Konjac: Devil’s Tongue 蒟蒻：享受美食无负担
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- 创建于 2006年12月05日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年11月24日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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In Doraemon, characters eat it to speak and understand any language. Everyone else eats it for another reason. Konjac is a peculiar plant with lots of health benefits, and its popularity is growing throughout the world.
卡通「多啦A梦」里，剧中人物吃了蒟蒻就能说任何一种语言。人们吃蒟蒻则是为了别的原因。蒟蒻是种奇特的植物，对健康很有益，在世界各地也愈来愈受欢迎。
Konjac is native to Indonesia, Japan and China. Its brown corm, similar in shape to a radish, sprouts a brown plant. A large, dark leaf wraps around its base. With its strange appearance, Konjac has earned nicknames such as voodoo lily, snake palm, and devil’s tongue!
蒟蒻原产于印度尼西亚、日本和中国。它状似萝卜的棕色球茎，发芽后会长成棕色的植物，深色的阔叶包覆着植株底部。由于外到奇特，蒟蒻有许多别称，像是巫毒百合、蛇芋以及魔芋！
The first documented use of Konjac as a source of food in China and Japan dates back to the 6th century. It was recognized that eating the plant’s corm improved people’s health. Since then, Konjac has been proven to be very low in fat, with practically no calories. It is also a perfect diet food because it expands in the stomach and provides a feeling of fullness.
早在公元六世纪，便有文献初载蒟蒻在中国和日本被视为一种食物来源。当时人们认为食用其茎部有益健康。从那时起，蒟蒻即被证明低脂且几乎不含热量。蒟蒻也是非常理想的减重食品，因为它在胃里会膨胀，可提供饱足感。
Konjac is usually sold as a gelatinous, grey, square with black speckles and a bland taste. However, it is a versatile food, since it absorbs the flavors of whatever is cooked with it! Served as noodles with pasta sauce or in soup, it makes a delightful treat. It can also be made into bite-sized fruit jelly snacks or even used as a substitute for the “pearls” in pearl milk tea.
市售的蒟蒻通常是带有黑色斑点的灰色胶质块状物，尝起来没什么味道。但蒟蒻是种用途多元的食品，它不管和何种食物一起烹调，都能吸收其他食物的味道！蒟蒻面条搭配酱汁或做成汤面，就成了一道美味料理。还可将蒟蒻制成一口大小的果冻点心，甚至用来代替珍珠奶茶里面的「粉圆」。
Konjac is rich in minerals and full of fiber. Its fiber can reduce cholesterol and prevent high blood pressure. With all of these benefits, no wonder people are flocking to markets to pick up this perennial treat!
蒟蒻富含矿物质和纤维。其纤维可降低胆固醇、预防高血压。蒟蒻有这么多好处，难怪人们都涌进市场选购这种四季美味！
−by Matthew Wilson
Vocabulary
单词发音
peculiar [pɪˋkjuljɚ] adj. 奇怪的; 特别的
documented [ˋdɑkjəməntɪd] adj. 备有证明文件的; 有纪录的
date back to 起源, 追溯...
expand [ɪkˋspænd] v. 膨胀
bland [blænd] adj. 淡而无味的
versatile [ˋvɝsət!] adj. 多用途的；多方面适用的
substitute [ˋsʌbstə͵tjut] n. 代替物；代用品
fiber [ˋfaɪbɚ] n. 纤维
cholesterol [kəˋlɛstə͵rol] n. 胆固醇
pick up 捡起﹐拿起﹐拾起; 购买
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单词发音
konjac [ˋkɑndʒæk]n. 蒟蒻
native [ˋnetɪv] adj. 原产的
corm [kɔrm] n. 球茎
radish [ˋrædɪʃ] n.〔可生吃﹑有辣味的红或白色的〕小萝卜
sprout [spraʊt] v. 使萌芽；使生长
voodoo [ˋvudu] n. 巫毒
palm [pɑm] n. 棕榈
recognize [ˋrɛkəg͵naɪz] v. 认可,承认
fullness [ˋfʊlnɪs] n. 满; 充满
gelatinous [dʒəˋlætənəs] adj. 凝胶状的
speckle [ˋspɛk!] n. 斑点；污迹
pasta [ˋpɑstə] n.〔常拌以调味汁的〕意大利面食
delightful [dɪˋlaɪtfəl] adj. 令人愉快的，令人高兴的
bite-sized [ˋbaɪtsaɪzd] adj. 一口可以吃下的
perennial [pəˋrɛnɪəl] adj. 多年生的
Reading Questions
1. Which is closest in meaning to bland?
A. Delicious.
B. Appetizing.
C. Flavorless
D. Tasteful.
2. Which is NOT true about konjac?
A. It is an unusually shaped plant.
B. It contains many minerals and plenty of fiber.
C. It is a heavy food that is high in fat and calorie.
D. It can be used in all sorts of recipes, for it soaks up flavor.
3. What can be inferred from this article?
A. Konjac shouldn’t be eaten by children and elderly people.
B. Konjac is nutritious food that can possibly help people lose weight.
C. People who are sick in the hospital are usually fed konjac.
D. If the Japanese hadn’t eaten konjac, it would never have become popular.
Konjac Plant
Konjac root (Konjac corm)
Answer
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1. ( C ) |
2. ( C ) |
3. ( B ) |