炸薯条是比利时菜,而且是国菜

现在炸薯条已经遍布全球了,麦当劳卖,肯德基卖,汉堡王卖,甚至还出现了专门只卖豪华薯条的薯条店,比如之前火爆上海的荷兰薯条。

大部分人似乎要么以为它是法国菜,要么以为是英国菜,毕竟炸薯条在英文里叫 French fries,而英国的饮食文化基本被炸鱼薯条这道菜代言了。其实炸薯条应该算是比利时菜,并且是他们的国菜。

比利时的炸薯条确实不一般,要用不同的油温炸两次,一次炸出软糯的内里,一次炸出酥脆的外壳。

比利时人即使讲英语的时候也不会把薯条称为 French fries,而是直接说 fries

Fries are somewhat the national dish of Belgium. You'll never hear a Belgian call them “french fries”, not even when speaking in English. There’s a lot of controversy around who invented fried potatoes, but I promise you – Belgians perfected them. Once you eat fries in Belgium, they’ll never taste as good anywhere else. The secret to the perfect Belgian fry is two-fold. First, the potato itself must be a soft variety, but, most importantly, the freshly cut potatoes must be fried twice: First at a lower temperature to cook the inside to a soft, fluffy consistency; and second, quickly at a higher temperature to cook the outside to crispy perfection.
从某种程度上来说,薯条算是比利时的国菜了。你永远不会听到比利时人称它为“法式薯条”,就算是讲英语也不会这样称呼它。至于谁发明了炸薯条,一直有很多争议,但我确定,是比利时人改良了它。你一旦吃过比利时的薯条,其他地方的薯条吃起来都不会像它一样美味了。比利时炸薯条如此美味的原因有两个。首先,马铃薯本身必须是软一些的品种,且最重要的是,新切的马铃薯必须炸两次:先在较低温度下把薯条内里炸至柔软蓬松;然后,在较高的温度下快速地再炸一遍,使其表皮酥脆。

 

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