Dumplings
餃子
The humble dumpling has been elevated to art form in China.
不起眼的餃子在中國已經(jīng)被提升到藝術(shù)境界了。
Nowhere can you find a diversity and sophistication that matches China's exhaustive list of dumpling variations.
中國餃子變化無窮,再找不到其他東西能與之多樣性和復(fù)雜性相匹配。
Sure, many cuisines boast a savory or sweet dumpling, maybe even a fried dumpling, but China's got dumplings with transparent wrappers (the classic dim sum, har gow), dumplings in a mouth-numbing sauce (Sichuan's signature longchaoshou), dumplings that burst with soup at first bite (xiaolongbao), dumplings made with fish meat dough (Chiu Chow-style) ... let's just stop there or we'll be here all day.
當(dāng)然,餃子的烹飪方法有很多,有甜的、咸的,還有煎炸的,但中國的餃子還有透明包裝的經(jīng)典點心、蝦餃,口感略麻的四川龍抄手,灌湯的小籠包,用魚肉面團做成的潮州式餃……種類繁多,單單列舉的話我們就得用上一整天。
The dumpling is also a marker of auspicious things in China: families gather during New Year celebrations to wrap and eat dumplings together in the hope of prosperous times ahead.
餃子在中國也是吉祥的標(biāo)志:全家在新年時團聚,一起包餃子,吃餃子,盼望來年的生活蒸蒸日上。