飘香千年的罗马烤肉卷

⊙ By Andy Papadopoulos

翻译：T Boy

飘香千年的罗马烤肉卷

A Perfect Sandwich in Rome

⊙ By Andy Papadopoulos

翻译：T Boy

丝绸之路名食众多，不少带有历史的烟尘，相当古老。在丝路西边尽头的罗马就有一道让罗马人津津乐道、乐此不疲的美味——罗马烤肉卷。

Porchetta, a roast pork dish that dates back to the days of ancient Rome and a1)reminder of the2)decadence that led to the empire’s fall.

An army runs on its stomach and no army ate more or better than the Roman3)legions. But one dish in particular always4)bolstered the troops’5)morale, a dish so delicious that today Romans eat it by the ton. It’s called porchetta, pork slow-roasted to fork-6)tender perfection.

Roman Citizen: I could not imagine Rome without porchetta. It’s a tradition, I think.

And this is where all Rome’s porchetta comes from today, the7)suburbs of Arrichi on the northern8)edge of the city. Leopardi’s roasts up to 400 porchetta a day and they’re just one of 17 places doing the same thing.

True porchetta can only be made in Arrichi and it has to be done like the old Romans did it.

First, you9)debone your pig.

Erica Firpo (Travel Writer): It takes 30 seconds to debone this section of the pig and it becomes an art form.

Then add salt, by the handful.

Erica: You’re putting about half a pound of salt on the porchetta so it’ll keep it really nice and juicy so that we bite into it, we’re gonna to want to bite it more.

Now some black pepper.

1) reminder [rI΄maIndə(r)] n. 提醒，提示

2) decadence [΄dekədəns] n. 颓废，衰落

3) legion [΄liːdʒ(ə)n] n. 军团，武装部队

4) bolster [΄bəʊlstə(r)] v. 支撑，帮助

5) morale [mə΄ræl] n. 士气

6) tender [΄tendə(r)] adj. 柔软的

7) suburb [΄sʌbзːb] n. 市郊，郊区

8) edge [edʒ] n. 边缘

9) debone [diː΄bəʊn] v. 将……去骨Erica: Then they take the herbs, which are10)rosemary and lightly dried garlic.

Finally, the whole thing is rolled up and11)stitched together.

Erica: It’s amazing to watch him. I like to call him the tailor of porchetta.

Five hours in the oven and you’ve got a porchetta fit for a Roman legion.

Erica: Oh, my God. Oh, these smell amazing. I think I’ve died and gone to porchetta12)heaven. It’s been just cooking all the juices, the13)spices, the salt, to create the perfect porchetta.

Every year, Romans14)devour 550 tons of roasted pork. And some of it ends up at La Fraschetta.

Erica: This place is the15)quintessential porchetta place. It’s cheap, it’s basic, it’s the colours of Roma, the soccer team, which are orange and red, and it’s just got the best porchetta.

They start with sliced bread, then add cheese from Venice, slices of porchetta, local greens and cherry tomatoes. Simple.

Erica: This is a really good sandwich. I’m happy. I wouldn’t get this anywhere else in the world ’cause I know it’s not going to be as good as they have it here. Only for Rome.

10) rosemary [΄rəʊzmərI] n. 迷迭香

11) stitch [stItʃ] v. 缝，缝合

12) heaven [΄hev(ə)n] n. 天国，天堂

13) spice [spaIs] n. 香料，调味品

14) devour [dI΄vaʊə(r)] v. 吞食，贪婪地吃

15) quintessential [΄kwIntI΄senʃ(ə)l] adj. 典型的

● First, you debone your pig.

● Then add salt, by the handful.

● Now some black pepper.

● Finally, the whole thing is rolled up and stitched together.

● Five hours in the oven and you’ve got a porchetta fit for a Roman legion.

写文章时用长句或短句、简单句还是复杂句，要看场合、体裁和受众。这篇文章中介绍烤肉卷做法的这五句话很经典，在这方面做得非常到位。每句话简单之至，没有任何多余的修饰语，点到即止，干脆利落。同学们不妨在下次的写作中试试吧。

罗马烤肉卷这道菜式可追溯到古罗马时代，它同时也提醒人们，罗马帝国最终因颓废堕落而灭亡。

三军未动，粮草先行。罗马军团的伙食曾是世上量最大、最好的。其中有一道菜特别能提高军队士气。那是一道美味至极的菜式，当今罗马人对它的消耗量以吨计算。它就是罗马烤肉卷，猪肉卷用慢火烤，把肉烤软至可以插入餐叉，十分完美。

罗马市民：我很难想象如果罗马人没有烤肉卷要怎么过。我认为这是一个传统。

如今，罗马人享用的烤肉卷全部来自罗马北面近郊的小镇阿里奇。这家名叫莱奥帕尔迪的制作工场每天烤制出品的烤肉卷多达四百件，而他们只不过是17家烤肉卷供应商之一。

正宗的烤肉卷必须出自阿里奇，并以古罗马人的方式制作。

首先，给猪去骨。

埃里卡·菲勒普（旅行作家）：给猪的这部分去骨只需要30秒。这已成为一门艺术。

然后加一把盐。

埃里卡：制作烤猪肉要用大约半磅盐（约277克），这样它才会香软又多汁，让我们一口咬下去时，会想多咬一口。

现在加黑椒。

埃里卡：然后加迷迭香，还有稍微经过风干的蒜。

最后将整块肉卷起，用线缝好。

埃里卡：看着他的一连串动作，真是令人称奇。我称他为“烤肉卷的裁缝师”。

放入烤炉五小时后，足够让一个罗马军团享用的烤肉卷出炉了。

埃里卡：天啊，真香。哎呀，我还以为自己死了，来到了烤肉卷天堂似的。肉汁、香料、盐加在一起，完成了最完美的烤肉卷。

罗马人每年要享用550吨烤猪肉，其中有一部分被送到法拉切达餐厅。

埃里卡：这是家很典型的烤肉卷餐馆。实惠、不花巧，装修用了罗马足球队的颜色——橙色与红色。这里有最美味的烤肉卷。

首先准备面包片，再加入来自威尼斯的奶酪、烤肉卷片、本地蔬菜，以及樱桃番茄。很简单。

埃里卡：这真是超美味的三明治，我很满意。我不会在世界其他地方点这道菜，因为我知道哪儿的烤肉卷都不会像这儿的美味可口。只有罗马才有。