英女王60年登基慶典 小學生或掌勺盛宴大綱

Schoolchildren across the UK are being invited to come up with ideas for food to be served at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

英國女王登基60週年慶典即將到來之際，來自英國各地的小學生受邀爲白金漢宮舉行的宴會設計菜單。

The Duchess of Cornwall launched the British Food Fortnight competition on a visit to a school in Swindon.

據悉，查爾斯的妻子卡米拉參觀斯溫頓的一所學校時開展了這項“英國食品周”競賽。

Pupils from the top four winning schools will see their ideas made into canapes by royal chef Mark Flanagan.

王室廚師馬克•弗拉納根將按照獲勝的4所小學的學生設計的菜單製作美味佳餚。

The students will help serve them at the reception at the palace attended by the Queen and the Duchess.

入圍的學生們還可以參與白金漢宮宴會的招待，英國女王和公爵夫人將出席宴會。

The competition, which was the idea of the Duchess, has some precedent, as in 1953 coronation chicken was invented by Constance Spry and served at the Queen's Coronation lunch.

卡米拉想到的這場競賽有些淵源。在1953年的女王加冕午宴上，衆人品嚐了康斯坦絲-史普瑞創造的“加冕雞”這款獨家菜餚。

When asked what she thought the 85-year-old monarch might like, the duchess said: "I think she likes things very plain, nothing too complicated."

在被問到85歲的英國女王喜歡吃什麼時，卡米拉說：“我覺得她喜歡簡單一些，不要太複雜的食物。”

Asked about her own Cooking skills, she replied: "I cook, let's say that. I don't dare go on about my roast chicken, but I know that's the safest thing I can cook."

她在談到自己的廚藝時說：“可以說我也會做飯。我不敢一直談論我的烤雞，但我知道這是我能做的最好吃的食品了。”

The Cook for the Queen competition is open to 10-15 year olds in all primary and secondary schools in the UK.

全英所有10歲至15歲的小學生和中學生都可以參加這場“爲女王掌勺”競賽。

British Food Fortnight is in its 11th year, and this year as a one-off it has been renamed Love British Food 2012 and moved to coincide with the Olympics.

“英國食品周”今年已經是第11屆，今年的食品周暫時改名爲“2012愛英國美食”，並改在奧運期間舉辦。