Do you know the history of hot pot(火锅)?It's one of the most famous 1 in China. There are many stories about how hot pot2. The most traditional and oldest one has to do3Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan was the founder (建立者) of the Mongol Empire. He was also one of the greatest military leaders (军事领袖).
The place where he lived was very4in winter. He needed food to5his army warm, strong and healthy. When it was time to eat, they built stoves(炉)(岩石). After finishing building these things, they put ice and6into the pot. When they turned into water, and the7ofthe water was high, they put meat into it. 8a short time, the meat was OK, and they began to eat it. That might be the9hot pot. They ate mutton, beef and horse meat most. Later people brought hot pot to other parts of China and10it. People began to put more kinds of ingredients(烹调的原料) into the hot pot, 11vegetables and seafood. By the Qing Dynasty, hot pot had become popular in most parts of China.
Today, we can find many12kinds of hot pot in Beijing, Chongqing, Sichuan and13insome foreign countries. When we14the delicious hot pot, we also15the special food culture of China.
For the first time, plants from the earth are growing on the moon. The China National Space Administration(中国国家航天局) showed photos of cotton seeds sprouting into life. It said they were among several plants that were "growing well". The plants are part of a Chinese project to the far side of the moon. Project leader Liu Hanlong said the cotton was the first to sprout. He said he chose the plants because they were small, strong and could grow in the difficult conditions on the moon's surface.
Professor Liu Hanlong said the project's aim was to understand how plants grow outside of the earth and the longterm aim is to develop plants that can grow on the moon or on planets like Mars. The professor said the team was looking at the future survival (生存) in space. Learning about these plants growing could allow us to lay the foundation for (为……打下基础) starting a space base. The project also includes yeast (酵母) (果蝇) to create a miniecosystem (微生物系统) . The plants will produce oxygen and food for the fruit flies
Many people think it's important and good for health to wash the food before cooking it. However, for some food like eggs, washing can do more harm (害处). People like to wash the shell (壳) before they cook the egg. They want to make sure there's no dirt or germs (细菌) on the egg. But they don't need to do thisThere is a coating on the shell of the egg. The coating can help keep the egg away from germs. When factories do the cleaning work, they wash away the coating and put a kind of special thing on the egg shell. It is there to keep germs from coming inside the egg.
"Of course there're germs on the egg, but by washing it, you make it worse. The egg shell is porous (可渗透的)," says health expert Amy Leigh Mercree. "And this can happen more easily when you use cold water or running water."
"So don't wash eggs —save yourself some time and keep the germs where they are," Mercree says.
Are you interested in fish? Is there anything (enjoy) than a piece of cooked fish? Today let me show you how to cook fish in easy way.
First, prepare a fish and a plate. You can choose any kind of fish you like. And remember (pour) some oil on the plate.
Next, season (加调料调味) the fish. Don't worry. is very easy to season the fish. You can be able to (mix) salt and pepper together and add them to the fish. It's simple, isn't it?
Then, (cover) the fish with a lid (盖) and put it in the microwave (微波炉) . Turn the microwave and let it work for about ten minutes. the fish is in the microwave, you can prepare a side dish (配菜). Some rice and a vegetable salad are good food to go with the fish.
(final), put the side dish on the plate, next to the fish. Now (eat) your delicious dish!
