埃及冷知識：碧綠的苦菜湯
碧綠的苦菜湯
莫洛西亞 Molokhia 是中東和北非一帶常見的一種苦菜，它生吃的時候挺苦的，所以埃及人一般不會生吃它。
埃及人會把這種菜切得很碎很碎，然後煮成一種粘稠的深綠色濃湯，再和肉搭配在一起吃。
據說這道菜很受小孩子歡迎。
Molokhia. It’s a leafy green vegetable, but it’s never eaten raw. It’s finely chopped and cooked with a bunch of aromatic spices, and by the time it’s ready for consumption, it looks like a thick, green stew. Some people say it’s slimy, and it is ever so slightly so, but when cooked well, the taste overpowers the consistency. It’s often served with chicken or beef, but you can sometimes find it with rabbit as well (a delicacy I have not yet tried). It’s often served over rice. I’m not sure how successful I was in making it sound appetizing, but let me tell you this – all the Arab children I’ve ever encountered love it.
莫洛西亞是一種多葉的綠色蔬菜，但埃及人從不生吃這種菜。把它切碎，然後加入香料煮至可食用之時，這時候它看起來就像濃稠的綠色燉菜。有人說它黏糊糊的，有時候它確實有些黏稠，但是煮得好的時候，它的味道會蓋過它的粘稠。它通常與雞肉或牛肉一起食用，但有時也會與兔肉一起食用(我還沒嘗過這種美味)。人們往往會把它澆在米飯上食用。我不確定我是否成功地引起了你的食慾，但我想告訴你，我遇到的所有阿拉伯兒童都喜歡它。
