A: Do we have any garlic or onions? I’ve heard that aromatics like these can boost the immune system.
B: Yes, in the cabinet. Look, these are onions from Hengchun in Pingtung: I bought a big bag of them. And this garlic comes from Yunlin. It’s famous for its fragrance and bite.
A: Wah, what are you like? We’re in the middle of a pandemic and there you are, traipsing around the country buying up local specialties wherever you go.
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B: I got these all online, sent directly from source!
A: 家裡有大蒜或是洋蔥嗎?聽說這些香辛料可以增加免疫力。
B: 有,在櫃子裡。你看,這是屏東恆春的洋蔥,我買了一大袋。還有,這蒜頭是雲林出產的喲,很有名,又香又辣!
A: 哇,你是怎樣?疫情期間還全台走透透去買這些名產?
B: 這些網購都可以買得到啊!而且還是產地直送呢!
(Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱)
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Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
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