说到“龙虾”很多人立马想到了
lobster
那“小龙虾”就是small lobster?
NO~NO~NO~
lobster“龙虾”是海产的,
我们爱吃的小龙虾则生活在淡水中,
所以lobster不是我们要找的小龙虾。
那shrimp呢?
shrimp是我们常说的“虾”“基围虾”,
体态特征与小龙虾完全不同
在图片搜索中输入crawfish、crayfish,
发现它跟我们要找的小龙虾形象是吻合的,
再看一下free dictionary对crayfish的解释:
北半球的Astacidae和Cambaridae家族以及南半球的Parastacidae家族的各种淡水甲壳类动物中的一种,形似龙虾但小得多也称为泥虫;也叫区域性的小龙虾。
crawfish
/'krɔfɪʃ/
crayfish
/'kre'fɪʃ/
两种写法都可以。
复数形式:crawfishes,crayfishes
但两词略有区别:crayfish更加官方,标准, 但crawfish更通俗,使用也更多, 菜单上也更多用crawfish。
在美国的路易斯安那州也流行着一道菜肴叫作 :crawfish boil
一般是小龙虾配着马铃薯、玉米或者蘑菇、洋葱及香肠放在大桶里煮,再搭配凯真粉、大蒜、丁香作为调味料,味道鲜辣,别具一格。
More than 95% of the crawfish eaten in the U.S. are harvested in Louisiana.
美国95%以上的食用小龙虾都是在路易斯安那州捕捞的。
例句:
Crawfish has become quite popular in China, especially in the summer.
小龙虾在中国很受欢迎,尤其是在夏天。
大家喜欢吃什么口味的呢?小龙虾
spicy crawfish 香辣小龙虾
garlic crawfish 蒜香小龙虾
boiled crawfish 清蒸小龙虾
Step-by-step Guide to Eating Boiled Crawfish
Because they're usually served shell-on, you might be a little intimidated if you’ve never tried one before! Read on for a foolproof, step-by-step guide to eating boiled crawfish.
因为它们通常是带壳的,如果你以前从来没有吃过,你可能会有点害怕!继续往下读,我们会教你如何吃水煮小龙虾。
①Hold the crawfish on either side of the tail joint. Your thumbs should be on one side of the shell and your index fingers should be on the other side.
握住小龙虾尾巴关节的两侧。你的拇指应该放在贝壳的一边,你的食指应该在另一边。
②Using a twisting motion, snap the head away from the tail.
用一个扭转的动作,把它的头从尾巴上扭开。
③Optional but recommended: suck the yellow stuff, also known as "crawfish butter," out of the crawfish head.
非必须但推荐:从小龙虾头上吸出黄色的东西,也被称为小龙虾黄。
④Discard the head, then using your thumbs, peel the shell away from the widest part of the tail, as you would peel shrimp.
去掉虾头,然后用大拇指从鱼尾最宽的部分剥去壳,就像剥虾一样。
⑤Holding the tail with one hand, tug out the tail meat with your other hand. Enjoy!
一只手握住虾尾,另一只手将虾尾肉拉出。接下来就是享受吧!