If you haven’t taken down your Christmas tree yet, no worries. Here’s an idea: have you ever thought about eating it?
Julia Georgallis has some recipes. Over the last five years, she’s been preparing carefully for Christmas dinners in London with a friend. “How can we make something sustainable around Christmas time? What can we cat? What’s the thing that no one eats and that somehow represents Christmas? And then we just decided on Christmas trees,” Georgallis says.
She turned it into a book, How to Eat Your Christmas Tree. And her idea is that it’s not that odd. Some people enjoy Christmas wine. Some people like to go shopping and most people can get behind saving the planet.
“What I aimed for this book to do, really, was to get people thinking about the odd ways that they can be more sustainable in their daily lives,” Georgallis says.
“Eating Christmas trees isn’t going to save any animals in danger or freeze any ice caps. But if we start to think about everything that we do as a whole, then that builds up, you know, and that helps,” she says.
Most of the recipes in her book use the needles from the tree. “You’d use the needles like a herb,” she says.
“And different Christmas trees kind of have different flavors. They’re quite subtle, but they do have different flavors. So fir (冷杉), which is a really popular choice of Christmas trees, gives people better feeling and atmosphere. And then you have pine, which is a little bit more delicate.”
A warning: some Christmas trees are poisonous if eaten — like cypress and cedars. And be sure your tree wasn’t sprayed with pesticides (杀虫剂) and other chemicals. “So if you have any doubt that your Christmas tree might not have been grown to eat, then maybe don’t eat it,” Georgallis says.
And, of course, don’t even think about eating your artificial tree!
So, with all those instructions and with the appropriate tree, what could we cook? Well, Georgallis’ book has all sorts of recipes for different foods and drinks. Let’s open up the world’s cuisine with simple ingredients!
4. What’s the main purpose of Georgallis’ book?
A.To tell people not to buy real trees. | B.To inspire people to be more eco-friendly. |
C.To teach people how to enjoy Christmas wine. | D.To encourage people to throw away odd traditions. |
5. Which of the following might Georgallis agree with?
A.Artificial trees can also be cooked. |
B.Eating Christmas trees does good to saving animals. |
C.Different trees have different features and tastes. |
D.All Christmas trees have their own ways to be cooked. |
6. What may be talked about following the last paragraph?
A.Tips for choosing Christmas trees. | B.Warnings for cooking Christmas meals. |
C.Comparison between real and artificial trees. | D.Recipes for different foods with Christmas trees. |
7. Where is this text most likely from?
A.A diary. | B.A novel. | C.A scientific report. | D.A lifestyle magazine. |