●節目摘要:
你一定也有去 IKEA 吃過「瑞典肉丸 Swedish meatballs」,將絞肉和用牛奶泡軟的麵包粉混合在一起,加入調味料後,把它搓成一顆顆的小肉球,先用平底鍋煎、再和肉汁一起燉煮至入味,最後搭配馬鈴薯泥和不可或缺的越橘果醬一起吃,就是最正宗、大家也最熟悉的味道。但你知道,瑞典肉丸其實不是來自瑞典嗎?18 世紀的時候,瑞典國王查理十二世因為戰爭失敗,流亡到鄂圖曼帝國(今天的土耳其)而後他把「肉丸」的食譜帶回瑞典,才慢慢演變成現在這種做法,所以瑞典肉丸其實是來自於土耳其的喔!只不過,IKEA 將肉丸的行銷做得太好了,讓全世界認為肉丸就是瑞典文化的象徵。
●單字放大鏡:
1. blow someone’s mind (phr.) 令人感到驚喜、印象深刻
例句:The plot twist that the villain ended up falling in love with the hero really blew my mind. 反派最後愛上英雄的情節轉折真的讓我非常驚喜。
2. promote (v.) 推廣
例句:When a new product is launched, companies invest a large amount of money in promoting it. 每當有新產品推出的時候,公司會花一大筆錢來推廣它。
3. pinch (n.) 一撮的量
例句:You only need to add a pinch of cinnamon in it; otherwise, it would be very heavy. 你只需要加一小撮的肉桂進去就好,不然它們的味道會太重。
4. combo (n.) 組合
例句:Even though the yellow and purple combo is weird, I really like this blanket. 我很喜歡這條毯子,儘管黃色跟紫色的組合很奇怪。
●口說練習題:
Question: Are Swedish meatballs Swedish? Where did the recipe come from?
Answer:
Swedish meatballs are not Swedish but, in fact, Turkish. The recipe was brought back by King Charles XII, who had spent years in exile in the Ottoman Empire, in today’s Turkey.
瑞典肉丸其實不是來自瑞典,而是來自土耳其。瑞典肉丸的食譜是由流放至鄂圖曼帝國(今天的土耳其)的瑞典國王查理十二世所帶回來的。