没有冰淇淋，古人夏天都吃什么？_BEC初级作文

没有冰淇淋，古人夏天都吃什么？

People made three kinds of cheese. One was called tian lao, or sweet cheese, which tasted like cheese yet looked like yogurt. Another is gan lao, or dried cheese, similar to solid cheese eaten today. The last one is cu lao, a kind of half-sour, half-sweet cheese, like yogurt.

当时有三种酪制品。一种叫甜酪，味道是奶酪的口感，但形态上更近似酸奶。另一种叫干酪，比较接近我们今天吃的固态西式奶酪制品。还有一种叫酢酪，类似于酸奶，味道酸甜。

The climate in the Yellow River area in the Tang Dynasty was warmer and moister, very different from today. Many cherry trees were planted there at that time. The fruit was common in early summer and people often added cheese and cane syrup to the cherries.

唐代黄河流域的气候更为温暖潮湿，与今日很不相同。许多樱桃树就是在那个时候被栽种在那里的。初夏樱桃大量结实，人们经常将乳酪、蔗糖和樱桃混拌在一起享用。

Lu You, a noted poet from the Song Dynasty, once wrote: "eat cherry, peach and cheese at the same time".

宋代诗人陆游有诗句云：“蜡樱、桃子、酪同时。”

Thus in the Song Dynasty, when ancient Chinese people sent cherries as gifts, cheese was often presented together.

因而在宋代，古人在馈赠樱桃的时候，常常连同乳酪一并奉送。

When rich noble people had cherries with cheese and cane syrup, they often used plates and bowls made of gold or colored glaze to make the fruit look more mouthwatering.