A new dish from China is burning South Korean taste buds. Malatang, or the Chinese spicy hot pot, is all the rage in South Korea.
一道來自中國的新菜肴正燃燒著韓國人的味蕾。如今麻辣燙席卷韓國。

According to CGTN, Chinese restaurants in South Korea are serving malatang and mala xiang guo instead of the lamb skewers that became popular several years ago.
據(jù)中國國際電視臺報道，韓國的中餐廳如今都賣起了麻辣燙和麻辣香鍋，而不是幾年前流行的羊肉串了。

“From what we can ascertain, in Seoul there are about 200 restaurants that have ‘mala’ in their business name. And in 2019, roughly 60 new businesses were registered. That means the number of restaurants has doubled compared to 2017,” Jeong Ji-hyun, a senior researcher at the Korea Food Service Industry Research Institute, told CGTN.
“我們所掌握的資料顯示，在首爾，約有200家餐廳的名字中帶有“麻辣”的兩眼。在2019年，約有60家新企業(yè)進行了注冊。這意味著餐廳的數(shù)量和2017年相比翻了一倍?！表n國食品服務(wù)業(yè)研究所高級研究員鄭知賢（音譯）在接受中國國際電視臺采訪時如此表示。

Their love of malatang is mainly for its unique lip-numbing spiciness, not found in Korean cuisine.
韓國人如此喜愛麻辣燙，主要是因為這種令嘴唇發(fā)麻的獨特口感在韓餐中可找不到。

When diners eat malatang, they can select ingredients from a range of fresh vegetables, fish cakes, tofu, noodles and meat, typically beef or lamb. That means they can get whatever they like in one dish. The ingredients are boiled and then combined in a broth with the distinctive Chinese seasoning.
食客們在吃麻辣燙時，可以從各種各樣的新鮮蔬菜、魚餅、豆腐、面條、肉類（主要為牛肉或羊肉）中選擇食材。也就是說這一道菜里大家可以隨意選擇自己想吃什么。將這些食材煮熟后，再倒入加有獨特中式調(diào)料的肉湯中。

The result is a dish perfectly suited to South Koreans’ passion for strong flavor and burning spice.
這樣做出來的一道菜，完美地契合了韓國人對于香辣重口味的喜愛。

“It’s spicy and stimulating, so it’s very addictive. I think it goes well with beer too, especially with a friend after work,” South Korean office worker Kim Mi-jeong told CGTN.
“麻辣燙香辣又刺激，所以很令人上癮。我覺得它和啤酒也很配，尤其是下班后和朋友搓一頓，”韓國白領(lǐng)金美貞（音譯）在接受中國國際電視臺采訪時表示。

以上文章內(nèi)容選自《21世紀學(xué)生英文報高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀學(xué)生英文報高中版》高三700期