世界各地食物琳琅满目,有些美食不容错过。据香港《文汇报》22日报道,美国有线新闻网旗下的旅游网站CNNGo评选出全球50种最美味食物,泰国马沙文咖喱被评为“万食之王”,荣登首位。皮脆肉香的北京烤鸭则位列第5,成为排名最高的中国美食,中国香港地道特色蛋挞和西多士分别打入第16位和38位。
CNNGo搜罗全球各地食品,经精挑细选后得出最后50强,让网民选出各自心目中至爱。CNNGo指出,排首位的泰国马沙文咖喱把辛辣、香甜等味道融为一体,“比泰国选举更有特色”,就算是从超市购买的马沙文咖喱,也能炮制出“米芝莲”餐厅美食的滋味。
北京烤鸭吸引食家的秘密,则是其甜美而光泽鲜明的脆皮,用薄饼皮夹着来吃,配以葱段和海鲜酱或甜酱,令人爱不释口。
对于香港人常吃的蛋挞,CNNGo指它把软滑蛋浆和松脆挞皮两种截然不同的质料,糅合得天衣无缝,并建议蛋挞最好趁热食,一啖咬落甜上心头,再三回味。同样榜上有名的港式西多士,是茶餐厅下午茶必然选择,但CNNGo认为西多士卡路里偏高,不宜多食。
日本寿司则排第4,被CNNGo形容为“最美丽食物”,指它虽然成分简单,只有鱼和米饭,但两者巧妙地结合在一起,成为情侣首次约会的最佳菜式。另一引人注目的是排第45位的新加坡海南鸡饭,新鲜嫩滑的鸡肉,加上香味十足的油饭,佐以豉油和姜蓉,食过耐人寻味。
50. The only food that tastes better when it's inside out.
50. Buttered popcorn, United States
Corn -- the workhorse of the industrial world -- is best when its sweet variety is fried up with lashings of butter till it bursts and then snarfed in greasy fistfuls while watching “Commando” late at night.
47. So fresh you'll think it's flirting with you.
49. Masala dosa, India
A crispy, rice-batter crepe encases a spicy mix of mashed potato, which is then dipped in coconut chutney, pickles, tomato-and-lentil-based sauces and other condiments. It’s a fantastic breakfast food that’ll keep you going till lunch, when you’ll probably come back for another.
45. The cucumber's an afterthought, the rest though is right on message.
48. Potato chips, United States
Potato chips were invented in New York when a chef tried to play a trick on a fussy diner. Now they’re one of the world’s most child-friendly foods. But think of them this way -- if a single chip cost, say, US$5, it’d be a far greater (and more popular) delicacy than caviar, a prize worth fighting wars over.
43. Two tacos are just never enough.
47. Seafood paella, Spain
The sea is lapping just by your feet, a warm breeze whips the tablecloth around your legs and a steamy pan of paella sits in front of you. Shrimp, lobster, mussels and cuttlefish combine with white rice and various herbs, oil and salt in this Valencian dish to send you immediately into holiday mode.
Though if you have it in Spain, you’re probably there already.
40. How can something taste this good? It's just nuts.
46. Som tam, Thailand
To prepare Thailand's most famous salad, pound garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle. Toss in tamarind juice, fish sauce, peanuts, dried shrimp, tomatoes, lime juice, sugar cane paste, string beans and a handful of grated green papaya.
Grab a side of sticky rice. Variations include those made with crab (som tam boo) and fermented fish sauce (som tam plah lah), but none matches the flavor and simple beauty of the original.加拿大华人网 http://www.sinoca.com/