By+Rachel+Everett++宋怡秋
Food festivals have always been an excellent door to exploring local cuisine. The following is a list of seven diverse festivals celebrating foods from every culture throughout the world.
美食节向来都是探寻当地美食的一种绝佳途径。以下便是来自全球各地文化的七个不同的美食节。
霍基蒂卡野味美食节
When: Each March
Where: Hokitika, New Zealand
时间:每年3月
地点:新西兰霍基蒂卡镇
A culinary1) extravaganza2) not for the weak at heart, this New Zealand event is filled with fun and excitement.
Set in a destination on its own3), the festival's landscape includes mountains, glaciers, rivers, rainforest and wildlife. Celebrating the unique wilderness of New Zealand's Southern Island, the Hokitika Wildfood Festival features exotic4) dishes like wasp5) larvae6) ice cream.
If that's all a bit too wild for you, there are delicious treats such as home-cured7) bacon for the rest of us boring/smart folk.
这个在新西兰举办的美食盛会好玩又刺激,不过,它可不是为那些胆小的人准备的。
美食节的举办地点位于偏远的野外,那里的风光包括群山、冰川、河流、雨林和野生动植物等。霍基蒂卡野味美食节主打黄蜂幼虫冰淇淋这类不同寻常的食物,彰显了新西兰南岛独特的野性魅力。
如果你觉得这对你来说有点重口味,美食节上还为我们其余这些无趣/聪明的人准备了其他美味,譬如家庭熏制的培根。
国际芒果节
When: Each July
Where: New Delhi, India
时间:每年7月
地点:印度新德里市
While there are several mango festivals that take place throughout the world, the International Mango Festival in India is one of the largest.
The festival exhibits more than 500 different varieties of mangoes grown throughout India, celebrating the unique color, smell and taste particular to the Indian mango. While mangoes are traditionally eaten raw in India, the festival showcases various recipes from notable Indian chefs.
Involving all things mango, the festival's events include a mango eating competition, mango slogan writing, mango carving and mango quizzes. If you're not a huge mango fan then this is certainly a festival you can skip. For those who relish8) the small succulent9) fruits, visit the International Mango Festival to taste one-of-a-kind10) mango jams, pickles11), fruit juices and more.
虽说在全球范围内有好几个芒果节,不过,印度的国际芒果节可是其中规模最大的之一。
这个芒果节会展示产自印度各地的500多个不同品种的芒果,彰显了印度芒果独有的颜色、香气和味道。虽然印度人传统上都是生食芒果,但芒果节上还会展示印度名厨烹制芒果的各种方法。
芒果节的所有活动都与芒果有关,包括吃芒果大赛、为芒果创作广告词、芒果雕刻和芒果知识竞赛等。如果你不是芒果的狂热爱好者,那么这当然是你可以忽略的一个美食节。而对那些喜爱这种鲜美多汁水果的人来说,不妨来这个国际芒果节上转转,品尝一下那些独具风味的芒果酱、腌芒果和芒果汁等美味吧。
缅因州龙虾节
When: Each August
Where: Rockland, Maine, United States
时间:每年8月
地点:美国缅因州罗克兰市
Being one of the most popular food festivals in the world, the Maine Lobster Festival has been running for more than 60 years. These delicious crustaceans12) pull in13) the crowds with thousands of boiled lobsters cooked in the world's largest steamer14).
The festival ends with the famed Great International Lobster Crate15) Race, where contestants speed across lobster crates in the harbor, for a crustacean cup.
作为世界上最受欢迎的美食节之一,缅因州龙虾节已经举办了60多年。这些用世界上最大的蒸锅煮好的成千上万只美味龙虾吸引了众多食客前来大快朵颐。
美食节会以著名的国际龙虾板条箱赛跑收尾,参赛者在该项比赛中需要从港口里漂浮着的一长串龙虾板条箱上快速跑过去,以赢得龙虾奖杯。
大蒜节
When: Each August
Where: Isle of Wight, Britain
时间:每年8月
地点:英国怀特岛
The Garlic Festival is a celebration of all things garlicky. If you enjoy a pungent16) bulb17) or two of the strong stuff, try some garlic beer, garlic fudge18) or if it's a scorching19) day, some garlic ice cream.
Located in the wild beauty of the Isle of Wight in summer, this fun festival raises money for more than 65 charities; so you're doing some good with your garlic breath.
大蒜节是围绕所有有蒜味的食物所举办的一场盛会。如果你喜欢吃上一两个这种味道浓烈、辛辣的植物球茎,那就尝尝大蒜啤酒和大蒜奶糖吧;如果天气太热,不妨来点大蒜口味的冰淇淋。
这个好玩的美食节每年夏天都在充满野性之美的怀特岛上举办,为超过65家的慈善机构筹集善款;因而,当你嘴里散发着蒜味的时候,你其实是在做善事。
西红柿大战
When: Last Wednesday of Each August
Where: Valencia, Spain
时间:每年8月的最后一个星期三
地点:西班牙巴伦西亚自治区
Having a bunch of tomatoes thrown at you isn't most people's idea of a good time.
La Tomatina celebrates the humble red fruit with the biggest food fight on the planet! It kicks off with a rush to climb a ham-topped greasy20) pole. Once the ham is grabbed, several truckloads of tomatoes drive into the city and the crowd goes wild throwing them at each other and creating a massive marinara21) mess.
在大多数人看来,被人往身上扔一堆西红柿可算不上是什么享受。
西红柿大战用全球最大的食物大战向这种平凡的红色果实致敬。大战在一场火腿争夺战中拉开序幕,人们争相爬上一根滑溜溜的杆子,抢夺挂在杆顶的火腿。火腿一旦被人拿到,几卡车的西红柿就会运进城里。人群开始互掷西红柿,陷入狂欢,地面上则一片狼藉,满地都是西红柿汁。
戈尔韦牡蛎节
When: Last Weekend of Each September
Where: Galway, Ireland
时间:每年9月的最后一个周末
地点:爱尔兰戈尔韦市
Serious shellfish22) lovers listen up—The Galway Oyster Festival's highlights include the World Oyster Opening Championships and the "Elegant Lady" competition—all for the "craic23)", of course.
Galway is situated on the windswept West Coast of Ireland, and it's considered by many to be the cultural capital of Ireland, where Irish speakers love to debate anything from poetry to economics.
It's a fitting location for this oyster celebration then, given the little mollusk's24) association with what we consider to be the more discerning25) or cultured palate26).
The festival itself has been running since 1954, earning it a place among the world's oldest food festivals.
爱吃贝类的人听好了,戈尔韦牡蛎节的亮点包括世界开牡蛎锦标赛和“优雅小姐”比赛——当然了,比赛的目的纯粹是为了娱乐。
戈尔韦位于多风的爱尔兰西海岸,它被很多人视为爱尔兰的文化之都,说爱尔兰语的当地人热衷于辩论,他们的话题从诗歌到经济学,无所不包。
鉴于我们常常把牡蛎这种小小的软体动物跟我们所认为的更有品味或更有修养的美食鉴赏力联系起来,因此戈尔韦无疑是举办牡蛎节的合适地点。
戈尔韦牡蛎节自1954年开始举办,这为它在全球历史最悠久的美食节中赢得了一席之地。
科纳咖啡文化节
When: Each November
Where: Kona Districts, the Big Island of Hawaii, United States
时间:每年11月
地点:美国夏威夷大岛科纳区
Visitors from all over the world gather alongside island locals on the beaches of Hawaii for this festival of arts, food and drinks to celebrate all things coffee.
Since the early 1800s coffee has been cultivated in the Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Kona Coffee is now one of the most highly regarded and expensive coffee blends27) in the world. This coffee festival generally lasts just under two weeks at the beginning of November. The festival boasts a variety of events, including pageants28), tours, workshops, lectures, parades, tastings, competitions, dinners, art exhibits and live entertainment.
科纳咖啡为何是世间珍品?
1828年,一位名叫塞缪尔·拉格尔斯(Samuel Ruggles)的美国传教士开始在南科纳区(South Kona)种植咖啡树。1841年,人们在科纳区的火山坡上建起了咖啡种植园。这样的地理位置保证了咖啡生长所需的海拔高度,厚厚的火山灰又为咖啡提供了丰富的矿物质。而且这里每天上午阳光充足,下午多云、多雨,晚上又会变得晴朗而凉爽。有利的地理位置、适宜的气候条件再加上有限的种植面积(仅有1000多公顷)造就了科纳咖啡这一世间珍品。它味道香浓、甘醇,且带有一种葡萄酒香、水果香和香料香的混合香味,风味非常独特。上等的科纳咖啡还有适度的酸味,口感温润。
来自世界各地的游客和夏威夷岛上的本地居民齐聚夏威夷海滩,参加这个用艺术、美食和佳饮来庆祝所有与咖啡相关事物的文化节。
夏威夷大岛科纳区的咖啡种植历史可以追溯到19世纪初。如今,科纳咖啡是世界上最受好评也最为昂贵的拼配咖啡之一。咖啡文化节于11月初举办,通常持续将近两周的时间,期间会举行各种各样的活动,包括大庆典、参观游览、研讨会、讲座、游行、咖啡品尝、竞赛、宴会、艺术展览和现场表演等。