无论是海棠般的红色,还是晚霞般的粉色,雪花般的.白色,都是那么娇艳,它无论身在何方,总会增添一份美丽的花影……
那是个花意正浓的日子,我跑到荷花池边静观。
放眼望去,一片花的海洋,挨挨挤挤色彩纷呈,恍若仙境。一朵朵荷花露出自己娇艳的花瓣,在阳光的照耀下左右摇摆,一个个向我点头示意。粉色的花瓣在蓝天白云的衬托下显得异常美丽。微风吹过,像母亲的手在抚摸它的脸颊。在风中,荷花摇摆着纤细的身姿,好似一位亭亭玉立的少女,随风跳着婀娜多姿的舞蹈,让多少人驻足痴望。有的荷花才露出一两瓣儿,含苞欲放,娇滴滴的,正如一位害羞的小姑娘,那么稚嫩,那么可爱……
不知从哪飘来一阵雾,不一会,便下起了蒙蒙细雨。雾里看花,雨中赏花更是别有一番滋味。一位位白衣仙子,在雨中吸收着甜美的甘露。我仿佛自己也是其中的一员,随风跳着舞蹈,陶醉于此中……
雨过天晴,我这才醒过来,抬头一看,天边出现了一道绚丽的彩虹在荷花池上照耀着荷花,形成一幅美丽的图画。
我爱你,荷花,这个大自然的舞蹈演员。你的美丽让我陶醉,更爱你那“出淤泥而不染”的高风亮节!
其实荷花不止在小池中,它也在生活里……
冰淇淋是生活中不可缺少的一道美食。夏天没胃口时,尝些冰淇淋,是一个迅速补充体力降低体温的好方法。尤其对小朋友来说更是挡不住的诱惑,聪明的妈妈能在小朋友不愿吃饭时,偶尔改变方式以冰淇淋取代主食,同样能摄取营养和热量,漂亮的颜色又让人产生食欲。
你知道吗?美国每年能销售10亿加仑的冰淇淋,8%的牛奶最终变成冷冻食品。如今,各种各样的冰淇淋店更是遍布世界。现在就让我们一起看看冰淇淋的历史吧。
The earliest reports of people enjoying flavored ice desserts come from the Romans and the Chinese. Marco Polo returned from his famous expedition with fruit-flavored ices, reporting that Asians had been making them for thousands of years. These delicacies became popular in France in the 1500s, but only among royalty. Over the next few centuries, the process of making them evolved from hauling mountain ice to salt/ice freezing methods. Cream was introduced as an ingredient, and by the 1700s, people were enjoying a dessert that was very similar to today's ice cream.
The hand-cranked ice cream freezer was first developed by Nancy Johnson in 1846. Ice was readily available from large warehouses in that era, so ice cream became a treat that could be enjoyed by almost anyone, not just the rich. Ice cream making was revolutionized again in 1851, when Jacob Fussel started the first wholesale ice cream manufacturing operation in Baltimore, Maryland. Fussel's dairy business had excess cream and he couldn't figure out what to do with it. He tried using it to make ice cream, and before long his ice cream business outsold the rest of the dairy.
The business slowly evolved for the next few decades. Manufacturing methods and ingredients improved, while refrigeration technology became cheaper and more efficient. By the 1920s, home refrigerators and freezers became more common, which gave the ice cream industry another boost. Sugar was rationed in the US during World War I, but the ice cream industry convinced the government that ice cream was an "essential food”. Ice cream factories were allotted sugar rations and production continued.
Ice cream increased in popularity until the Depression years caused a drop in sales for virtually all non-essential goods. Sales increased in the years leading up to World War II before leveling off in the post-war years. The rise of the giant supermarket created demand for cheaper, mass-produced ice cream, but quality suffered. The 1960s saw a resurgence in "premium"ice cream, while the following decades saw the market fragment into low-fat varieties for the health-conscious, including frozen yogurt, fruit bars, ice milk, fat-free ice cream, and dozens of other varieties. However, ice cream still makes up about 60 percent of the market share among frozen desserts. While ice cream is enjoyed worldwide, it has become an American tradition
牛肉面俗称"牛肉拉面",是兰州最具特色的`大众化经济小吃。
随食客的爱好,拉出大小粗细不同的面条,喜食圆面条的,可以选择粗、二细、三细、细、毛细5种款式;喜食扁面的,可以选择大宽、宽、韭叶3种款式;想吃出个棱角分明的,拉面师傅会为你拉一碗特别的“荞麦楞”。拉面是一手绝活,一个面节正好拉一大碗面,每拉一下,要在手腕上回折一次,拉到最后,双手上下抖动几次,则面条柔韧绵长,粗细均匀。
观看拉面好像是欣赏杂技表演,拉到最后时的“一拉一闪”又仿佛是舞蹈演员在挥舞着彩带。牛肉拉面的优劣取决于清汤。兰州人吃牛肉面,先喝一口汤,便知是不是地道。熬汤时常选用草原上出产的肥嫩牦牛肉或黄牛肉,加大块牛头骨和腿骨,再按比例加入牛肝汤和鸡汤,在特大罐形铁锅内熬成即可,则肉汤气香味浓,清亮澄澈。
食用时只选用清汤,加入清煮萝卜片和调味料。煮熟的拉面浇上萝卜清汤,佐以牛肉丁(或片)、香菜和蒜苗,调入红亮的辣椒油即可食用。兰州清汤牛肉面有“一清、二白、三红、四绿、五黄”五大特点。即牛肉汤色清气香;萝卜片洁白纯净;辣椒油鲜红漂浮;香菜、蒜苗新鲜翠绿;面条则柔滑透黄。兰州人似乎对醋特别偏爱,端来一碗面,先操起大腹醋壶。调入一股香醋,仿佛只有这样才能吃出牛肉面的酸辣清香。吃牛肉面往往要超出平常的食量,一碗面直吃得发梢冒汗,还要将酸辣的清汤喝个精光。如此美味,实在不忍浪费。不过,忌食酸辣的食客恐怕难以品尝到牛肉面的酸辣清香。
吃一口果然名不虚传正如清代诗人张澍曾这样赞美“马家大爷牛肉面”:
“雨过金城关,白马激霤回。
几度黄河水,临流此路穷。
拉面千丝香,惟独马家爷。
美味难再期,回首故乡远。
日出念真经,暮落白塔空。
焚香自叹息,只盼牛肉面”。
可见早在清代“兰州清汤牛肉拉面”已是兰州的美味小吃了。
话说面要讲究一清、二白、三红、四绿,来头可不小。可是否真的能做到呢?我心怀疑惑,走进了拉面店。一进门,我就看见一个身着淡紫T恤的大哥哥正专心致志地做着拉面。只见他从桌子里抓出一个大面疙瘩,扔到案板上,扯去一块硬面皮,用力揉了起来。他又把大面团翻一个面,继续用力地揉。他左手轻轻地从一个小盘里撮了一丁点儿面粉,撒在案板上:又拿起一个矿泉水瓶子倒了点儿水,再继续揉。揉着揉着,面团越来越细,越来越长,活像一条大白蛇。
接着,要进入最关键的一步了——拉。大哥哥双手抓住蛇的两端,轻松地在空中一甩一甩,又把面对折,再甩。面绳儿“啪”“啪”地击打在案板上,面越打越细,越折越多,已象一层白色的瀑布,而面的“啪”“啪”声却丝毫没有减退。我真为大哥哥担心,如果面突然断了,缠在他身上,那会……想到这儿,我不禁“咯咯”地笑了。
开始煮面了,咖啡色的汤水被煮的“咕嘟咕嘟”冒着泡。面下锅了,只听“咝咝……”几声,面上的.面粉泡光了,原来象麻花一样的面被泡了开来,自然地舒展,一个阿姨右手捏着一双筷子不停地拌着,另一只手则熟练地加着牛骨汤。不到一分钟,一碗香喷喷、热腾腾的牛肉拉面就摆在了我的面前了。清爽的浓汤、韧白的拉面、鲜红的辣椒、碧绿的香菜……真是应了“一清、二白、三红、四绿”,令人一看食欲大增。我迫不及待地吸了一大口,果然是味厚色醇,香浓鲜美,滑而不腻。
哦,真好吃呀!我撑着吃胀了的肚子,满足地回家了。
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