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sugarcoated haws on a stick/ 糖葫芦/ (tánɡhúlu)
A: This is your first time traveling to Beijing so I prepared a small present for you. Can you guess what it is?
你第一次来北京游玩,我给你准备了一个小礼物,你猜猜是什么？
(nǐ dìyīcì lái běijīnɡ yóuwán, wǒ ɡěinǐ zhǔnbèi le yīɡè xiǎo lǐwù, nǐ cāicāi shì shenme?)
B: I guess... it wouldn't be the representative traditional snack sugarcoated haws on a stick, would it?
我猜不会是具有标志性的传统小吃糖葫芦吧？
(wǒcāi bùhuì shì jùyǒu biāozhìxìnɡ de chuántǒnɡ xiǎochī tánɡhúlu bā?)
A: Haha. How did you get it in one guess? It really is sugarcoated haws on a stick. Do you know how they taste?
哈哈,你怎么一猜就猜中了。确实是糖葫芦。你知道它尝起来是什么样的吗？
(hāhā, nǐ zěnme yīcāi jiù cāizhōnɡ le.quèshí shì tánɡhúlu. nǐ zhīdào tā chánɡqǐlái shì shenme yànɡ de ma?)
B: Of course I know. To make sugarcoated haws on a stick, you normally use a stick to make a kebab out of some Chinese haws and then coat them in malt syrup. The wind then dries the syrup really quickly. They taste both sweet and sour.
当然知道。糖葫芦是将山楂用竹签串成串后蘸上糖稀,糖稀遇风迅速变硬,尝起来又酸又甜。
(dānɡrán zhīdào. tánɡhúlú shì jiānɡ shānzhā yònɡ zhúqiān chuànchénɡchuàn hòu zhànshànɡ tánɡxī, tánɡxī yù fēnɡ xùnsù biànyìnɡ, chánɡqǐlái yòusuān yòutián.)
A: This traditional snack is on offer to athletes at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Winter Villages and they have given it good reviews.
这种小吃也被提供给北京冬残奥村里的运动员,大受他们好评。
(zhèzhǒnɡ xiǎochī yěbèi tíɡònɡ ɡěi běijīnɡ dōnɡcánàocūn lǐde yùndònɡyuán, dàshòu tāmén hǎopínɡ.)
sugarcoated haws on a stick/ 糖葫芦/ (tánɡhúlu)
A: This is your first time traveling to Beijing so I prepared a small present for you. Can you guess what it is?
你第一次来北京游玩,我给你准备了一个小礼物,你猜猜是什么？
(nǐ dìyīcì lái běijīnɡ yóuwán, wǒ ɡěinǐ zhǔnbèi le yīɡè xiǎo lǐwù, nǐ cāicāi shì shenme?)
B: I guess... it wouldn't be the representative traditional snack sugarcoated haws on a stick, would it?
我猜不会是具有标志性的传统小吃糖葫芦吧？
(wǒcāi bùhuì shì jùyǒu biāozhìxìnɡ de chuántǒnɡ xiǎochī tánɡhúlu bā?)
A: Haha. How did you get it in one guess? It really is sugarcoated haws on a stick. Do you know how they taste?
哈哈,你怎么一猜就猜中了。确实是糖葫芦。你知道它尝起来是什么样的吗？
(hāhā, nǐ zěnme yīcāi jiù cāizhōnɡ le.quèshí shì tánɡhúlu. nǐ zhīdào tā chánɡqǐlái shì shenme yànɡ de ma?)
B: Of course I know. To make sugarcoated haws on a stick, you normally use a stick to make a kebab out of some Chinese haws and then coat them in malt syrup. The wind then dries the syrup really quickly. They taste both sweet and sour.
当然知道。糖葫芦是将山楂用竹签串成串后蘸上糖稀,糖稀遇风迅速变硬,尝起来又酸又甜。
(dānɡrán zhīdào. tánɡhúlú shì jiānɡ shānzhā yònɡ zhúqiān chuànchénɡchuàn hòu zhànshànɡ tánɡxī, tánɡxī yù fēnɡ xùnsù biànyìnɡ, chánɡqǐlái yòusuān yòutián.)
A: This traditional snack is on offer to athletes at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Winter Villages and they have given it good reviews.
这种小吃也被提供给北京冬残奥村里的运动员,大受他们好评。
(zhèzhǒnɡ xiǎochī yěbèi tíɡònɡ ɡěi běijīnɡ dōnɡcánàocūn lǐde yùndònɡyuán, dàshòu tāmén hǎopínɡ.)
Illustrations: Liu Rui/GT
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