双语阅读：为了满足中国人的胃马来西亚棕榈油巨头都改种榴莲了……_公共英语阅读理解

双语阅读：为了满足中国人的胃马来西亚棕榈油巨头都改种榴莲了……

最近的一个午餐高峰时段，26岁的海伦·李（音）在上海一家主打榴莲披萨的餐厅吃饭，这家餐厅的几乎每位客人都点了一份60元的榴莲披萨。海伦·李说：“最初我也讨厌榴莲，因为我觉得它气味怪异，但吃起来，真的太美味了。”

At another Shanghai restaurant selling durian chicken hotpot for around 148 yuan, owner Chen Weihao said the store could sell around 20 to 25 kg of imported Thai durian every month.

而在另一家卖榴莲鸡肉火锅的上海餐厅，店主陈伟豪（音）说，他的餐厅每月能卖出20至25公斤左右的泰国进口榴莲。这家餐厅的榴莲鸡肉火锅每份售价约148元。

马方人员展示“溯源”冷冻猫山王榴莲。新华网王大玮摄

中国榴莲需求旺盛

Chinese pay top dollar for Malaysia’s ‘Musang King’ variety of durian because of its creamy texture and bitter-sweet taste. Prices of the variety, now planted all over the country, have nearly quadrupled in the last five years.

中国人高价购买马来西亚的“猫山王”榴莲，这个品种的榴莲口感细腻、甜味里带着微苦，现在马来西亚全国各地均有种植。过去5年间，这个品种的价格翻了两番。

China’s durian imports rose 15 percent last year to nearly 350,000 tonnes worth $510 million, according to the United Nations’ trade database. Nearly 40 percent was from Thailand, the world’s top producer and exporter.