Name: 美國與英國的中式外賣 | 美食大戰 | Insider Food (US vs UK Chinese Takeout | Food Wars | Insider Food)
Uploaded: 2025-05-23T05:59:51.000Z
Duration: 36 min 7 s

From exclusive items to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between Chinese takeout in the U.S. and the U.K.

從獨家項目到份量大小，我們想找出美國和英國中餐外賣的所有不同之處。

Here are all the menu items you'll find in a U.K.

以下是英國餐廳的所有菜單項目

Chinese takeaway that you might not find in the U.S.

Here is all of the Chinese takeout we got at our local spot that you might not be able to find in the U.K.

以下是我們在當地餐館吃到的所有中式外賣，這些外賣在英國可能找不到。

In the U.K., it's pretty common when you order a Chinese to order a few starters and you kind of eat them alongside your meal.

在英國，點中餐時通常會點幾樣開胃菜，然後在用餐時一併吃掉。

One thing to point out, almost all of these are beige, and I think that's gonna be a bit of a theme as we go throughout this episode.

需要指出的一點是，幾乎所有這些都是米色的，我想這將是本集的一個主題。

A lot of British Chinese food is just kind of beige fried stuff, and we love it.

很多英國中餐都是米黃色的油炸食品，我們很喜歡。

We'll start with an exception to the beige rule with crispy seaweed.

我們先來看看米黃色規則的例外--脆海苔。

It's actually got a misleading name because this isn't seaweed.

它的名字其實有誤導性，因為這不是海藻。

It's shredded cabbage, which is then deep fried.

它是將捲心菜切成絲，然後油炸。

Sometimes you get a little bit of kind of like fish flakes sprinkled on top.

有時你會在上面撒上一點魚片。

I think this one is basically just fried cabbage with some salt powder on it.

我覺得這個基本上就是炒捲心菜加點鹽粉。

When we had a Chinese takeaway at home, it would pretty much be the only green thing on our plates.

在家裡吃中餐外賣時，它幾乎是我們盤子裡唯一的綠色食品。

And here's what we got for our exclusive appetizers, starting with the steamed dumplings.

這是我們的獨家開胃菜，首先是蒸餃。

Another pretty iconic starter is a chicken satay skewer.

另一種頗具代表性的開胃菜是沙嗲雞肉串。

They will take a piece of chicken, put it on a skewer, grill it up in a kind of satay sauce, which is mostly peanuts, and then serve it to you there.

他們會取一塊雞肉，串在肉串上，用一種主要是花生的沙嗲醬汁烤制，然後端到你面前。

We also have a bit of additional satay sauce for dipping as well.

我們還額外準備了一點沙爹醬用於蘸食。

I think that's why you have to have the sauce on the side as well.

我想這就是為什麼你必須把醬汁也放在邊上的原因。

Next we have the scallion pancake, which literally looks like a cut up little pancake.

接下來是蔥油薄餅，看上去就像一個切開的小薄餅。

When I think of a British-Chinese takeaway, this might be one of the main dishes that comes to mind.

說起英式中餐外賣，我可能會想到這道菜。

So the sweet and sour bit actually just refers to the sauce that it's served with.

是以，酸酸甜甜實際上指的是配菜的醬汁。

It's basically just a piece of chicken, which is then battered and deep fried.

它基本上就是一塊雞肉，然後上漿油炸。

Now these vary in quality a lot from restaurant to restaurant.

現在，各家餐廳的菜餚品質參差不齊。

If chicken balls aren't your thing, then we also have the option of a prawn ball.

如果您不喜歡吃雞肉丸，我們還有蝦球供您選擇。

Now instead of a piece of chicken, they take an entire prawn, batter it, and deep fry it.

現在，他們不再用一塊雞肉，而是用一整隻大蝦，上漿後油炸。

Kind of like a tempura prawn, but I think a lot heavier on the batter.

有點像天婦羅大蝦，但我覺得麵糊更重一些。

We've been locked in a debate here as to if there's any difference between prawn and shrimp.

我們一直在爭論大蝦和小蝦有什麼區別。

It seems like sometimes they're used interchangeably, but maybe they are actually different species.

有時它們似乎可以互換使用，但也許它們實際上是不同的物種。

I don't know if, Nico, you have any thoughts on the differences between prawn and shrimp.

不知道尼科，你對大蝦和小蝦的區別有什麼看法。

There is actually a difference between shrimp and prawns.

Shrimp are more common in the U.S. and tend to be smaller with a more savory flavor when compared to prawns.

蝦在美國更為常見，與大蝦相比，蝦的個頭更小，味道更鮮美。

Charlie is saying that when he's had it in the past, it's been like a sort of prawn paste mashed up into a ball, whereas these ones are just whole prawns inside some batter.

查理說，他以前吃過的蝦醬都是搗成一團的，而這些蝦醬則是把整隻大蝦放在麵糊裡。

So I feel like I've got a better deal here.

所以我覺得我在這裡得到了更好的待遇。

Next up, I did want to take a look at British wontons.

接下來，我確實想看看英國的餛飩。

I know you can get these in America, but I thought there might be some differences.

我知道你可以在美國買到這些東西，但我想可能會有一些差異。

Not something that I would commonly order.

These are kind of a meme now for some reason.

出於某種原因，現在這些都成了一種流行語。

I don't know why these have a spike in popularity just in general, but this is what they look like.

我不知道為什麼這些東西的受歡迎程度普遍飆升，但這就是它們的樣子。

The filling is just crab and cream cheese.

我明白它為什麼這麼受歡迎了。

When you talk about your beige food Mount Rushmore, this has got to be up there.

說到米色食物的拉什莫爾山，這一定榜上有名。

You have four beige foods immortalized forever in stone.

您有四種米黃色的食物，它們將永垂不朽。

Now, if you order a full English breakfast in the UK, you're likely to find some fried bread on there.

現在，如果你在英國點一份全套英式早餐，你很可能會在上面找到一些油炸麵包。

Basically what Chinese restaurants in the UK have done is elevate fried bread by putting a layer of prawn paste in the middle and then topping it with loads of sesame seeds.

基本上，英國中餐館的做法是在油炸麵包中間放一層蝦醬，然後在上面撒上大量芝麻，這樣就提升了油炸麵包的等級。

I have to admit, I've never had a spare rib.

我得承認，我從來沒吃過排骨。

I thought I ordered the boneless spare ribs, but I guess I ordered the spare ribs with the Peking duck sauce and they look and smell amazing.

我以為我點的是無骨排骨，但我想我點的是北京烤鴨醬排骨，它們看起來和聞起來都非常棒。

Now, I was shocked when I saw these as an exclusive in this episode, but our next one is prawn crackers.

當我在這一集看到這些獨家產品時，我感到非常震驚，但我們的下一個產品是大蝦餅乾。

These are another thing that you'll see on pretty much every UK Chinese takeaway order.

這是您在幾乎所有英國中餐外賣訂單上都能看到的另一種東西。

Even if you don't order them, often they'll just throw you in a bag for free.

即使你不訂購，他們也會免費贈送你一個袋子。

They're just great for, like, mopping up bits of sauce or something.

它們非常適合用來擦掉醬汁之類的東西。

You can also dip them in the sweet and sour sauce and you kind of get this crackling.

你還可以把它們蘸上糖醋汁，這樣就會有一種脆脆的感覺。

I really almost hope that we've made a mistake in this script and that you can, in fact, find these on Chinese takeout menus in the US because they're great and you guys are missing out.

我真的幾乎希望我們的劇本出了差錯，事實上，你們可以在美國的中餐外賣菜單上找到這些菜，因為它們很棒，你們錯過了。

The last two items we wanted to talk about were chips.

我們要談的最後兩個項目是薯片。

We have two versions here that you'll find on pretty much every British Chinese takeaway menu.

我們這裡有兩個版本，你可以在幾乎所有英國中餐外賣菜單上找到。

We have regular chips and we have salt and pepper chips.

As I'm sure some of you might know, British people don't tend to have the most adventurous palates in the world and there's usually a lot of demand for chips.

我相信你們中的一些人可能知道，英國人的味覺往往不是世界上最冒險的，而且通常對薯片的需求量很大。

Same with Indian restaurants and Chinese restaurants.

印度餐館和中國餐館也是如此。

Basically, they're just catering to the demand of the British public.

基本上，他們只是在迎合英國公眾的需求。

Also, it's very common to pair your chips with curry sauce.

此外，薯片配咖喱醬也很常見。

So, curry sauce in this sense, it probably has some of the similar flavorings that you would find in, like, a katsu curry-type sauce.

是以，從這個意義上說，咖喱醬中可能含有一些類似的調味料，比如咖喱醬。

I would refer to this type of curry sauce as, like, chip shop curry sauce and that kind of applies to whether it's Chinese takeaways or fish and chip shops.

我把這種咖喱醬稱為 "薯條店咖喱醬"，不管是中式外賣店還是炸魚薯條店，都適用。

Then we also have the salt and pepper chips.