【酷学酷玩·趣味英语】"Do you guys have half&half?"

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那天也是在上班,然后一个女孩拿着我们咖啡台那边的瓶子问我 ——"Hi. I was wondering if you guys have half&half left? This one's emply" (请问你们还有一半一半么?这个瓶子空了)
我连忙问经理,于是从冷柜里拿了个half&half把瓶子灌满。
Half&Half其实是牛奶的一种,指的是一半牛奶一半奶油(half milk half cream).我们的咖啡台是自助的咖啡机,所以有三种牛奶可以选——Half and Half; 2%以及Non fat. 其中2%指的是牛奶中的脂肪含量是2%,Non-fat当然就是不含牛脂啦。
抱着坚持实践的精神,那天我还特意尝了Half&Half兑出来的咖啡,因为脂肪含量多的缘故,感觉特别香。
记得我刚来美国的时候,第一次在我们图书馆的cafe点拿铁咖啡,做咖啡的小伙也是问我——What kind of milk do you want?当时我还愣了一下。然后小伙接着问like 2% or skim milk? 我就随便说了个skim milk. 其实skim milk也就是non-fat milk.
Wikipedia里面对于美国各种奶制品的脂肪含量都有标明——
United States
Butterfat content | U.S. terminology |
---|---|
80% | Butter |
40% | Manufacturers cream |
36% | Heavy whipping cream |
30 – 36% | Whipping
cream |
25% | Medium cream |
18 – 30% | Light, coffee, or table cream |
10.5 – 18% | Half and half |
3.25% | Whole milk |
about 2% | 2% |
1.8% | Semi-skim |
about 1% | 1% |
0.0 – 0.5% | Skim milk |
In the USA, skim milk is also known as "nonfat" milk, due
to
(from
可见一般的全脂牛奶是3.25%的脂肪含量,难怪2%的牛奶也叫reduced fat,而half&half的含脂量已经高达10.5%以上了。。
So What kind of milk do you prefer? 你喜欢哪种牛奶?
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