And you feel like having a drink.

你感覺想喝點甚麼

There's vodka, gin, rum, lemonade,

這裡有伏特加、琴酒、朗姆酒、檸檬水

but this would all be a mistake.

但是你點這些就大錯特錯了

Because in this city, you have to indulge in a glassful of Hungarian history.

因為在這裡，你得享用一杯匈牙利的歷史黃湯

Well, actually, three to be exact.

哎呀，其實有三個必喝清單

Meet Pálinka, Unicum and soda water.

有 Pálinka (傳統水果白蘭地)、Unicum (草藥酒) 和蘇打水

Without further ado, let's bring in our experts.

廢話少說，有請我們的專家

First up, Zoltan

第一位是 Zoltan

who heads up the House of Hungarian Pálinka in Budapest.

他在布達佩斯開了一間匈牙利 Pálinka 之家

Pálinka is a strong spirit.

Pálinka 是口感烈郁的酒

It is 100 percent fruit distilled.

百分之百由水果蒸餾製成

Pálinka is deeply woven into the fabric of Hungarian society.

Pálinka 深深烙印在匈牙利的社會脈絡中

Everybody knows what it is.

家喻戶曉

And the history of Pálinka began in 1300s

Pálinka 起源於西元 1300 年代

when the Queen and the King of Hungary were all suffering from gout.

當時的匈牙利王室受到痛風的折磨

They stumbled upon this earlier version of Pálinka,

他們偶然發現早期的 Pálinka

which they used to cure themselves.

可用來治療痛風

It is made from a huge variety of fruits,

Pálinka 用了許多種類的水果製成

apricots to plums to cherries to pears to apples.

從杏子、李子、櫻桃、梨到蘋果

Now we've heard it's quite strong.

聽說 Pálinka 很強烈

The usual alcohol content is typically between 40 and 50 percent,

一般的酒精濃度是位於 40 度到 50 度之間

some of them 60 percent.

有些是濃度60度

Some of them even higher.

甚至更高

Can your Unicum beat that, Sándor?

Sándor 先生，您的藥草酒能贏過它嗎 ?

We can't beat it, but we can match it

我們無法贏過它，但我們實力相當

because we also have 40 percent.

我們的酒精濃度也高達 40 度

Really, Unicum is a bitter herbal liquor;

Unicum 是嚐起來甘苦的藥草酒

there's roughly 10 million Hungarians,

匈牙利人口有 1000 萬人左右

and we sell yearly 4 million bottles.

我們年銷售量達 400 百萬瓶

It was invented in 1790 by my ancestor.

我的祖先在 1790 年發明了 Unicum

I am the sixth generation.

我是第六代

See this Dr. Zwack was the physician to the Emperor of Austria-Hungary.

這位 Dr. Zwack 曾經是奧匈王室的御醫

And when the Emperor had a bad stomach.

當時國王肚子不適

My ancestor made him Unicum,

我的祖先製作出 Unicum 給國王飲用

which is made of 40 different kinds of herbs and spices.

裡面有 40 多種不同的藥草和香料

The recipe's a secret, so I can tell you that,

是獨家秘方，我可以告訴你裡面有

for example, we use vanilla or ginger.

例如香草和薑

OK, I told you two.

好吧，就這兩種

That's enough.

不能再多說了

And for you non-drinkers, there's soda water.

假設你不喝酒，我們也有蘇打水

A staple on Hungarian tables.

匈牙利人餐桌上一定會有的藥酒

This is László and his father.

這位是 László 和他父親

Thank you, gentlemen.

謝謝男士們，接下來由你們介紹

My name is László Kiss, and I am a soda water maker.

我的名字是 László Kiss，我是蘇打水製造商

The fact is we don't use many ingredients, only carbon dioxide and water,

製造蘇打水並不須使用很多成分，只有二氧化碳與水

but the different ways of mixing, how much water with how much carbon dioxide,

但有很多種混和方法，多少的水加入多少的二氧化碳

and also how much pressure you fill these bottles with is crucial,

還有你瓶中加入多少的氣壓都是關鍵的

so you have to pay attention.

因此你需要很小心

No wonder László knows his stuff.

難怪 László 聊若指掌

It was in Hungary where the large scale production of soda water started.

匈牙利在過去可是蘇打水的大宗生產地

Ányos Jedlik invented it in the 1820s, and the consumption of soda water has boomed since then.

Ányos Jedlik 在西元1820年發明了蘇打水，因此民眾開始大量飲用蘇打水

I think anyone who feels Hungarian inside starts to smile when they see a soda water bottle.

任何匈牙利人看到蘇打水瓶都會會心一笑

Shall we taste them?

嚐一杯吧 ？

Bottom's up, gents.

男士們，乾杯 !

- That was strong. - That's a good drink. - That was great.

- 很濃郁 - 極品 - 好喝