程度副詞

This is the story of a fairly unremarkable building perched in the middle of nowhere.

這是一幢位於荒郊野外的不起眼建築的故事。

情態副詞

It was once a school, then a church, then an airport terminal, and now, somewhat remarkably, it is the seat of fine dining at the end of the world.

它曾經是一所學校，後來是一座教堂，再後來是一個機場航站樓，而現在，令人驚訝的是，它成了世界盡頭的美食之都。

In a place so barren it's officially classified as a desert, they've turned Arctic hardship into haute cuisine.

在這個被官方列為沙漠的不毛之地，他們把北極的艱苦條件變成了高級美食。

Seal would be the most surprising ingredient.

When you eat a piece of seal, it's dark, it's black, the blood is disgusting, it smells terrible, it's fatty, it's horrible.

當你吃下一塊海豹肉時，它是黑的，它是黑色的，血是噁心的，它聞起來很可怕，它是脂肪，它是可怕的。

But the way they cook it, that's amazing.

但他們烹飪的方式，實在令人驚歎。

Meet our sous-chef, Megan, whose job it is to craft visual masterpieces in a land where the weather is so extreme, it calls all the shots.

我們的副主廚梅根的工作就是在這片氣候極端惡劣的土地上製作視覺傑作。

Running a restaurant in Svalbard is a bit different than other places because we are very remote.

在斯瓦爾巴經營餐廳與其他地方有些不同，因為我們非常偏遠。

When there is avalanche risk, the restaurant is closed.

When there is no more water, pipes are frozen like last year, the restaurant is closed.

沒水了，水管像去年一樣被凍住了，餐廳也就關門了。

Sometimes you go to the supermarket and there is no eggs or no meat or no potatoes and you have to serve fries to the guests.

有時，你去超市買東西，沒有雞蛋、肉或洋芋，你不得不給客人提供薯條。

Then you find a solution and, yeah, we have to adapt.

然後你找到了解決辦法，是的，我們必須適應。

In these remote corners, logistics dictate everything, so the menu leans heavily on whatever local animals are available.

在這些偏遠的角落，後勤工作決定了一切，所以菜單主要以當地現有的動物為主。

We work with some local hunters, but when they are hunting, they need to hunt outside, far away from town, so they need to build all the animals by boats and transport here to set.

我們與當地的一些獵人合作，但他們打獵時需要在遠離城鎮的戶外進行，所以他們需要用船把所有動物運到這裡來。

It turns out the meat can be somewhat poisonous, so diners had to sign a waiver just in case something went badly wrong.

原來，這些肉可能有毒，所以食客們必須簽署一份免責聲明，以防不測。

When it's a hot winter, the snow melts and then it's ice, and then the reindeer, they don't find food anymore, so it's less reindeer.

在炎熱的冬天，雪融化後就結成了冰，馴鹿就再也找不到食物了，所以馴鹿就少了。

It is what it is and we have to make it happen.

事情就是這樣，我們必須讓它發生。

To make ingredients last throughout the long Arctic months, the team turns to an age-old technique, fermentation.

為了讓食材在北極漫長的幾個月裡都能保持新鮮，團隊採用了一種古老的技術--發酵。

We are totally aware that we are in a remote place, that we depend on products from the outside, so everything that we manage to bring here to set, we need to use it and not waste it.

我們完全意識到，我們身處偏遠地區，我們依賴於外部產品，是以，我們設法帶到這裡來的所有東西，我們都要加以利用，不能浪費。

We are doing a lot of fermentation and working as much as we can with local ingredients, so we are trying to get as much as we can out of this system of bringing stuff from mainland.

我們正在進行大量的發酵工作，並儘可能多地使用在地食材，是以我們正努力盡可能地擺脫從內地運來食材的做法。

We plate on stones, on bones, on antlers.

我們用石頭、骨頭和鹿角做盤子。

People don't come to Svalbard for so long, they come for a few days, so we have to see whatever we can do.

人們來斯瓦爾巴群島的時間並不長，都是待上幾天，所以我們必須盡力而為。

Fermentation-wise, on the Scandinavian way, we ferment, we preserve, we cook by the fire.

在斯堪的納維亞的發酵方式中，我們發酵，我們保存，我們用火烹飪。

You need to have a lot of things from the freezer for the preservation, from everything.

你需要從冰箱裡準備很多東西來保存，什麼都要有。

And for the vegetables, it's what Scandinavia can bring us.

而對於蔬菜來說，這正是斯堪的納維亞能帶給我們的。

While delivery is a constant challenge, storage isn't.

送貨是一項長期挑戰，但存儲卻不是。

Over time, they built a wine collection that's over 20,000 bottles strong, the biggest collection in Scandinavia.

隨著時間的推移，他們的葡萄酒收藏已超過 20,000 瓶，是斯堪的納維亞半島最大的收藏。

In this harsh Arctic environment, retaining staff is one of the toughest challenges the restaurant faces.

在北極惡劣的環境中，留住員工是餐廳面臨的最嚴峻挑戰之一。

After one season, not everyone wants to stay, so it's hard to keep the people, to make them stay in this Arctic environment.

一個賽季之後，並不是每個人都願意留下來，所以很難留住人，讓他們留在這個北極環境中。

It's definitely not an island for everyone to live in.

這絕對不是一座適合所有人居住的孤島。

Midnight sun as well, because you have daylight all day long.

午夜的太陽也一樣，因為你整天都有日光。

We always pick the staff. We show them around, we offer them lunch, so we spend as much time as possible with them at the beginning.

我們總是挑選員工，帶他們四處參觀，請他們吃午飯，所以一開始我們就儘可能多花時間和他們在一起。

Despite all its hardships, Huset remains a beloved destination for both locals and tourists alike.

儘管困難重重，胡塞特仍是當地人和遊客喜愛的旅遊勝地。

I think it's great for people to come in, to visit, to try it, to learn about Arctic cuisine.

我認為，人們來這裡參觀、品嚐、瞭解北極美食是件好事。

It's quite an experience to come to such a remote place like this and be able to go to a five-star restaurant and have 14 courses.

來到這樣一個偏遠的地方，還能去五星級餐廳品嚐 14 道菜，這真是一次難得的經歷。

I have been there a few times, very exclusive, very nicely presented, on the stones, on the reindeer antler, very high level.

我去過幾次，那裡非常獨特，石頭上、馴鹿鹿角上的裝飾都非常精美，水準很高。

For the tourists, most of the time I have to say they are quite amazed to discover this fine dining here in the North Pole.

對於遊客來說，我不得不說，大多數時候他們都會為在北極發現這樣的美食而感到驚訝。

It's very not something that you will find anywhere else, and something that you will remember all your life.

這是你在其他地方找不到的，也是你終生難忘的。

I'm super proud to be in this old house, this old building.

能住在這棟老房子、老建築裡，我感到無比自豪。

On Saturday here, you have tons of snowmobiles, just parking there, all the cars of town are here.

週六，這裡有成噸的雪地摩托車，就停在那裡，鎮上所有的車都在這裡。

So it's a place to gather together and to have a good time, I think.

所以我認為這是一個歡聚一堂、共度美好時光的地方。

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