●節目摘要：
在台灣關東煮常見的豬血糕，不一定大家都能接受，而在英國也有個非常類似的美食，它就是「英國血腸 black pudding」。雖然名字裡有布丁，但血腸其實是一種由豬血、脂肪、燕麥或大麥以及香料製成的香腸類食物，也在英式早餐中扮演經典又重要的角色！和台灣的米血糕不一樣，英國血腸通常是用煎的，所以外層酥脆、內裡則保有鬆軟的口感，帶有胡椒和藥草香料的口味。英國血腸也具有長遠的歷史由來，從前的農夫為了不浪費任何一點食材，將豬血做成了血腸，富含鐵質和蛋白質、又能保存得較為長久。
●單字放大鏡：
1. intimidating (a.) 嚇人的
例句：It’s funny to know that my cat somehow finds the vacuum cleaner intimidating. 我家的貓咪很害怕吸塵器這件事有點好笑。
2. herb (n.) 藥草、香料
例句：By simply adding a small pinch of herbs, the flavour of your beef stew will definitely become much better. 只要加一點點的藥草進去，燉牛肉的風味就會變得更好。
3. last (v.) 持續、保持
例句：The bread of this bakery only lasts for two days since they only use simple ingredients and never add anything chemical. 這間烘焙坊的麵包都只能保存兩天，因為他們都只用簡單的食材且從不添加化學物質。
4. season (v.) 調味
例句：My grandma likes to season every dish with rice wine so much that she could finish a bottle within a week. 我奶奶每一道菜都非常喜歡用米酒調味，她不到一個禮拜就會用掉一瓶。
●口說練習題：
Question: Would you like to try black pudding? Why or why not?
Answer:
Since I’m such a big fan of the Taiwanese blood rice cake, I would like to give black pudding a try! I bet I will not be scared off by the fact that it has blood in it, but I’ll find its flavour and texture amazing.
我想要嘗試英國血腸，因為我很喜歡台灣的米血糕。我相信我不會因為血腸是用血做成的而被嚇跑，反而會很喜歡它的口味跟口感！