世界節(jié)假日博覽 第129期:全國冰激凌日

One of the yummiest holidays of the year must be National Ice Cream Day. It takes place in the USA on the third Sunday of July every year. It celebrates one of the world’s best-loved desserts. It started in 1984 when famous ice cream lover President Ronald Reagan announced July as the National Ice Cream Month. It was certainly a good month to choose, being in the middle of summer. But even in winter, ice cream still tastes delicious. It's fitting that the USA has a national day to celebrate their favourite sweet. Americans eat more ice cream than anyone else in the world. It is probably the national dessert, along with apple pie. On this day, people will have fun making homemade ice cream and having ice cream parties.

最讓人垂涎欲滴的節(jié)日當屬全國冰激凌日。每年七月的第三個周日為美國冰激凌日。慶祝全球最受人鐘愛的甜品。1984年，冰激凌鐘愛者里根總統(tǒng)宣布七月為冰激凌月，冰激凌日也由此誕生。選擇正值盛夏的7月再合適不過了。即便在冬天，冰激凌也依然香甜可口。為最愛甜食設(shè)立國家節(jié)日，美國當之無愧。美國是冰激凌最大消費國。它或許已經(jīng)成為了國家層面的甜點，還要再加上蘋果派。在節(jié)日當天，人們會制作冰激凌，舉辦冰激凌派對。


Makers say ice cream is nutritious and good for us. There is a lot of sugar and calories in it, but otherwise, it’s quite good for you. It’s made of milk and has other vitamins and minerals. Ice cream is different in many countries around the world. Italians are very proud of their gelato, while Indians believe their kulfi is the tastiest. The history of ice cream is a little unclear. Historians say it arrived in Europe from China hundreds of years ago. The French and Italians designed flavoured milk ices, which made their way across the Atlantic. This is when it became known as “ice cream”. The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City in 1776. It is now a $3 billion industry in the USA alone.

冰激凌制作者稱冰激凌富含營養(yǎng)，且有益身體健康。它含有大量糖分和卡路里，但除此之外，其它成分有益健康。還有牛奶，維他命和礦物質(zhì)。世界各地的冰激凌也存在差異。意大利人鐘愛他們的gelato冰激凌，印度人認為他們的kulfi最好吃。有關(guān)冰激凌的歷史還比較模糊。史學家稱冰激凌于數(shù)百年前從中國傳入歐洲。法國和意大利人制作了乳冰淇淋，之后傳入美國。而冰激凌也隨之被人們叫作“ice cream”。1776年，紐約開設(shè)了第一家冰激凌店。如今，冰激凌產(chǎn)業(yè)僅在美國就達到了30億美元。