Name: 英文美食文化輕鬆聊！| 簡單學英文Podcast (Talking About Food Culture in English | Easy English Podcast)
Uploaded: 2026-03-26T18:11:05.000Z
Duration: 17 min 22 s

Hello everyone and welcome back to Everyday English Academy, where we make English simple and enjoyable.

大家好，歡迎回到 Everyday English Academy，在這裡我們讓英文變得簡單又有趣。

Hello to all of our wonderful listeners wherever you are in the world right now.

哈囉，各位親愛的聽眾，無論你們現在在哪裡！

Mike, I have a random question: did your family have any food rules when you were a kid?

Mike，我有一個隨機的問題：你小時候，你的家庭有什麼飲食規則嗎？

Like my grandmother always said, "You must try everything once, just one bite." Oh, my grandmother was the opposite.

就像我祖母總是說：「你一定要試一次，就一口。」喔，我祖母則是相反。

She always said, "If it looks strange, don't touch it." That explains so much about you, Mike.

她總是說：「如果看起來很奇怪，就不要碰。」這就解釋了你很多地方，Mike。

It means you are the person who orders the same thing at every restaurant.

這表示你就是那種每次去餐廳都點一樣東西的人。

I always want to try the thing I have never eaten before.

我總是想試試我從沒吃過的東西。

A little bit of both, but honestly I think our families really shape how we feel about food.

有點像是兩者都有，但說實話，我覺得我們的家庭真的形塑了我們對食物的感受。

They really do, and actually that is what we are talking about today.

真的，而且這就是我們今天要談論的。

Yes, today we are talking about food culture in English.

對，我們今天要用英文來談論食物文化。

And this is going to be fun because everyone eats, everyone has opinions about food,

而且這會很有趣，因為每個人都會吃東西，每個人都對食物有看法，

And later Mike is going to tell us about the worst thing he ever tasted.

稍後 Mike 會跟我們分享他嚐過最糟糕的東西。

You have to, but first let's start with a big question.

你必須說，但首先，我們要以一個大問題開始。

What is food culture exactly, because it sounds like a big fancy topic.

食物文化究竟是什麼？因為聽起來像是一個很宏大、很學術的議題。

It does sound fancy, but it is actually very simple.

聽起來確實很學術，但其實非常簡單。

Food culture is everything around food, not just what you eat,

食物文化就是圍繞著食物的一切，不只是你吃什麼，

So it is not just about the food on the plate.

所以不只是盤子裡的食物而已。

No, it is about habits, traditions, and even feelings.

對，是關於習慣、傳統，甚至是感受。

Like, in some countries lunch is the biggest meal of the day, a big long lunch, maybe 1 or 2 hours.

像是，有些國家午餐是一天中最重要的一餐，很長很豐盛的午餐，可能一兩個小時。

Yes, and in other countries lunch is quick, maybe a sandwich at your desk in 15 minutes.

對，而在其他國家，午餐就很快，可能在辦公桌前吃個三明治，十五分鐘就解決。

Exactly, and neither one is wrong, it's just different food culture.

沒錯，這兩種方式都沒有錯，只是食物文化不同而已。

And what about how people eat, because that is interesting too.

那人們的飲食方式呢？因為那也很有趣。

Right, in some places people eat with chopsticks, in other places with a fork and knife.

對，有些地方的人用筷子吃，有些地方用刀叉。

And in some countries people eat with their hands.

而在有些國家，人們是用手吃飯。

這完全取決於你是在哪裡長大的。

Yes, and here's something I find funny: the time people eat dinner.

對，還有一個我覺得很有趣的點：大家吃晚餐的時間。

In some countries people eat dinner at 6:00 p.m., very early.

有些國家下午六點就吃晚餐了，非常早。

And in other countries dinner is at 9:00 or even 10:00 p.m.

而有些國家則是晚上九點，甚至十點才吃晚餐。

If you tell someone in Spain that you eat dinner at 5:30, they will think you are eating a late lunch.

如果你告訴西班牙人你下午五點半吃晚餐，他們會覺得你在吃午餐。

And if you tell someone in England that you eat dinner at 10:00 p.m., they will say, "Are you okay, that's bedtime." Exactly.

如果你告訴英國人你晚上十點才吃晚餐，他們會說：「你還好嗎？那都該睡覺了。」沒錯。

So listeners, what time do you usually eat dinner?

所以聽眾朋友，你們通常幾點吃晚餐呢？

在你們那裡，晚餐是吃得早還是吃得晚呢？

Okay, so food culture is not just about restaurants and recipes, it starts at home.

好的，所以食物文化不只是餐廳和食譜，它從家裡就開始了。

Yes, and I think the food we grew up with is so important.

對，而且我覺得我們從小吃到的食物非常重要。

Like, when I think about my childhood, I immediately think about my mom's soup.

像是，我想到我的童年，就會立刻想到我媽媽煮的湯。

Every Sunday she made this big pot of soup, the whole house smelled amazing.

每個星期天她都會煮一大鍋湯，整個家都充滿了令人驚豔的香味。

And that smell is what you remember, right?

而那個味道就是你記得的，對吧？

Yes, the smell, the feeling, the whole moment.

Everyone sitting together, my dad cutting bread, my sister complaining that the soup was too hot.

大家坐在一起，我爸爸切麵包，我妹妹抱怨湯太燙了。

And I think everyone has a food like that, a food that takes you back to a specific time or feeling.

我想每個人都有這樣一道食物，一道能讓你回到特定時間或感覺的食物。

Exactly, and this is where we learn a nice word: cravings.

沒錯，這也是我們要學一個很棒的詞：渴望 (cravings)。

A craving is a strong feeling when you really want a specific food, like your body says, "I need this right now." Yes, like I have a craving for chocolate, or I always get cravings for my mom's pasta when I'm tired.

渴望是一種強烈的感覺，當你非常想要某種特定的食物時，就像你的身體說：「我現在需要這個。」對，就像我渴望巧克力，或者我累的時候總是會渴望我媽媽做的義大利麵。

Cravings are interesting because they're not just about hunger.

渴望很有趣，因為它不只是關於肚子餓。

Sometimes you are not even hungry, you just want that specific thing.

有時候你根本不餓，但就是想要那樣東西。

I don't know why, my brain just says cheese at random moments during the day.

不知道為什麼，我腦袋裡總會在一天中的隨機時刻冒出起司的念頭。

My mom's soup, especially when it's cold outside.

我媽的湯，尤其是在外面很冷的時候。

The craving hits me and I think, "Nobody makes it like her." And you call her and ask for the recipe, right?

那種渴望就會襲來，然後我會想：「沒人做得像她一樣。」然後你會打電話給她問食譜，對吧？

我會打給她，但我從來都做不好。

That's because moms have a secret: they never tell you all the ingredients.

那是因為媽媽們有個祕密：她們從來不會告訴你所有食材。

Ingredients are the things you need to make a dish, like flour, salt, tomatoes, spices.

食材就是你做一道菜需要用到的東西，像是麵粉、鹽、番茄、香料。

Yes, she says, "Just add a little bit of this and a little bit of that." That is not helpful, Mom.

對啊，她都說：「這個加一點，那個加一點。」這樣根本沒幫助，媽。

媽媽們是憑感覺煮菜，不是靠量。

Okay, listeners, what food gives you cravings?

好了，聽眾朋友們，有什麼食物會讓你特別想吃呢？

The food you think about when you are sad or tired or cold.

就是那種你難過、疲倦或感到寒冷時，會想到的食物。

Okay, let's talk about something fun: trying food from other countries.

好了，我們來聊點有趣的：嘗試其他國家的食物。

Trying new food is one of my favorite things in the world.

嘗試新食物是我這輩子最喜歡的事情之一。

That is someone who really loves food and enjoys trying different dishes, right?

美食家就是那種非常熱愛食物，並且喜歡嘗試不同菜餚的人，對吧？

A foodie is always looking for something new to taste, always excited about food.

美食家總是尋找新的味道，對食物充滿熱情。

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