We bake them and then stuff them into bread.

可以把它们烤好塞到面包里。

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。

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。

Most meatballs have some things 【in common】.

共同的

大多数肉丸都有共同点。

【For one】, they are easy to eat.

举个例子

其一，它们都易于食用。

They use easy-to-find ingredients.

它们的食材都很好找到。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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

中国有一种肉丸叫“狮子头"。

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。

And they are often served with cabbage.

通常和卷心菜搭配起来食用。

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。

They are especially chewy and springy.

吃起来很有嚼劲、口感Q弹。

You might find them in a bowl of Vietnamese pho.

越南粉中可能会放这种肉丸。

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。

【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。

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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