舌尖上的中国第一季 第二集主食的故事 英文解说+中英文本(2)(2)

米粉是贵州黎平最重要的米制品，在当地集市上随处可见。这里的人最喜欢吃的是这种汤粉，细腻的米粉再配以火辣的肉汤，一日三餐都可以作为主食。把浸泡后的新鲜大米磨成米浆，是杨秀霞做米粉的第一步。舀浆、上笼，米浆在沸水中用旺火蒸熟，晾凉，收存。这是典型的中国南方米粉作坊。洁白如玉的米粉，留有余温，在雾气缭绕中散发着独特的稻米清香。杨秀霞和丈夫配合默契，这样的每一个动作，他们都重复了无数遍。

Rice noodles are the most important rice product in Liping, Guizhou. They can be seen everywhere on the local markets. People here love the noodles in soup the most. Refined rice noodles in the spicy broth can be served for any of the three meals daily. Grind the dipped fresh rice into rice milk, that's the first step for Yang Xiuxia to make to rice noodles. Scoop out the milk, steam it. The rice milk is steamed on the boiling water, air dry it and store it. This is a typical rice noodle workshop in South China. As white as jade, the rice noodles preserve some warmth and produce the unique fragrance of rice. For every movement, they've repeated for hundreds of times.

经过春耕、夏耘、秋收、冬藏，如今超过65%以上的中国人食用稻米。中国是全世界水稻栽培历史最早的国家，7000年前，长江流域就开始种植水稻。稻子从一丛丛青翠的秧苗，出落成为黄金稻谷，配合着各地的饮食习俗，做出吃法多样、口味丰富的米食。

Plowing a field in spring, hoeing and weeding in summer, harvesting in autumn and storing up in winter. Today, more than 65% of the Chinese eat rice. China is the earliest country to plant rice paddy. Some 7,000 years ago, rice paddy was grown in the Yangtze River areas. From the green rice shoots to the golden paddy, rice has been made into different foods based on people's diverse eating habits.

与黎平米粉做法非常相似的是广州人最爱吃的一种米食----河粉，150年前在广州沙河一带出现，于是这种食物也叫沙河粉。沙河粉更加薄而透明，口感更柔韧爽滑。用沙河粉作为主食，广东人最接受的就是这道干炒牛河，这也是对广东厨师基本功的一大测试。干炒牛河讲究锅气，必须猛火快炒，炒匀之余，又得保证粉的完整。在习惯吃面的北方人眼里，这大概就是用米做的面条吧。

Guangzhou natives also love rice noodles, which are cooked similarly to Liping rice noodles. Around 150 years ago, rice noodles first appeared is Guangzhou. The rice noodles here are thinner and more transparent and they taste more tender and smooth. The most popular rice noodle product emong the Cantonese can be this stir-fried rice noodles with beef. This dish is a test of a Cantonese chef's basic skills. To make this dish perfect, chefs have to fry the noodles on vigorous fire. While frying the noodles evenly, chefs also have to guarantee the intactness of the noodles. People in North China like eating flour products. The noodles in the south are made of rice.