日本新發明:咖啡奶油
Combining Coffee and butter is not totally new - a couple of years ago, 'bulletproof coffee' (essentially coffee with a knob of butter and a dash of oiled mixed in) became all the rage due to its apparent ability to keep you full.
把咖啡和奶油搭配在一起已經不新鮮了，幾年前"防彈咖啡"（實際就是咖啡和一些奶油再加少許油混合在一起）因能讓人保持飽腹感而風靡一時。But some people need more than a liquid breakfast. And for them a coffee alone to start the day simply won't do.
但是有些人需要的不只是一份液體早餐。他們不可能僅用一杯咖啡來開始一天。Breakfast and coffee lovers may now have reason to rejoice thanks to a new food product: coffee butter.
早餐和咖啡達人們現在有理由高興了，因爲出現了新食品--咖啡奶油。
The ingenious concoction is soon to hit supermarket shelves in Japan and could go down a treat with those of us who like to break the fast with caffeine and carbs.
這個神奇的食物馬上就要在日本的超市上架了，對於我們這種喜歡早飯有咖啡因和碳水化合物的人來說是個好消息。Judging from the picture, the coffee butter looks like more of a whipped spread, and could seemingly be eaten on toast, bread, croissants, pancakes, waffles, cakes and more.
從這張圖來看，咖啡奶油很容易塗抹，可以搭配吐司，麪包，牛角包，煎餅，蛋糕等。In Japan, butter-like spreads are often called 'soft', so the new product is being called Snow Brand Coffee Soft.
在日本，黃油塗抹醬通常被稱爲"軟奶油"，所以這個新品被稱爲雪印咖啡軟奶油。
The caffeinated spread is set to launch on 1 March to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Megmilk Snow Brand company's coffee drink.
3月1日推出這款含咖啡因的奶油是爲了慶祝雪印乳業公司推出咖啡飲料55週年紀念。Megmilk Snow Brand Company is one of Japan's biggest dairy companies, and they state on their website that the new butter has the same flavour and spread as their classic coffee drink, which is one of the most popular beverages in Japan.
雪印乳業是日本最大的乳製品企業之一，他們在網站上聲稱這款新品奶油有日本最流行的飲料，並且和他們的經典咖啡一樣香味醇厚。Presumably sweeter than straight-up coffee, the butter could be a delicious way for coffee fans to get their morning boost - how much energy it will actually deliver remains to be seen though.
這款奶油可能比去冰咖啡更甜一些，對於咖啡粉們來說這樣早上會變得更好--不過，咖啡奶油能提供多少能量還有待觀察。The butter will apparently have "sweet and mellow milky undertones," so presumably won't be an aggressive coffee hit.
很明顯，這款奶油的特性是"甜美而柔和的"，因此它不會是太有侵略性的咖啡。It's due to go on sale for 230 yen or ?1.64 per pack, so quite the bargain too.
一包賣230日元或者1.64英鎊，還挺便宜的。
