Oysters
海蚵
Surrounded by the unpolluted sea, Kinmen has an abundance of fresh and succulent(10) oysters along the seashore. They are not only edible(11) without being cooked, but also can be made into flavorful(12) and delicious local cuisine, such as thin noodles with oysters, oyster omelets, oyster soup, crisp fried oysters, and so on. Locally handmade thin noodles plus the oysters grown on stone stakes make an unparalleled combination. This combination requires nothing more than green onion oil and pepper to make it extremely palatable.(13)
金門四面環海且水源無污染﹐所生產的石蚵鮮美多汁﹐不僅可以生吃﹐也可以作成具有風味的地方料理﹐例如﹕蚵仔麵線﹑蚵仔煎﹑蚵仔湯﹑蚵仔酥等美食。用金門手工製成的手工麵線配合石頭生的海蚵煮出來的蚵仔麵線無以倫比。麵線拌著鮮味的石蚵﹐只需灑上油蔥頭﹑胡椒粉等佐料﹐就非常美味可口。
Canton Porridge
廣東粥
To cook Canton porridge, first, mix rice and bone juices and stew them in a pot until a sticky soup is produced. Then, add to the soup some meat balls, pig livers and kidneys, fried fish balls, shrimps, and eggs. Finally, a bowl of delicious Canton porridge is ready to be served. When eating, people usually prefer their porridge with "oily sticks" (deep-fried twisted dough) or baked flat bread.
廣東粥的作法是先將米和大骨放入鍋中細火慢燉﹐煮成米湯﹔然後將米湯加入肉丸﹑豬肝﹑腰仔片﹑炸魚片﹑蝦仁﹑和蛋等﹐就大功告成。一般人吃廣東粥都會配上香酥的油條或燒餅。（三十五）

■1. porcelain-(n)瓷﹔瓷器（總稱）。
■2. feldspar-(n)長石。
■3. quartz-(n)石英。
■4. ceramics-(n)陶製品（總稱）。
■5. kiln-(n)窯﹐爐﹐用以燒製陶瓷等器具。
■6. dinnerware-(n)整套的餐具。
■7. glaze-(n)釉﹐釉料。亦可當動詞﹐給～上釉﹑上光。
■8. aesthetics-(n)美學。
■9. artifact-(n)手工藝品。
■10. succulent-(adj.)多水分的。
■11. edible-(adj.)可食用的。
■12. flavorful-(adj.)有風味的﹐充滿～味道的。
■13. palatable-(adj.)美味的﹐令人愉快的。
資料來源﹕金門縣政府
原書作者﹕陳建民﹑漢貴恩
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