第三十五篇 Dorm Food More Comfy
Once upon a time, eating in an American college dorm meant soup in a hotpot or getting pizza delivered. The most interesting thing about the campus dining hall was often the salad bar.
No more. These days, US college students have refined tastes and a growing interest in preparing their own food. Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
The cooking awareness of college students is increasing, said Tom Post,president of campus dining for Sodexo, a major food service company. Students today grew up watching celebrity chefs on TV, eating organic food and valuing good nutrition.
In response, cafeteria menus have changed. Sodexos top campus foods for 2009 include Vietnamese noodle soup, goat cheese salad, and Mexican chicken.
But colleges are also catering to student demands for more flexible and personalized dining options.
Chartwells, the company that prepares food for dining halls at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio, offers microwaveable meals that students can take away, as well as a program where students can have food individually prepared. Or they can even do their own cooking.
This fall, Sarah Lawrence College in New York will offer students on its meal plan a chance to pick up groceries in the cafeteria as an alternative to a cooked meal.
Students want things that are easy to make, things that dont take long and will still taste good, said Rachel Holcomb, a University of Massachusetts-Amherst student who updated recipes for the new edition of The Healthy College Cookbook.
Angelo Berti, a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,Massachusetts, teaches cooking in dorm kitchens. But Berti says hes not just teaching recipes. Hes encouraging students to use dining together as a way to socialize and as a means of self-expression; The meal is your canvas, Bertisaid. You paint .what you want.
Thats why at the College of William Mary in Virginia, students produce a cooking show filmed in a dorm called Everyday Gourmet. One episode was Date Night Cooking: A 3-Course meal for under $20, featuring grilled chicken stuffed with goat cheese and basil.
词汇:
comfy adj. (口)舒适的
canvas n. 画布;油画
laptop n. 膝上型电脑
gourmet n. 美食家
cafeteria n.自助食堂
basil n. 罗勒
注释:
标题意思为(美国)宿舍烹饪这风流行。
练习:
1. Which of the following is not mentioned as a basic equipment in todays student dorms?
A) fridges
B) microwaves
C) notebook computer
D) TV sets
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the author?
A) The salad bar is still the most interesting food to them up to now
B) Today Pizza remains the most popular food to US college students.
C) US college students want their dining options to be more flexible and personalized.
D) Colleges have made no changes to meet students needs.
3. The following food are among Sodexos top campus foods for 2009 EXCEPT:
A) Italian Pizza
B) Vietnamese noodle soup
C) goat cheese salad
D) Mexican chicken
4. Which of the following statements about Angelo Berti is NOT true?
A) He is a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,Massachusetts.
B) He teaches cooking in a cooking school.
C) He believes that cooking means more than preparing food following the recipes,
D) He regards dining together as a good way to expand the circle of friends.
5. What does Angelo Berti mean by saying The meal is your canvas?
A) Cooking is so boring that it is not worthy for students to have a try.
B) College students should make their meal as simple as possible.
C) Cooking is a good way to express oneself freely.
D) If one wants to become a successful cook, hed better learn painting first
答案与题解:
1.D 第二段末尾提及现在美国的大学宿舍里,小冰箱和微波炉和笔记本电脑一样成为了必需品,惟独没有提及电视。
2.C 第四段最后一句说美国的大学在尽量满足学生对于饮食更加灵活和个性化的要求。
3.A 第四段说Sodexo2009 年最受欢迎的校园食品包括B、C 和D 选项。
4.B 从倒数第二段可知,Angelo Berti 教授厨艺的地点并非烹饪学校,而是大学学生寝室的厨房。
5.C 从该句的上下文可知,Angelo Berti 说The meal is your canvas的真实意思是做饭是自由表达自我的一个很好的途径或方式。
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