When the water starts to boil， the heat is turned off， allowing the chicken to cook in the residual heat for around 30 minutes. The advantage of it is the chicken’s skin will remain light-coloured； nearly white and the meat will be quite tender， moist and flavourful. The shortcoming is that the dish can be served “rare” in which the meat is cooked thoroughly but a pinkish dark red blood secretes from the bones. It may not accord with the hygienic requirements.
传统的白切鸡煮法以浸为主。将白切鸡放入开水中，待水开沸后即关掉炉火，让热水把鸡浸熟，大概需要30分钟。这种煮法的白切鸡优点是不会过熟，鸡皮颜色浅白，肉质鲜嫩；缺点是鸡可能未完全熟透，鸡块在斩开后可能仍会有血水在骨里，卫生上未必能完全符合要求。
The finest plain chicken are made of the fat and fresh chicks.The chicken is served in pieces， sometimes garnished with green onion， cilantro and ginger. Additional dips can be soy sauce， or oyster sauce. You can also taste it directly without any seasoning.
上等的白切鸡采用品种好、新鲜肥美的嫩鸡。上桌之前，鸡会被切成小块，伴以姜末、葱粒及热油制成的姜蓉，以增加风味。也可选用酱油或蚝油蘸食，亦可不加调料食用。
Vocabulary 轻松学单词
marinate [mrnet] vt. 把……浸泡在卤汁中
Add miso to soups or salad dressings， or use it to marinate vegetables.
味噌能添加到汤或沙拉酱里面，或者用它来腌蔬菜。
ginger [dnd] n. 姜；姜黄色；精力；有姜味
I also like Ginger Beer.
我也喜欢姜汁啤酒。
residual [rzdul] adj. 剩余的；残留的
One of the best tools we have against malaria is indoor residual house spraying.
我们拥有的抗击疟疾的最佳手段之一是室内残留喷洒。
tender [tnd] adj. 温柔的；柔软的；脆弱的；幼稚的；难对付的
Cook for a minimum of 2 hours， or until the meat is tender.
至少煮两个小时，或一直煮到肉软了为止。
moist [mst] adj. 潮湿的；多雨的；含泪的
The soil is reasonably moist after the September rain.
9月的雨水之后，土壤适度湿润。
flavourful [fleivful] adj. 有香味的；美味的；味浓的；可口的
The steak was flavourful and cooked as ordered.
这个牛排很美味，是按要求烹调的。
shortcoming [rtkm] n. 缺点；短处
The book’s main shortcoming， however， is in what it overlooks.
然而，这本书的主要缺点却在于其所忽视的部分。
pinkish [pk] adj. 略带桃色的
The pinkish object was a baby bushpig.
那个粉红色的东西原来是一只野猪幼崽。
hygienic [hadnk] adj. 卫生的，保健的；卫生学的
However， as these vaccines do not provide 100% protection， basic hygienic precautions should always be followed.
但是，由于这些疫苗不提供100%保护，应始终遵循基本卫生防护措施。
garnished [gɑrn] vt. 装饰
She had finished the vegetables and was garnishing the roast.
她已准备好蔬菜，正在装饰烤肉。
cilantro [slntro] n. 香菜
Add the cucumber and onion， season to taste with salt， and add the quinoa and cilantro.
加入黄瓜和洋葱，按你的口味加入盐调味，再加入奎奴亚藜和剩余香菜。
oyster [st] n. 牡蛎， [无脊椎] 蚝
He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them.
他吃了两打牡蛎，每一个都吃得津津有味。
Dialogue 对话
Carol：
What are you doing， Peter
Peter：
I’m surfing on the internet to see if there are some special dishes.
Carol：
Have you found some
Peter：
No， I’ve no idea now.
Carol：
I can recommend you a Cantonese dish which I think is amazing.
Peter：
what dish
Carol：
Plain chicken. The meat is white and quite tender， moist and flavourful.
Peter：
My mouth is watering now. I must go there and taste it.
卡罗：
皮特，你在干嘛啊？
皮特：
我正在上网，看看有没有什么特色菜。
卡罗：
那你找到了吗？
皮特：
还没有呢！
卡罗：
我给你推荐一道我觉得特别好的广东菜。
皮特：
什么菜啊？
卡罗：
白切鸡。肉质很白，鲜嫩多汁，浓郁可口。
皮特：
我都流口水了！我一定要去尝一尝！
背景知识：Background Information
白切鸡的由来：
从前有一个农夫， 生活清贫。这年中秋又到，他和妻子商量了一下，决定杀只母鸡。妻子刚将母鸡剥洗干净端进厨房，忽然窗外有人呼嚎哭喊。原来是小孩贪玩灯笼酿火灾，一些村民的家财眼看要化作灰烬。农夫二话没说，揣起一个水桶就冲了出去，他的妻子也跟着去救火。在村民的共同努力下，火势很快得到了控制，并最终被扑灭。农夫回家时灶火已熄，锅中水微温。原来妻子走得匆忙，只在灶中添柴，忘放佐料和盖上锅盖。而锅中光鸡竟被热水烫熟了！于是，白斩来吃，原汁原味，皮爽肉滑，美味可口，因此白切鸡被流传下来。
烤乳猪
Roast Suckling Pig
Roast suckling pig has a more than 2000 years’ history in Guangdong Province. We can see this dish in nearly all the special or important occasions or gatherings.
烧乳猪在广东已有超过二千年的历史，在特别或者重要的场合中我们都几乎能见到这道菜。
In Qing dynasty， roast suckling pig， this Cantonese dish， was listed on the Manchu Han Imperial Feast. Nowadays， it’s still an important dish in Guangdong. Usually， 5-kilo sucling pigs will be chosen and killed. Open the belly， remove the ribs， fold the pig with a special barbecue fork and put it into oven. The meat from suckling pig is pale and tender and the cooked skin is crisp.
清朝时，粤菜的烧乳猪更被选入为满汉全席的菜色之一。现在烧乳猪在广东仍是一道重要的菜肴。一般的制法是以重约五公斤的乳猪，宰杀后在腹部剖开，取出肋骨，放入特制烧烤叉撑开，放入烤炉烤成。乳猪的特点包括皮薄脆、肉松嫩、骨香酥。