每天三分鐘學英語 第529期:英文入口即化怎麼說?如何描述菜餚的味道?

A: Americans don't eat that much pork belly besides bacon. How does the red braised pork belly taste?
美國人除了培根不怎麼吃五花肉。這個紅燒肉味道如何？
B: The pork is fatty on top and lean on the bottom. It's Rich and tender. The fat melts in your mouth. The dish is salty and sweet and perfectly balanced.
這個豬肉上面很肥，底部很瘦。肥的入口即化。這道菜是鹹甜口的，味道非常均衡。

Fatty
脂肪含量高的，肥美的
音標：[ˈfæti]

大家想一想：哪些食物
可以用這個詞來形容呢？

來用Fatty造個句子：
① I got a fatty piece of steak. It hardly tasted like steak.
我吃了一塊肥美的牛排。它嚐起來不太像牛排。
② Keep the fatty skin on to give the meat more flavor.
表面那層肥的皮留着，可以給肉帶來更多風味。

Rich and tender
味道濃郁且軟嫩
這裏rich指食物味道的濃郁
比如：奶油冰激凌，肥膩的肉
形容一個肉好吃可以用tender

我們用Rich and tender
來試着描述一下肉和蛋糕：
① I had the beef in the slow cooker all day. It's so rich and tender.
我把牛肉放在慢燉鍋裏燉了一整天。味道非常濃郁，並且很軟嫩。
② The chocolate cake is rich and tender. It goes great with a glass of milk.
這個巧克力蛋糕味道濃郁又柔滑。和牛奶是絕配。

Melt in your mouth
入口即化

① The meat was cooked to perfection. It just melted in my mouth.
這個肉煮的恰到好處。在我嘴裏入口即化。
② The cookie was so soft it melted in my mouth.
這個餅乾好軟，入口即化。