1 . Taste of Jamaica vegetarian
Hot, Healthy and Spicy!
Experience the Island’s Rich Cooking Traditions!
25 Vegetarian Dishes from the Land of Reggae!
$5.95
Introduction: Welcome to the world of Jamaican vegetarian cuisine! This cookbook is a celebration of the vibrant and flavorful dishes that have made Jamaican food famous around the world. From hearty stews to spicy curries, this cookbook offers a range of delicious vegetarian recipes that show the island’s diverse cooking traditions.
Jamaican cuisine is known for its bold flavors and vibrant spices, and this cookbook is no exception. Whether you’re a lifelong vegetarian or simply looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet, this cookbook is sure to delight your taste buds and introduce you to new and exciting flavors.
Inside these pages, you’ll find recipes for classic Jamaican dishes like ackee and saltfish, plantain chips, and jerk tofu. You’ll also discover lesser-known gems(佳肴) like callaloo soup, pumpkin curry, and mango chow. Each recipe is accompanied by amazing full-color photographs that will make your mouth water and inspire you to get cooking.
So grab your apron and get ready to embark on a cooking journey to Jamaica. Whether you’re cooking for family and friends or simply looking to explore new flavors, this Jamaican vegetarian cookbook is sure to become a staple in your kitchen. All recipes are for 4 persons.
1. What kind of recipes can readers find in the cookbook?A.International cuisine. | B.Traditional Jamaican desserts. |
C.Vegetable dishes with spicy flavors. | D.Popular Jamaican meat dishes. |
A.They are organized by difficulty levels. | B.They are illustrated by colorized photos. |
C.They are categorized by cooking methods. | D.They are planned to serve 2 persons each. |
A.To advocate vegetarianism. |
B.To show Jamaican cooking traditions. |
C.To introduce the Jamaican vegetarian cuisine. |
D.To advertise the Jamaican vegetarian cookbook. |
2 . When I graduated from college and moved to Washington, D.C., in 2017, I left all of my friends behind. Treating new associates with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my loneliness. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the recipes(食谱), which is how Bun Bo Bae, my Vietnamese cooking blog, came into being in 2019.
I’ve probably been destined(注定的) to start a food blog. I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. As a child, I’d sit and watch her cook. My duties started with just passing her the ingredients(配料). Soon, I was measuring, steaming and stir-frying my way toward kitchen mastery. I left for college before I could learn my mom’s best dishes.
Studying abroad, I was desperately homesick in the beginning. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes. It turns out that my mom doesn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge orally(口头地).
Bun Bo Bae was initially a space for me to put what I learned into writing. I didn’t want all of the secret knowledge behind dishes like my mom’s bún bò hué (a spicy beef and pork noodle soup that inspired the blog’s name) or my dad’s thit bǎm sôt cà chua (a pork-based tomato sauce) to vanish one day if the oral tradition ended. I wanted to write down every piece of advice I was given in detail to make sure people could keep creating these dishes as authentically as possible. As my food blog and follower count grew, so did my confidence in the kitchen.
Bun Bo Bae also promoted my confidence at work. I taught myself social media and web building, and the skills helped me land my job at NPR (National Public Radio), where one of my recipes was served in Sound Bites. I even hosted a cooking class for my colleagues to celebrate AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month.
1. What can be inferred about the author from paragraph 1?A.She enjoyed her time of staying alone. |
B.Her cooking blog has existed for a decade. |
C.Her meals were popular with her new friends. |
D.She kept a cooking blog at the request of her friends. |
A.She searched for information online. |
B.She taught herself as an adult. |
C.She learnt from her own mother as a kid. |
D.She once signed up for a cooking course. |
A.Spread. | B.Disappear. | C.Change. | D.Repeat. |
A.A dining place. | B.A cooking blog. |
C.A cooking class for Asians. | D.A TV programme about cooking. |
A.Lily. | B.Timmy. | C.Grace. |
4 . Lilly and Audrey are younger than most cookbook authors. But they have been developing their kitchen skills for more than half their lives. When they had just learned to walk, they loved to hang out in the kitchen while their parents cooked dinner. At age 5, they made their first dish without help: pumpkin muffins.
Audrey can still remember the way the muffins rose in the oven (烤箱), the painful wait for them to cool and the sweetness of the fresh-made treats. “It was super exciting to make something so delicious almost all on our own,” she says.
Their parents are not very skilled at cooking, so Lilly and Audrey turned to other people for cooking advice. Auspiciously, they live in Sonoma, California, an area that is known for its farms and restaurants. One local cook gave the twins (双胞胎) lessons on cooking techniques, such as how to use knives; those classes taught Lilly and Audrey how to use kitchen tools safely.
In 2009, they started a blog (博客), on which they share photos and recipes (菜谱) they have created. Though the twins love creating sweet foods such as muffins, they also think about healthy food. They hope their cookbook will encourage kids to make better food choices by making them more knowledgeable.
“Knowing more about your food and where it comes from certainly causes you to know more about what you eat and to put the best food in your body,” Lilly says. That has been true for her. Lilly used to avoid eggplant at all costs, until one day she tried cooking it for herself. Now it’s one of her favorite vegetables. “If you make something yourself and give it a try, you’ll probably like it,” she says.
1. Lilly and Audrey’s first dish________.A.was a great success |
B.was made when they were ten |
C.was an unpleasant experience |
D.was made with their parents’ help |
A.Finally | B.Luckily | C.Strangely | D.Suddenly |
A.we should try new things |
B.eggplant is good for our health |
C.she didn’t like eggplant in the past |
D.learning more about food does us good |
A.Healthy eating | B.The twin cooks |
C.Pumpkin muffins | D.A popular cookbook |
5 . Why Cooking Meals at Home Benefits More Than Just Your Wallet
When hunger strikes, the convenience of entering a fast-food restaurant or ordering takeout can be terribly attractive.
It’s cheaper.
You could spend $100 at a fancy restaurant for one dinner,
It may reduce your exposure to certain chemicals.
The most surprising benefit of cooking at home can decrease the amount of harmful chemicals you’re exposed to.
You can better estimate calories.
Many chefs use a lot of salt while cooking. While salt can make food tastier, too much of it is linked to serious health issues like heart disease and high blood pressure. At home, you can control the quantity of salt on your plate by seasoning food in other ways, like using lemon juice. The same goes for sugar. You can use smaller quantities of natural sweeteners like honey to add sweetness to your food. Too much added sugar is linked to some diseases as well.
A.You can reduce added salt and sugar. |
B.Eating out can make calorie counting tricky. |
C.while the same amount of money could buy you groceries for a week. |
D.Salt and sugar are both essentials in cooking delicious foods. |
E.Relying on food away from home occasionally is totally acceptable. |
F.People are always too engaged in their work to cook at home personally. |
G.People cooking at home have lower levels of dangerous chemicals in their bodies |
6 . The Comfort of Cooking
Most people like eating delicious foods since they believe those foods can make them relax and help get rid of (摆脱) the tiredness of daily lives.
Cooking has been found to improve confidence, according to The Mental Health Foundation.
Cooking is a great way to experience different cultures as well. Different countries have different ways of cooking which lead to various featured foods.
Cooking also brings people together. Prepare a meal for the family reunion. Invite some friends to your home. While you are doing the cooking, happy laughter and cheerful voices may fill every corner of the house.
A.Cooking helps you center on the present and lessen your stress. |
B.Cooking can increase your worries. |
C.Roast duck will remind you of China while curry will take you to India. |
D.Bathed in strong social connections, you will not feel lonely any more. |
E.Everybody likes tasty foods. |
F.But do you know cooking these tasty foods may have the equal effects? |
G.While cooking, you are in control of everything. |
1. How did the woman learn cooking?
A.From her mother. | B.On the Internet. | C.From her sister. |
A.To earn her living. | B.To help her mother. | C.To master a life skill. |
A.After she got married. |
B.While she was in high school. |
C.When she studied away from home. |
A.Learn to cook. | B.Go on a picnic. | C.Prepare for a barbecue. |
1.所需食材;
2.制作过程。
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1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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9 . Do you enjoy eating a nice piece of a cow? Or pig back meat? Chances are that you do, though you’re more likely to call these dishes beef and bacon. But why do the words for these animals change after they’re killed and served? And why does this change only happen with certain meats?
To answer these questions, we have to step back almost 1,000 years into the past, as the current saying is that this linguistic phenomenon (语言现象) results from the Norman invasion (侵略) of England.
In 1066, the Old French-speaking Normans took control of the Anglo-Saxons, who spoke Old English. The Norman rulers used different measures of oppression (压迫的措施), but they also introduced their language. They used French words for the meat that appeared on their tables. Meanwhile, the Old English words were still used by the Anglo-Saxons who farmed and raised the animals. Such was the Norman influence on England that their terms for meat have always been there as part of the modern English language for cuisine (烹饪).
It’s not just adult cows that got a new name after they were killed and prepared for Norman dinners. A young cow is called a “calf”, and this word comes from Old English. However, the animal is changed into “veal” after it is cooked.
Besides the word pig, which, like cow, has Old English origins (来源), the Anglo-Saxons used to use the word “swine” for these animals. Both became pork when the Normans ate their meat, though.
Chicken is one of several exceptions. While the Normans used the French word poulet for chicken meat, this became “pullet” in English. This word is only really used by chicken farmers. No one is quite sure why this happened! Here’s another exception, as fish is fish regardless of whether it’s swimming in a river or appearing on a dinner table. One possibility for why the French word poisson has never entered the English language is that it’s too close to “poison” — something no one wants to eat!
1. What purpose do questions in the first paragraph serve?A.To attract readers’ attention. | B.To encourage studies on food. |
C.To offer some background information. | D.To provide some advice for readers. |
A.The English who worked in farming came from France. |
B.French words for meat were much easier to remember. |
C.Normans brought their French language to England. |
D.French terms became popular among cooks worldwide. |
A.Beef. | B.Veal. | C.Swine. | D.Calf. |
A.There were already Old English words for fish in common use. |
B.English speakers found the word too similar to the word “poison”. |
C.The Normans did not eat fish as often as other meats. |
D.The French word was not introduced during the Norman invasion. |
1. What does the man think about coconut?
A.He prefers it to be dried. |
B.He likes it only when it’s fresh. |
C.He hates the taste of it completely. |
A.Carrots. | B.Butter. | C.Cheese. |
A.Buy some eggs. | B.Turn the oven on. | C.Cut the coconut into pieces. |