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I believe anyone can make themselves something good to eat. Cooking is a lot of easier for us than most of us think. Last Sunday my parent were away on business. I left alone, with no one to cook for me, as I had a good chance to cook myself a wonderful meal. Early in the morning I went to the market, buying some beefsteak and tomatoes and then came back. Before cooking, I put a few oil, salt and sugar on the steak and mixed it together. When the pot was hotter enough, I began to fry the steak. Then I cooked some tomato soup with the egg in it. The food tasted deliciously!
2 . Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, you’ll realize they’re everywhere — the crazier, the better.
1. Bibimbap Festival
In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it.
Like any festival there’s music, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap that’s whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.
2. Waikiki Spam Jam
Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam is the go-to item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May giving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork.
3. Bessieres Easter Egg Festival
At Easter time, for those in the French town of Bessieres it’s all about an egg far less sweet.
Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷) — 15,000 eggs strong — for the townsfolk (市民).
4. Potato Days Festival
This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, Minnesota, the US. Over the last Friday and Saturday in August the town celebrates its potato-growing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for five- and six-year-old girls.
1. What makes Bibimbap festival special?A.They take four days to celebrate it. |
B.The mixed rice is rich in many vegetables. |
C.There’s music, entertainment and magic during the festival. |
D.The rice dish needs to be mixed in one big bowl by dozens of chefs together. |
A.The spam is the most favorite for Hawii people. |
B.People spend one day to prepare the Jam. |
C.The Jam isn’t affordable for the plain townsfolk. |
D.The Jam is mainly made from raw beef. |
A.Bibimbap Festival | B.Waikiki Spam Jam |
C.Bessieres Easter Egg Festival | D.Potato Days Festival |
3 . Many of us put real effort in when we cook for others but when we are alone, we reach for the takeaway menu. Somehow it just doesn’t seem worth bothering if no one else is going to eat it.
That’s the attitude Signe Johansen wants to change and it’s the inspiration behind her new book Solo: The Joy of Cooking for One.
“Cooking for yourself is an acceptance of your self-worth, ” Signe says. “I think it’s important that you recognize your worth all the time, not just if you live alone, but on the weekend if your partner is away or whatever. If you take the time to look after yourself, you are essentially saying you are worth the effort. ”
With nearly a third of UK households containing just one person, Signe believes it’s time to overturn the idea for solo dining. “When I’ve told people I’m writing a book on solo cooking, they’ve interpreted it as recipes for sad people, ”she says. “But for me , and for many, some of the happiest times I’ve had cooking have been when I’ve been by myself.”
Food has always been a big part of Signe’s life. Growing up in Norway, much of her childhood was spent on her grandparents’ farm, picking produce and learning to cook, before going on to study at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London.
But it’s the recent trend for self-sufficiency that motivates her to champion the idea of enjoying a more selfish approach to food preparation. “You can just make whatever you want, which is really liberating.” Besides, cooking for yourself is one of the fundamental things we should start with in life.
1. What attitude does Signe want to change in her new book?A.Cooking only for others. | B.Being selfish in the kitchen. |
C.Willingness to cook when alone. | D.Hesitation to order takeout food. |
A.It offers a way of self-care. | B.It communicates a sense of joy. |
C.It means recognition of self-worth. | D.It indicates a feeling of unhappiness. |
A.No food going to waste. | B.Sadness coming to an end. |
C.Enjoying the sense of freedom. | D.Cooking meals with separate tastes. |
A.A hostess. | B.A single lady. |
C.A housekeeper. | D.A travelling salesperson. |
A.Make a list. | B.Do some shopping. | C.Make a chocolate pie. |
A.Pears. | B.Oranges. | C.Bananas. |
A.Cooking. | B.Traditions. | C.Experiments. |
A.Breakfast. | B.Lunch. | C.Dinner. |
8 . Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they’ve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent survey, that reputation may no longer reflect reality.
In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.
The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, there’s much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional.
Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women don’t cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don’t have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes, but many of them make up for it on the weekend. There’s also a difference between Paris and the countryside. It’s true that people in Paris don’t cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life.
For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor at a magazine, was asked about British food, he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.”
1. According to the passage, nowadays British people ______.A.cook less at home than the French every day. |
B.no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables. |
C.are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foods. |
D.buy more cookbooks than French people do. |
A.French women cook less often now. |
B.The French prefer ready-made dishes. |
C.French women seldom cook on the weekend. |
D.Cooking is at the heart of people’s life in Paris. |
A.He would love to try it. | B.He shows no interest in it. |
C.He considers it worse than before. | D.He considers it better than before. |
A.The history of British food. | B.The history of French food. |
C.The change in British food. | D.The change in French food. |
Beijing roast duck, which is honored as by far
Preparing quality roast duck
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, has an ancient rivalry with Chongqing, a city to its south-east. Residents of Chongqing accuse their Chengdu cousins of being pompous(自大的).
The two cities are among many in China with their own styles of hotpot. The stories behind these dishes reveal how different regions like to see themselves. Chongqing’s is said to highlight the ingenuity(心灵手巧) of the proletariat(工人阶级). Other places describe their hotpots as the sophisticated food of emperors. Some say theirs have military origins: warriors on the march boiling scraps in their helmets. Hotpot contents are equally diverse. To keep warm in winter, Beijingers boil fatty lamb in a berry broth.
A.A private museum in Chongqing, opened several years ago, makes the case for Chongqing-style hotpot. |
B.But Chengdu’s plans for a museum suggest that Sichuan hotpot is not only growing in popularity, but is also becoming iconic. |
C.Not all Chinese warm to hotpot. |
D.The people of Chongqing are hotheads, Chengdu dwellers shoot back |
E.Because Sichuan-style broths are the most commonly savoured in China. |
F.Mint-suffused Yunnanese hotpot reflects the province’s links with South-East Asia. |