hot-dog stands and steak restaurants,

熱狗攤和牛排店；

but there's another meat-centric eatery

但也有另一家以肉為中心的餐廳。

whose food is synonymous with delectable, delicious comfort.

其食物是美味、舒適的代名詞。

Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen has kept locals coming back

Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen讓當地人流連忘返。

ever since it first opened its doors way back in 1942.

自從它在1942年第一次開門以來。

Its mountainous corned beef sandwich

其山地玉米牛肉三明治

is one of the tastiest to eat in all of Chicago.

是全芝加哥最好吃的美食之一。

Customer: Excellent corned beef.

客戶：優秀的玉米牛肉。

OK, it's the best thing that Chicago has,

好吧，這是芝加哥最好的東西。

you know, is Manny's corned beef.

你知道，是曼尼的醃製牛肉。

Customer: It's the best corned beef to me in Chicago.

顧客：這是芝加哥最好的醃牛肉。

You can go other places,

你可以去其他地方。

but it's never gonna be like Manny's.

但它永遠不會像曼尼的。

Customer: I moved to North Carolina.

客戶。我搬到北卡羅來納州。

As soon as I come home, I have to come here.

我一回家，就得來這裡。

Medha: Manny's is a Jewish deli,

梅達曼尼是一家猶太熟食店。

similar to Katz's in New York City or Langer's in LA.

類似於紐約市的Katz's或洛杉磯的Langer's。

Dan Raskin: It's basically Eastern European food,

丹-拉斯金這基本上是東歐食品。

comfort foods.

舒適的食物。

Usually very large portions, really good quality, homemade.

通常分量很大，品質真的很好，自制的。

We have great hot entrées,

我們有很棒的熱菜。

but we're also really known

但我們也真正知道

for corned beef pastrami sandwiches.

用於醃製牛肉薰牛肉三明治。

Medha: That's Dan Raskin.

梅達那是Dan Raskin

After immigrating to the US, his great-grandfather Jack

移民到美國後，他的曾祖父Jack

and Jack's brother Charlie

還有傑克的弟弟查理

purchased a restaurant called Sonny's in 1942.

1942年購買了一家叫桑尼的餐館。

They changed the name to Manny's, after Jack's son Emmanuel.

他們把名字改成了曼尼的，以傑克的兒子伊曼紐爾為原型。

The restaurant has been handed down through the family,

這家餐廳一直是家族傳承。

making Dan the fourth-generation Raskin

使丹成為第四代拉斯金

to own and operate it.

擁有和經營它。

Dan: We've always, always been known

丹：我們一直以來，一直以來都被人熟知。

for, like, Jewish deli.

為，像，猶太熟食店。

That basically started really in the United States

這基本上是在美國真正開始的

with the immigration of people in the early 1900s.

隨著20世紀初人們的移民。

Medha: The origins of the Jewish deli

梅達猶太熟食的起源

trace back to the kosher butcher shops

溯源

that appeared in Jewish communities

猶太社區出現的

like New York's Lower East Side

如紐約下東城

in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

在19世紀末20世紀初。

Pickled meats, beans, and soup began to appear

醃肉、豆類、湯類開始出現。

in some butcher shops, with a few even adding tables.

在一些肉店，少數人甚至還加了桌子。

Jewish immigrants were under a lot of pressure

猶太移民承受了很大的壓力。

to assimilate into American culture

融入美國文化

by toning down the flavor and spices

淡化味道和香料

in their home-cooked meals.

在他們的家常菜中。

The Jewish deli became a haven not just

猶太人的熟食店不僅成為了一個天堂

to acquire food that was bursting with flavor,

以獲得味道爆棚的食物。

but also as a way to participate in American society

但也是參與美國社會的一種方式。

while maintaining Jewish identity.

同時保持猶太人的身份。

Dan: Traditionally, back in the day,

丹：傳統上，當年。

everybody ate one big meal every day,

大家每天都吃一頓大餐。

and it was usually lunch. It wasn't dinner.

而且通常是午餐。這不是晚餐。

It was always important to be fed in the Jewish culture.

在猶太文化中，吃飽飯總是很重要的。

We quickly became known for our large corned beef

我們的大塊牛肉很快就出名了

and pastrami sandwiches that were not only large,

和薰牛肉三明治，不僅大。

but really good-quality meat.

但真的是優質的肉。

And they've been our No. 1 seller since.

而且他們一直是我們的第一大賣家。

Medha: OK, so what is the next step

梅達好吧，那麼下一步是什麼

after all this comes down?

在這一切下來之後？

Gino Gambarota: Grab the rye bread.

Gino Gambarota抓住黑麥麵包。

Medha: Grab the rye bread.

梅達抓住黑麥麵包。

Gino: Then you put 9 ounces.

Gino:然後你把9盎司。

Medha: Oh, it's so warm and soft.

梅達哦，它是如此溫暖和柔軟。

That's 7. OK, a little more.

那是7，好吧，再多一點。

Gino: And we have a bigger one that's

Gino:我們還有一個更大的

three-quarters of a pound.

四分之三磅。

Medha: That's a lot of meat. Gino: That's a lot of meat.

梅達這是一個很大的肉。吉諾：這是一個很大的肉。

Medha: And so it's literally just a meat sandwich.

梅達所以它從字面上看 只是一個肉三明治。

Gino: And we usually ask them if they'd like a latke,

Gino:我們通常會問他們，如果他們會喜歡的latke。

and that's our sandwich.

這就是我們的三明治。

Medha: The size of Manny's towering corned beef sandwich

梅達曼尼高聳的醃製牛肉三明治的大小。

became so renowned throughout Chicago

譽滿芝加哥

that pre-COVID, Manny's was going through

那在COVID之前，曼尼的正在通過

1,000 pounds of corned beef every day.

每天吃1000斤醃牛肉。

The sandwich is made with 9 ounces of brisket

三明治是用9盎司的牛腩做成的。

pickled with garlic and other seasonings, thinly sliced,

用大蒜等調料醃製，切成薄片。

and piled high in between two slices of fresh rye bread.

並堆放在兩片新鮮的黑麥麵包之間。

It's meant to be topped with horseradish mustard,

它的意思是在上面加點辣根芥末。

but it's up to you whether to add just a dollop

但這取決於你是否只加了一勺

or spread it everywhere.

或到處傳播。

Dan: The way we slice it and the way it's cooked

丹：我們切片的方式和烹飪的方式。

is to make it so it really melts in your mouth,

是為了讓它真正融化在嘴裡。

but we also don't put any additives in there.

但我們也不放任何添加劑在裡面。

So there's no soy or baking soda

所以沒有黃豆和小蘇打了

or other items in the meat to add fillers,

或其他物品在肉中添加填充物。

which is very common in deli meats.

這在熟食肉中非常常見。

It's steamed in an oven, and then we boil it

在爐子裡蒸，然後我們把它煮了。

to get back to temperature right before it's served.

以便在上菜前馬上恢復溫度。

Gino: I mean, there isn't one bad item

我的意思是，沒有一個不好的項目。

on the whole menu here.

在這裡的整個菜單上。

I don't care what you eat here; it's delicious.

我不管你在這裡吃什麼，它很好吃。

Medha: The sandwich helped make Manny's

梅達三明治幫助曼尼的

a Chicago institution and a must for politicians,

芝加哥的一個機構，也是政治家的必修課。

actors, and tourists visiting from out of town.

演員，以及從外地來的遊客。

Customer: I'm 72 years old.

客戶：我今年72歲了

Our dad first took us here

我們爸爸第一次帶我們來這裡

when I was around 8 years old.

當我8歲左右的時候。

My brother was 11 years old.

我弟弟11歲。

And we've been coming back here ever since.

從那以後，我們就一直來這裡。

Medha: So, how long have you been working here?

梅達所以，你有多久 在這裡工作？

Gino: 38 years.

吉諾：38年。

Medha: 38.

梅達：38歲。

Customer: Well, I've been coming here about, yeah,

顧客。好吧，我已經來這裡約，是的。

about 30 years.

約30年。

Customer: Coming from a long line of Jews,

顧客。來自猶太人的悠久血統。

it feels great to have Jewish cooking again.

能再次吃到猶太菜感覺真好。

Dan: Manny's has been known as a melting place

丹：曼尼的一直被稱為一個熔化的地方

of all the different cultures of Chicago coming together.

芝加哥所有不同的文化聚集在一起。

We're just keeping the tradition going.

我們只是在保持這個傳統

Medha: Dan grabbed us a couple of trays

梅達丹拿了幾個盤子給我們

so we could try this giant sandwich.

所以我們可以嘗試這個巨大的三明治。

That looks amazing.

這看起來很神奇。

That's good. [Dan laughs]

這是很好的。[丹笑]

That was worth the wait.

那是值得等待的。

I can see why people want more meat,

我知道為什麼人們想要更多的肉。

because it looks like a lot,

因為它看起來像很多。

but it kind of melts in your mouth, like you said.

但就像你說的那樣，它在你嘴裡融化了。

And so when you take a bite,

所以當你吃了一口。

it doesn't feel as big as it looks.

它不覺得它的外觀一樣大。

And I know people are gonna be like,

我知道人們會喜歡，

"No, how is this light?"

"不對，這怎麼是光？"

I'm telling you, the bread itself is very fluffy,

我告訴你，麵包本身非常鬆軟。

very soft. It's juicy.

很軟。它的汁液。

When you eat it hot especially, it melts in your mouth.

特別是熱吃的時候，吃到嘴裡就化了。

The mustard definitely adds tanginess to it,

芥末肯定會增加它的酸味。

but very juicy meat, very juicy meat.

但非常多汁的肉，非常多汁的肉。

But it's not just the meat that keeps people coming.

但讓人們來的不僅僅是肉。

When Manny's Deli began to feel the impact

當曼尼的熟食店開始感受到衝擊的時候

of the halt to indoor dining due to the pandemic,

的停止室內餐飲因疫情。

Dan put out a call on social media.

丹在社交媒體上發出呼籲。

And in a day, lines of people came

一天之內，排隊的人就來了

to their doors to show their support.

到他們的門前以示支持。

Dan: This is truly amazing.

丹：這真是太神奇了。

We really appreciate the support the last few days.

我們真的很感謝這幾天的支持。

And hopefully you guys keep coming.

也希望你們繼續來。

A few weeks ago, we reached out to people

幾周前，我們聯繫了一些人。

and let them know that, "Hey, our business

並讓他們知道，"嘿，我們的業務。

is really hurting, and we need you."

是真正的傷害，我們需要你。"

Not that the business

並不是說這個企業

is about to go out of business right now,

現在就要倒閉了。

but that we don't want to lay off staff.

但我們不想裁員。

We want to keep everybody working, and we need your support.

我們想讓大家繼續工作，我們需要你們的支持。

And it was huge.

而且是很大的。

For over two weeks, we had a line

兩個多星期以來，我們有一條線

around the corner from the restaurant.

在餐廳的拐角處。

We still have a lot of that support.

我們還是有很多支持的。

It's obviously not as big as it was,

顯然沒有以前那麼大了。

but we're looking to keep the momentum going,

但我們希望保持這個勢頭。

and anything we can do to draw more people in

和任何我們可以做的吸引更多的人在。

is really, it's survival right now.

是真的，現在是生存。

Customer: As soon as we heard that

客戶。我們一聽到這個消息

Manny's might be closing,

Manny's可能要關門了

we decided to come back that next day,

我們決定第二天再來。

and it was packed.

而且人滿為患。

So we were happy to see that,

所以我們很高興看到這一點。

because we enjoy eating here.

因為我們喜歡在這裡吃飯。

Medha: Oh, yeah! We wanted to see how fast

梅達Oh, yeah!我們想看看有多快

you could make a sandwich.

你可以做一個三明治。

Gino: Go.

去吧

Medha: Oh! What? That was six seconds!

美達什麼？那是六秒鐘！

Amazing!

驚人！