堪萨斯镇举办第21届欧弗布鲁克狗肉美食节
堪萨斯镇举办第21届欧弗布鲁克狗肉美食节<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fine">Fine</span> <span word="Citizens">Citizens</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span>, <span word="KS">KS</span> <span word="Enjoying">Enjoying</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Stroll">Stroll</span> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Gourmet">Gourmet</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="Meat">Meat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>.堪萨斯民众在今年举办的狗肉美食节上漫步并尽情享受美食。(<span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span>, <span word="KS">KS</span>)-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="hamlet">hamlet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span>, <span word="KS">KS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shockingly">shockingly</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span>. <span word="Canines">Canines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communitys">communitys</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relocated">relocated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="close">close</span>-<span word="knit">knit</span> <span word="township">township</span>. <span word="Grateful">Grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Kansasian">Kansasian</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="As">As</span> 1985 <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>.（欧弗布鲁克 堪萨斯）——对于世世代代居住在欧弗布鲁克恬静的村庄上的人们来说，堪萨斯正在烹煮一道，对于大多数美国人来说都是禁忌的菜肴。自从1970年代，越南战争的难民被重新安置在这个安静及闭塞的小镇以来，狗肉一直活跃在这个地方的菜谱上。为了表达对重获新生的感激之情，这些越南人热情的与他们的堪萨斯邻居们分享他们的传统风俗。随着1985年，这些生于越南的移民们从这里搬走，这个小镇的居民重新以白种人为主。然而，居民们从外国朋友那里学来的传统，蓬勃发展，保留至今。<span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span>, <span word="KS">KS</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1992, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="doggone">doggone</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sampled">sampled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="townsfolk">townsfolk</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="clamoring">clamoring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>-<span word="wagging">wagging</span> <span word="wares">wares</span>. 2013 <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="culinary">culinary</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="exclaiming">exclaiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> ,<span word="we">we</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="charming">charming</span> <span word="borough">borough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.堪萨斯的欧弗布鲁克在1992年举办了他们的第一届狗肉美食节，第一届肉狗美食节相当的低调，村民们带着自家的碗，以区别于邻里亲友的。参加狗肉美食节的人逐年增长，现在，在这一节日上，要为数以百计的饥饿的要求享用美食的镇民们，快速提供菜肴。2013年，该镇带着他们独特的饮食习惯，向其他地方骄傲的宣布“我们吃狗，没关系！”我来到这个迷人的小镇上，与当地的居民进行交谈，想了解他们他们对于最近小镇成为美国狗肉中心的名头，有什么想说的。<span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="Mossley">Mossley</span>, 41, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span>, <span word="KS">KS</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7.<span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roast">roast</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="being">being</span> 6, 7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="roast">roast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savory">savory</span> <span word="sent">sent</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tender">tender</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>-<span word="watering">watering</span>. <span word="Falling">Falling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hooked">hooked</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 13 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="hooked">hooked</span>…<span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="Mossley">Mossley</span>，41岁，从出生到现在一直居住在堪萨斯的欧弗布鲁克。她告诉国家资讯，她在自己7岁的那年，第一次吃了狗肉。“当有特别的节日的时候，我父母总会在烤架上放条狗。我记得大约6、7岁的时候，那天是新年夜，我爸妈利用一天大部分的时间，烹制了一道美味的烤肉。它让我家香气四溢。它尝起来让人觉得温柔而甜蜜，这道菜让人垂涎欲滴，我完全被它迷住了。当我问我父母，这是什么肉时，我爸妈只是微笑着对我说，等你再大一点，我们就告诉你。等我13岁的时候，我知道了我们吃的什么肉，但我已经完全爱上它了。”<span word="Lenard">Lenard</span> <span word="Wilkins">Wilkins</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="flack">flack</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>.<span word="Lenard">Lenard</span> <span word="Wilkins">Wilkins</span>，参与狗肉美食节的一位市议会的前辈级人物。我问他，是否因为这一其他地区的禁忌菜肴，而导致欧弗布鲁克招致邻里地区的强力批评。<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Realize">Realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span>, <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.“我们已经准备好让这个国家了解我们以及这一切为什么都没关系。人要与时俱进。认识到，吃人类的最好的动物朋友，是一件自然不过的事情。只有进化了的、思想开明的人才能摆脱那些强加在我们身上的有关什么能吃，什么不能吃的思想。”<span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span>. <span word="Isnt">Isnt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cages">cages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span>.他接着说“我们为我们的传统感到自豪，这不是虐待动物。难道吃动物比起让这些动物被锁在笼子里面渡过它们的余生不更加人道么？那听起来很糟糕。我们爱我们的宠物，但宠物跟食物有明显的不同。”<span word="PETA">PETA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="picket">picket</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="twitter">twitter</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ghastly">ghastly</span>… <span word="Dogs">Dogs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="food">food</span>!善待动物组织计划在下一年的狗肉节上派出督察员。他们通过推特发出如下声明：“这是惨无人道的……狗是我们的朋友，不是我们的食物！”<span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BBQ">BBQ</span> <span word="pit">pit</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="candid">candid</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="own">own</span>.有一件事是肯定的，这些家伙一定有<span word="BBQ">BBQ</span>的独门秘笈。我被他们的慷慨和坦诚所征服。在这儿我就是一个外地佬，他们却拿我当自己人。<span word="In">In</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Overbrook">Overbrook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="endeavors">endeavors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>!最后，我希望欧弗布鲁克的人们在未来好运连连，希望来年再来参加这一美食活动！</p>
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