埃及的沙拉三明治是世界上最好吃的吗?_BEC初级作文

埃及的沙拉三明治是世界上最好吃的吗?

著名的烹饪学家、中东烹饪书籍系列作家罗登(Claudia Roden)说：“我完全同意，世界最好的沙拉三明治来自埃及，我肯定也告诉过去过埃及的人。这完全取决于口味和质地。我觉得蚕豆比鹰嘴豆的口感更好，因为它们更柔软绵滑，而且埃及的沙拉三明治里的蔬菜更多，看起来更翠绿。整体口味要好得多。”

The Egyptian love affair with broad beans – also known as fava beans – runs deep. Along with taameya and bread, the country's other staple dish is ful medames, in which broad beans are stewed for more than 12 hours and mixed with garlic, olive oil, cumin and lemon juice. Taameya and ful medames are primarily breakfast dishes, though their unswerving popularity means they are often consumed at any time of day.

埃及人对蚕豆的喜爱由来已久。除了沙拉三明治和面包，埃及的另一道主食是富尔-梅达梅斯(ful medames)。这道菜要把蚕豆炖足12个小时，并与大蒜、橄榄油、孜然和柠檬汁混合。埃及人主要是早餐吃沙拉三明治和富尔-梅达梅斯，但当地人实在是太喜欢吃这两种东西了，即使不是早餐也会吃。

In his book, Beans: A History, food historian Ken Albala writes that eating broad beans in Egypt "seems to be a conscious act of nationalism. Ful medames is an expression of identity for modern Egyptians who choose to resist the onslaught of contemporary breakfast foods; it is a way to remember who they are."