Weeks before Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) on April 4 this year, hundreds of qingtuan were sold each day. The snack was still a must-have for many people.
In the southern part of China, eating qingtuan at the beginning of spring is a kind of tradition. Chinese people started to eat it more than 2,000 years ago. It is made of sticky rice (糯米) and red bean paste (红豆沙), and is famous for its softness, freshness and sweetness. The secret behind its mouth-watering taste is one of its materials—mugwort leaves (艾蒿叶). The plant is mainly found in the Yangtze River Delta (长江三角洲) where it has perfect conditions to grow.
People in this area usually put qingtuan on the tombs (墓) of their dead family members to cherish the past memory. Making qingtuan is also a chance for family members to get together at home. It really takes time and effort to make the snack.
Now, qingtuan has already spread its special taste to the northern part of China. Li Yuan, a 30-year-old engineer who grew up in Zhejiang Province, brought qingtuan back to Beijing where he works. “It tastes different in and out of my hometown,” he said. “There’s no place like home.”
Qingtuan has many different tastes inside it, such as apples and bean milk, to meet customers’ tastes. The difference of the taste shows that it’s getting more and more popular across the whole country.
Even though there is warm weather and green leaves in spring, the season wouldn’t be complete without a taste of qingtuan.
【小题1】Tomb Sweeping Day is in ________.A.spring | B.summer | C.autumn | D.winter |
A.sticky rice | B.green color | C.red bean paste | D.mugwort leaves |
A.forget | B.miss | C.sweep | D.guess |
A.Growing up in Beijing | B.Planting Rice in Zhejiang |
C.Meeting Customers’ Tastes | D.Marking the Start of Spring |
Guangxi is known for many things, such as its green hills, beautiful rivers and clean air. But when you think of Guangxi food, what comes to your mind first?
In the past,
For those who grew up in Liuzhou,
A.It is the most comfortable food after a long day. |
B.luosifen was served as a cheap street snack in small shops in Liuzhou. |
C.luosifen is not only a dish but the symbol of their hometown. |
D.It’s so popular there that it even has its own museum. |
E.For me it is luosifen or Liuzhou river snail(蜗牛)rice noodles in English. |
F.Luosifen is so popular that foreigners like it so much. |
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added(增加) hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasly way to go.
【小题1】Who invented the tea bag?
A.An English tea seller. | B.Chinese. |
C.Lipton. | D.Thomas Sullivan. |
A.the tea in bags was free and very good |
B.the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash |
C.people were happy, with the loose tea |
D.people didn't know any better way to enjoy the tea |
A.silk | B.gauze | C.paper | D.plastic |
A.Tea bags soon became popular |
B.Tea bags surprised everyone very much |
C.Tea bags kicked the loose-leaf tea out of the market |
D.Tea bags weren't allowed to be sold |
A.the invention of tea |
B.the way of drinking tea |
C.the history of tea bags |
D.people' s favorite tea in the world |
The dish of Guilin rice noodles is a famous traditional snack with a long history in Guangxi’s Guilin area.
Good Guilin rice noodles require good ingredients (原料). First, grind (磨碎) good-quality rice into (浆) pulp, then put it into a filtering bag to let it dry. After that, shape it into a ball and boil it in a pot. And then, press the cooked rice into round noodles or flake (薄片) noodles. The round ones are called rice noodles by locals, while the flake ones are called cut noodles. But you can call both of them rice noodles, as they are both white, tender, soft and refreshing. The cooking philosophy (理念) of the soup of rice noodles varies from home to home, though the locals basically cook it with pork and beef bones, or fruit of Grosvenor momordica (罗汉果). The flavor (风味) of rice noodles varies with the different soups. The flavors of the rice noodles can be basically classified (归类) into raw-vegetable rice noodles, beef brisket rice noodles, three-delicacy rice noodles, original-soup rice noodles, cooked-vegetables rice noodles, sour and spicy rice noodles, horse-meat rice noodles, and danzi noodles.
Guilin is a geographical trademark for the rice noodles.
【小题1】Which is also called cut noodles by locals?A.Round noodles. | B.Flake noodles. | C.Rice noodles. | D.Danzi noodles |
A.Guilin is famous for its rice noodles. |
B.Guilin rice noodles has a long history in Guilin area. |
C.People need good ingredients to make good guilin rice noodles. |
D.Local people have the same cooking philosophy of the soup of rice noodles. |
①Boil rice pulp in a pot.②Grind rice into pulp.
③Press the cooked rice into round or flake noodles. ④Let rice pulp dry.
A.④②③① | B.③②④① | C.②④①③ | D.①②④③ |
A.Two. | B.Four. | C.Six. | D.Eight. |
A.In a storybook. | B.In a science website. |
C.In a food magazine. | D.In a news report. |
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