中国北方美食漂洋过海 征服纽约
<p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Taste">Taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="is">is</span> 88 <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storefront">storefront</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Forsyth">Forsyth</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> 106 <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Taste">Taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="front">front</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Delicacies">Delicacies</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="so">so</span>-<span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="addendum">addendum</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="Cuisine">Cuisine</span>.</p><p>偶遇“北方美食”可能还容易些,专门去找反倒不易。它的地址是百老汇东88号,但是店面实际上在街角另一边的福赛斯街,正门上方有个神秘的106号(后来才知道是套房的编号)。菜单上有英文店名<span word="Taste">Taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="China">China</span>,门面上只有中文店名,旁边加的英文注释“<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="Cuisine">Cuisine</span>”(中国地方美食)没有太大帮助。</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fistful">fistful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skewers">skewers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="foil">foil</span>, <span word="smoky">smoky</span>, <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cumin">cumin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chile">chile</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talonlike">talonlike</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="pepper">pepper</span>, <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="impaled">impaled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crazily">crazily</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>; <span word="string">string</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="clips">clips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speared">speared</span> <span word="horizontally">horizontally</span>, <span word="evoking">evoking</span> <span word="vertebrae">vertebrae</span>; <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>, <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steak">steak</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>; <span word="nubs">nubs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="translucent">translucent</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="tendon">tendon</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span>; <span word="cauliflower">cauliflower</span> <span word="freckled">freckled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="char">char</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squid">squid</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="snaking">snaking</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>.</p><p>不管怎样,反正你已经来了,手里拿着一把烤串,它们用箔纸松散地包着,散发出烟熏味和咸味,上面撒着诱人的孜然和辣椒:整只尖青椒像爪子一样,比竹签还长,特别辣;四季豆切成两英寸长的条,横着串起来,让人想起脊椎;柔嫩的小鸡心含脂肪少,更像牛排,不像鸡肉;透明的牛筋块很有嚼头;花椰菜上布满碳烤的斑点;鱿鱼腿像蛇一样弯曲。</p>
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