谁发明了炸鸡？

胡杨

Have you ever thought about it...

你有没有想过……

Who invented fried chicken？

谁发明了炸鸡？

Is fried chicken the same everywhere？

炸鸡到处都一样吗？

How has fried chicken changed？

炸鸡是如何改变的？

Whats your favorite food？ Do you like cooking？ Some people like to cook fruits and vegetables. Many people in the South of the United States say that their favorite foods are potatoes， fried chicken， and so on.

你最喜欢吃什么东西？你喜欢烹饪吗？有些人喜欢煮水果和蔬菜。美国南部的许多人说他们最喜欢的食物有土豆、炸鸡等等。

Have you ever eaten fried chicken？ Many people say that eating fried chicken makes them happy. But have you ever stopped and thought about who invented fried chicken？

你吃过炸鸡吗？许多人说吃炸鸡使人快乐，但你可曾停下来想过是谁发明了炸鸡吗？

Fried chicken doesnt have any one inventor3. And its much older than you may think！English cook Hannah Glasse had the first published4 fried chicken recipe5 in 1747. Fried chicken has a long history. The earliest stories of fried chicken come from China， the Middle East， and West Africa. But fried chicken has changed6 a lot over the years.

炸鸡并没有任何发明者。而且它的历史比你想象的要久远得多！英国厨师汉娜·格莱斯在1747年出版了第一份炸鸡食谱。炸鸡有着悠久的历史，炸鸡的故事最早起源于中国、中东和西非。但是炸鸡这些年已经改变了很多。

For many Americans， fried chicken is their favorite. American-style fried chicken started in the American South. Many believe7 it was brought from Africa. We may never know who made the first American fried chicken.

对许多美国人来说，炸鸡就是他们的最爱。美式炸鸡起源于美国南部，许多人认为它是被人从非洲带来的。我们可能永远不会知道是谁做出了第一个美国炸鸡。

As early as the 1730s， African Americans were selling fried chicken.

早在18世纪30年代，非裔美国人就开始卖炸鸡了。

Later， other people did the same. Have you ever heard of Kentucky Fried Chicken？ Fast-food restaurants selling fried chicken started opening up in the 1950s. Many of them are still around today.

后来，其他人也这么做了。你听说过肯德基吗？20世纪50年代，许多卖炸鸡的快餐店开始营业，其中的许多家今天仍然存在。

People all over the world cook delicious fried chicken the way they like. Some are similar8 to American fried chicken， and many of them are not. If you want to taste different flavors9 of fried chicken， order fried chicken in Korea or Japan. What kind of fried chicken do you like？ With its long history， fried chicken is a traditional10 food for many families around the world.

世界各地的人們都按自己喜欢的方式烹调美味的炸鸡。有些类似于美国的炸鸡，但也有很多不是。如果你想品尝不同口味的炸鸡，试着在韩国或日本点炸鸡吃。你喜欢什么样的炸鸡呢？炸鸡历史悠久，是世界上许多家庭的传统食物。

Try It out

试试

Ready to learn more？ Find a friend or family member to help you to make fried chicken！ If they cant， try it yourself. That way， youll both be ready when you can make it！

准备好再学点东西了吗？找一个朋友或家人帮你做炸鸡！如果他们做不好，你自己试试。这样，当你会做的时候，你们都能做好准备！

（英语原文选自：wonderopolis.org）