Since watching the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Ah Yan has dreamed of strange candy houses and crooked candy crutches every day, after all, who doesn't want to have a gorgeous candy castle.
Today, Ah Yan will take you to explore the "candy world"!
Movie "Charlie's Chocolate Factory"
Everyone knows that "sugar" is sugar and "candy" is also sugar, so what is the "sugar candy" that connects? "King of Sugar"?
In fact, "sugar candy" is the "rock sugar" we often eat. But this guy is not just a name, it can also be said to be "crystal sugar" or "rock candy".
Wait, is it "rock and roll" that "rock"? Stone-like sugar? The reason why rock sugar is called rock sugar refers to sugar that looks like Xiaoice pieces, not only the color is like, but also the shape is like.
It is also a bit of an English version of "hieroglyphs"!
In fact, "rock candy" can also refer to the color of the hard lollipop, such a circle of appearance, but still quite in line with the name.
There is also a traditional food in Scotland called "rock cake/rock bun", and friends who have seen "Harry Potter" must remember "rock cake".
《Harry Poter》和rock cake
So, can't "brown sugar" be translated into English as "red sugar"?
bingo!
When red indicates color, it generally means "blood color".
Brown sugar is tan sugar, not red, so "brown sugar" is the official English name for brown sugar!
Just like "black tea" is "black tea" and not "red tea", it is the same truth.
The "black" of "black tea" gets its name from the color of the tea leaves
Then again, after reading so much sugar, how can I say that the "rock sugar gourd" that Ah Yan loves to eat is in English?
Let's start with two words:
sugar-coat: to coat or cover with sugar 糖衣
haw: the fruit of a hawthorn 山楂果
Therefore, "sugar-coated haws" is the sugar-coated hawthorn, that is, the rock sugar gourd gourd.
There is a food called "caramel (caramel) apple" abroad, with apples inserted on top of skewers and wrapped in toffee. Therefore, "caramel haws" can also be called rock sugar gourd.
Although the material of sugar coating is different, the essence is sugar + fruit.
To give a second example: the "haws" here can also be replaced by other fruits, such as strawberries, oranges and so on.
Finally, let Ah Yan test you, what is the English name of the rock sugar tomato?
References: Wikipedia, Oxford Dictionary
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