The most famous meal in Britain could be the traditional breakfast. What makes it so popular with British people and visitors alike?
在英國最有名的一餐可能就要數(shù)早餐了。為什么它會(huì)這么受英國人和游客的喜愛呢?
英式早餐全餐(British Breakfast)比其他國家的正餐還要豐富,絕非只有牛角包配果醬咖啡的歐式早餐(Continental Breakfast)可比。這份早餐俗稱the fry-up,因?yàn)槔锩娑嗍羌逭ǖ氖澄铮合隳c(sausage),腌肉(bacon),蘑菇(mushroom),番茄(tomato)。除此之外,還有土司(toast),英式烤餅(scone),茄汁焗豆(baked beans)等食物?! 〕杂⑹皆绮?,雞蛋是不能少的。雞蛋通常有四種烹調(diào)方法。
1. Fried 煎
英國人煎蛋,通常只煎一面,蛋黃生生的,俗稱“太陽蛋”,也就是美國人口中的sunny side up。
2. Scrambled炒
3. Boiled 煮
是把雞蛋連殼直接放進(jìn)水里煮,熟透的叫做hard-boiled,半熟的叫做soft-boiled
4. Poached燉
是把蛋去殼后用溫水煮,煮出來的蛋內(nèi)生外 熟,形狀不一。
英式早餐茶喝什么?
Accounts of its origins vary. Drinking a blend of black teas for breakfast is indeed a longstanding British custom. The practice of referring to such a blend as "English breakfast tea" appears to have originated not in England but America, as far back as Colonial times。
英國人喝早餐茶的習(xí)慣事實(shí)上是英國長久以來的傳統(tǒng)。只是“英國早餐茶”這一說法卻不是從英國而來的,而是從殖民地時(shí)期從美國而來。
English Breakfast tea is a black tea blend usually described as full-bodied, robust, and/or rich, and blended to go well with milk and sugar, in a style traditionally associated with a heartyEnglish breakfast. It is the most common style of tea in Britain。
英國早餐茶是由集中紅茶以一定比例拼配而成,是一種口味醇厚,香味濃郁的飲品。適合搭配牛奶和糖。與多姿多彩的英式早餐相得益彰。是英國最常見的一種茶。
英式早餐哪里吃?
除了英國傳統(tǒng)的家庭旅館(B&B, Breakfast &Bed的縮寫),許多英國的飯店、酒吧和咖啡廳乃至大型超市的餐廳區(qū)里也供應(yīng)英式早餐。甚至由于英式早餐的受歡迎程度,在有些地方的菜單中也有全日制早餐(All Day Breakfast)。