英國大學食堂將會爲中國留學生提供"家鄉的味道"
Chinese students in the United Kingdom can now get a "taste of home" in their campus canteens.
在英國的中國留學生，現在終於能在學校食堂嚐到“家鄉的味道”了。The UK has 150,000 Chinese students, more than 89,000 of them in higher education, and college kitchens are adapting menus to provide authentic Chinese food for these students.
據統計，英國現在有約15萬名中國留學生，其中至少89000人都是接受高等教育。大學食堂正在改善伙食，爲這些學生提供正宗的中國菜。In the last week of January, Scott Girvan, executive chef at the University of Glasgow, introduced new dishes more suitable to the Chinese palate.
在一月的最後一週，格拉斯哥大學的行政主廚斯科特·格文推出了更適合中國人口味的新菜系。
"Before, it was a case of 'here's some sweet and sour chicken and that'll be great'," said Girvan. "It was a bit embarrassing." But Girvan had something of an epiphany into the eating habits of international students during a fact-finding mission to China.
格文說：“以前的情況是這樣的：'我們這裏有糖醋雞，非常不錯。'其實，有一點尷尬。”不過，對中國進行實地調研後，格文對國際學生的飲食習慣有了一些新的感悟。
The 11-day trip in September was organized by The University Caterers Organisation after its research found that menu changes were needed to accommodate campuses' changing demographics. Fourteen TUCO members visited Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong and learned that Chinese food varies by region, and that offering menu choices from both the north and south of China was crucial. At Peking University's Nong Yuan canteen, for example, over 350 different dishes are prepared daily and 47,000 lunches served.
在調查中發現，改善食堂的菜單以滿足校園內日益增多的中國留學生的飲食需求是非常必要的。於是大學備辦食物者組織在9月份進行了爲期11天的探索之旅。14名TUCO成員訪問了北京、廣州、深圳、香港等城市，瞭解到中國的飲食習慣因區域不同而千差萬別，爲中國南方和北方人提供不同的菜單選擇非常重要。比如北京大學的農園餐廳，每天要準備350多種不一樣的菜式，以及4.7萬份午餐。Inspired and enlightened by the Chinese food, Girvan and other TUCO colleagues returned home to implement the lessons they had learned.
受中國食物的觸動和啓發，格文和其他同事返回英國後，決定將他們所吸取的經驗付諸實踐。Peter Griffiths, president of the British Culinary Federation, said: "Asian-influenced food has become more popular over the last several years. Without doubt, more authenticity and quality of produce prepared correctly can only increase demand and sales."
英國烹飪聯合會會長彼得·格里菲斯表示，“亞洲風味美食在過去幾年中變得越來越受青睞。毫無疑問，通過正確的方式加工出來的更加貨真價實的產品，一定會增加市場的需求和銷量。”
