Seven Unusual Food Museums That Amuse and Educate “逛吃，逛吃”：博物館中品美食

2015-04-29 00:00:00DeannaHyland

新東方英語 2015年9期

典型的博物館常給人嚴肅、規整之感，其中的展品也頂著神秘的光圈，只可遠觀，不可褻玩。相比之下，美食博物館則要活潑很多，不僅有好玩的互動活動，還能讓游客品嘗美食。如果你想將博物館列為旅行的目的地之一，不妨從下方任選其一，邊逛邊吃，享受視覺和味覺的雙重盛宴。

Food museums can be an entertaining and educational interlude from the typical museum experience. Many of our lives revolve around food， and sampling1） regional cuisine is a delicious way， most of the time， to learn about the culture of a new place. Everybody eats， and it’s fun to learn what different areas specialize in. This holds true whether it’s Idaho or Italy. Through food and local eating habits you can discover some new things about the place you are visiting and as a bonus， sample a few nibbles2） along the way. Most food museums have a gift shop， so if you like what you taste you can take some home to share with friends while you relive3） your trip. Whether you are looking for laughs or serious enlightenment， here are a few museums to visit.

在游覽常規博物館之余，可以穿插參觀一下兼具娛樂性和教育性的美食博物館。我們的生活大多圍繞著吃，多數情況下，品味當地美食是了解一個新地方文化的絕妙辦法。每個人都得吃東西，了解不同地方的特色飲食則是一件樂事。無論在愛達荷，還是在意大利，都是如此。通過美食和當地的飲食習慣，你能發現造訪之地的一些新事物，還能獲得額外的好處——順道品嘗一些小吃。多數美食博物館都設有禮品店，所以，要是你品嘗的東西合你的胃口，你還能帶一些回家跟好友分享，重溫旅行的經歷。無論你圖的是開心，還是想獲得正經的教益，以下幾家博物館均值得一游。

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

This museum is for the serious ramen lover， or someone who just enjoys wacky4） food museums. This Ramen museum/amusement park/restaurant opened in 1994. On the first floor you can explore the history of ramen noodles in Japan right up to the really big invention of instant ramen noodles in 1958. There are displays of noodles， toppings5）， bowls and various utensils6） all over the place. The walls are covered with ramen packets from all over the world and TVs play on-going ramen commercials. Kids can play ramen-related video games. Downstairs you’ll discover the food amusement part of the museum， including an assortment of shops selling mini-ramen dishes to sample.

新橫濱拉面博物館

這家博物館適合那些喜食拉面的資深食客，或者那些只是鐘情另類美食博物館的人。這家拉面博物館創辦于1994年，集博物館、游樂園和餐廳于一身。在一層，你可以探尋日本拉面的歷史，可一直追溯到1958年那項真正重大的發明——即食拉面。館內隨處可見各類拉面、澆頭、碗盤和器皿的展品，墻壁上貼滿了世界各地的拉面包裝袋，電視屏幕在滾動播放拉面廣告。小朋友們還可以玩與拉面相關的視頻游戲。地下樓層是博物館的美食娛樂區，那里有各色商鋪，出售小碗拉面，盡可品嘗。

Dutch Cheese Museum

If you’ve ever visited the Netherlands， and been outside of the big city， you’re familiar with the herds of cows that speckle7） the pastures. There are about 1.5 million of them in the country. That’s a lot of cows， and you’ll notice they all look happy and well fed. That’s where the profitable cheese business begins， with the milk from those plump， healthy beasts.

In the Dutch Cheese Museum， which is located inside of the Waaggebouw （weighing house） at the Alkmaar cheese market， you’ll learn the country’s history surrounding the production and trade of cheese. You can view a slide presentation and portraits of Dutch women from the 16th century to learn more about traditional life in this country.

You’ll also see old tools and instruments used for cheese making over the centuries. Outside of the museum is the cheese market， where a demonstration is put on daily from April through September. A traditional market is at work here， complete with the cheese carriers in their customary straw hats hauling carts of cheese around the mart.

荷蘭奶酪博物館

如果你去過荷蘭，還到大城市之外的地方逛過，那你會很熟悉牧場上散布著一群群奶牛的景象。荷蘭大約有150萬頭奶牛，數量龐大，而且你會發現它們看上去個個飽食無憂。這些奶牛膘肥體壯，正是它們分泌的乳汁造就了荷蘭利潤豐厚的奶酪業。

荷蘭奶酪博物館坐落于阿爾克馬爾奶酪市場的過磅房（奶酪稱重的地方）內。在這里，你將了解到荷蘭奶酪生產和交易的相關歷史，還可以通過看幻燈片演示和16世紀荷蘭婦女的畫像了解更多關于荷蘭傳統生活的情況。

你還會看到幾百年來用于制作奶酪的古老器具。出了博物館就是奶酪市場，每年的4月到9月，市場里每天都有奶酪交易的示范表演。這里還活躍著一個傳統集市，運送奶酪的挑夫戴著傳統的草帽，拉著裝有奶酪的手推車穿梭其中。

Idaho Potato Museum

This museum in Blackfoot， Idaho promises： “We give taters8） to out-of-staters9）.” Every adult who purchases a ticket takes home a box of hash browns10）. How and why exactly did Idaho become so well known for potatoes？ Blame it on the Snake River11）. Potatoes prefer to grow in soil that has a high moisture level， and the weather combined with the river provides just the right environment for potato plants to flourish.

The Potato Museum highlights the famous spuds12） of Idaho. You’ll get a history lesson beginning with the first potatoes planted in the mid-1800s all the way through how the crop was industrialized. You’ll learn how the growing and harvesting process works. There is information about potato nutrition， interesting video presentations， and many other educational facts on display.

愛達荷土豆博物館

愛達荷州黑腳市的這家博物館承諾：“外州人到此，可得土豆。”每一位購票的成年人都可以帶一袋土豆煎餅回家。愛達荷的土豆到底是如何出名的，又為何如此出名呢？這都是因為斯內克河。土豆偏愛在水分多的土壤中生長，而愛達荷州的天氣和斯內克河恰好為土豆的旺盛生長提供了適宜的環境。

這家土豆博物館突出介紹的就是著名的愛達荷土豆。在這里，你將了解到從19世紀中期愛達荷最早開始種植土豆一直到該作物的種植實現工業化的歷史，以及土豆種植和收獲的過程。這里展出的還有介紹土豆營養價值的信息、有趣的視頻演示以及其他許多科普知識。

Cologne Chocolate Museum

If you are a chocolate lover like me you’ll adore this museum. The smell alone will make your mouth water and you will willingly open your wallet for morsels13） to savor from the gift shop. It is so well done that even those who don’t have a love affair with the cocoa bean will be amazed at the story behind chocolate.

The Chocolate Museum opened in 1993 and over 5 million people visit it each year. As you follow the self-guided tour you’ll learn all about the cacao plant， even seeing live plants in the greenhouse room. There is an explanation of how the plants are grown， how the beans are harvested and the evolution of the machinery used in the process. You’ll find out about the different forms and types of chocolate， and even get to have a taste from a chocolate fountain along the way. For those who want more， more， more （chocolate has been known to have that effect on some of us） they also offer a few classes.

科隆巧克力博物館

如果你和我一樣愛巧克力，那你會愛上這家博物館。單是這里的味道就令你垂涎三尺，心甘情愿地掏腰包去禮品店買幾塊巧克力嘗嘗。這家博物館辦得實在太好，就算是那些對可可豆了無興趣的人到此都會驚嘆于巧克力背后的故事。

科隆巧克力博物館開設于1993年，每年有500多萬人到訪。沿著自助參觀的路線，你將了解到可可樹的方方面面，甚至還能看到溫室栽培的活可可樹。博物館詳細介紹了可可樹的種植過程、可可豆的采摘方法以及所用機械設備的演變。你將見識到不同形狀和類型的巧克力，甚至還能在參觀途中的巧克力噴泉那兒嘗上一口。對于那些想要了解多一點，多一點，再多一點的游客（據說巧克力會對我們中的有些人產生如此影響），博物館還會提供一些相關課程。

Felino Salame Museum

Located in the province of Parma inside the Felino Castle， the museum highlights the history of salame in this region. The Felino Castle was built in 890 and numerous families have maintained strongholds14） here over the centuries. Several of the castle rooms are used for museum displays and there is also a nice restaurant onsite.

The Salame Museum is divided into five different sections. The first shows the history of salami， centering on the relationship between the black Parma pig and the region. The next section， appropriately located in the kitchen， discusses the importance of salami as a food. Next is a room that documents the process of butchering pork and has a tool display. There is a room that focuses on the sales and marketing aspect of salami and last， you are able to watch films about salami production.

費利諾薩拉米香腸博物館

該博物館坐落于意大利帕爾瑪省的費利諾城堡內，主要展示當地薩拉米香腸的歷史。費利諾城堡建于890年，幾百年來，不知多少家族扎根于此。城堡中的數間房屋用于博物館展示，里面還有一個不錯的餐廳。

這家薩拉米香腸博物館分為五個不同展區。第一區主要圍繞帕爾瑪黑豬與當地的關系來介紹薩拉米香腸的歷史。第二區被恰到好處地安排在廚房，講述薩拉米作為食物的重要性。第三區詳細記錄了豬的屠宰過程，還有工具展示。第四區重點展示薩拉米的銷售和推廣。在最后一區，你能看到關于薩拉米制作的影片。

Deutsches Currywurst15） Museum

Here’s another museum about encased meat products， only this one is in Germany and celebrates one of their national dishes， currywurst—hot pork sausages covered with a curry sauce made out of ketchup and curry powder. Currywurst is commonly sold as a take-out snack， but you’ll also find it at diners and on children’s menus.

The Currywurst Museum opened in Berlin in 2009 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of this popular dish. It’s an interactive exhibit involving all your senses. You’ll see a genuine snack bar that you can stand behind to get a feel for what it would be like to own your own currywurst stand， a sausage shaped sofa to sit and ponder the idea on， gigantic French fry displays and a room full of fragrant spices. Who knows， after smelling and looking at currywurst for an hour or two you may find yourself in the mood to taste one， but they don’t sell them at the museum.

德國咖喱香腸博物館

這又是一家肉腸食品博物館，只不過它位于德國，紀念的是德國民族美食之一——咖喱香腸。這是一種澆著咖喱汁（由番茄醬和咖喱粉制成）的熱乎乎的豬肉香腸。咖喱香腸通常作為外賣小吃出售，但在小飯館和兒童餐的菜單里也能見到它的蹤影。

咖喱香腸博物館于2009年在柏林開館，以慶祝這一廣受喜愛的食物誕生60周年。這里的展覽是互動式的，調動你的各個感官。你會在館內看到一個真正的小吃攤，你可以站在攤后體驗一回自己擺攤賣咖喱香腸的感覺。這里還有供人坐著沉思的香腸形狀的沙發、特大號的炸薯條展品和一間滿是香料的房間。在“鼻聞目睹”咖喱香腸一兩個鐘頭之后，說不準你會想要品嘗一根呢。不過，博物館里并不賣咖喱香腸。

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

If you have a sense of humor and enjoy visiting unusual food museums this is one you shouldn’t miss. It was opened in 1992 in Wisconsin by the former Assistant Attorney General， Barry Levenson. He was very upset about the defeat of his favorite team in the 1986 World Series16）， so he did what many of us might do （although probably not me）. He started a collection. In this case， it happened to be a mustard collection.

The Mustard Museum has a display of over 5，000 jars， bottles and tubes of mustard from all over the place， including at least one from all 50 U.S. states. It’s also got items related to mustard like mustard pots and tins， ads about mustard and all sorts of memorabilia. The town even has a festival to celebrate National Mustard Day， which is the first Saturday in August.

何烈山芥末博物館

如果你有幽默感，又愛逛特色美食博物館，那這家博物館可不容錯過。何烈山芥末博物館位于威斯康星州，于1992年開館，創建者是美國前助理總檢察長巴里·列文森。在1986年的美國職業棒球世界大賽中，他最喜歡的球隊敗北，為此他郁郁寡歡，于是做出了一件我們很多人可能都會做（盡管我估計不會）的事——開始玩收藏。他的收藏品剛好是芥末。

這家芥末博物館陳列著5000多份來自全球各地的芥末，裝在各種瓶瓶罐罐和軟管中。美國50個州里，各州至少有一種芥末在列。該館還收藏了與芥末相關的物品，如芥末瓶、芥末罐、芥末廣告和各種紀念品。博物館所在的何烈山鎮甚至還設立了國家芥末日這個節日，時間是8月的第一個星期六。

1.sample [?sɑ?mp（?）l] vt. 品嘗；試嘗

2.nibble [?n?b（?）l] n. （常為聚會上提供的）點心，小吃

3.relive [ri??l?v] vt. （在記憶或想象中）再次體驗，回味，重溫

4.wacky [?w?ki] adj. 古怪的

5.topping [?t?p??] n. （菜肴、糕點等上層的）澆頭，裝飾配料

6.utensil [ju??tens（?）l] n. 器皿；用具

7.speckle [?spek（?）l] vt. 如斑點般散布；點綴

8.tater [?te?t?（r）] n.〈口〉馬鈴薯，土豆

9.out-of-stater：外州人

10.hash browns：〈美〉（熟土豆丁拌碎洋蔥油煎而成的）土豆煎餅

11.Snake River：斯內克河，位于美國西北部，是哥倫比亞河最大的支流。