Popular Chinese street food hits theworld

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在美国纽约，一家原本异常火爆的“沙县小吃”餐馆，在首日开业3小时后，便被迫“关门”。这是为什么？

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难词扫障

1.peanut butter noodle花生酱面

2.pork wonton猪肉馄饨

3.pillarn.支柱

4.turnovern.营业额

5.stalln.货摊

China's restaurant chain serving Shaxian County cuisine has opened its first restaurant in the United States in October but closed three hours after it wasofficiallyopened to the public as all the dishes on the menu weresold out.

Originating in Shaxian County，east China's Fujian Province，the Shaxian Delicacies restaurant chain has already become a great success in China，presenting customers with traditional snacks，such aspeanut butter noodlesandpork wontons.Their recipes date from more than 1，000 years ago， and spread as locals left their hometown afar for work.Now，these snacks have hit the streets of New York City andcapturedlocal taste buds.The newly opened restaurant located at 818， 60th St.Brooklyn.In the past month，the restaurant has received an order every two minutes during busy hours.

To create a clean and brightly-lit environment，the owner of the Shaxian Delicacies eatery in New York， Shao Binfang， a 34-yearold Chinese-American born in Fuzhou，designed an open kitchen in her restaurant. “When the customers can see the cooking process，it puts themat easeover food safety，” said Shao.

The industry development center of the brand claimed that over 10 countries including the United States， Britain， Argentina， Australia and Canada，have shown interest in having the chain.To adapt to the taste of foreigners，the Shaxian Delicacies has not only maintained the traditional production skills，but also made improvements.

Wu Shaohua，owner of the Shaxian Delicacies eatery in Bordeaux and Portugal，specially prepares “fried meat” and “fried spring rolls”for local residents who like fried food.And to distribute semi-finished products to its franchises（经销店）worldwide，the Shaxian County is building a “central kitchen”.

With its good quality and competitive price，the Shaxian Delicacies has become a localpillarindustry which creates aturnoverof over 10 billionyuan（1.44 billion US dollars）annually.

“In my childhood， foodstallscould be seen everywhere in my hometown in Fuzhou.But this is just a small step for the company.The ShaxianDelicacies， isgoingglobal，” saidMsShao.

Critical Reading

1.Why can Shaxian Delicacies gain popularity in western countries？ Find the answer from the text.

2.What Chinese food will you recommend to foreigners？

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.Yet I feel_______ here and free to be myself.

2.The tiger was finally _______two miles outside the village.

3.The tickets of football game have _______in advance.

4.The new church was _______opened on July 5th.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.officiallyadv.正式地；官方地

2.sell out卖完；卖光

3.capturev.俘获；赢得

4.at ease安逸；自由自在