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6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Beth.
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Do you enjoy eating noodles, Beth?
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I love noodles, yes.
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I think my favourite are udon, the big thick ones.
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Mmm, they're so good.
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Well, some people buy them dried in a packet,
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others make them fresh from wheat or rice,
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but there is little doubt that noodles are popular around the world.
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From their origins, probably somewhere in China,
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noodle recipes were spread by traders on the ancient Silk Road.
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At each destination along the road,
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people gave noodles a twist,
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adding different flavours and ingredients to create a new dish.
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In this programme, we'll visit the United States and Japan,
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two countries which have taken noodles and created exciting new varieties.
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As usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary.
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And remember, you can read along with the transcript of this programme,
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available now on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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But first, Neil, I have a question for you.
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As well as different shapes and ingredients,
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noodles come in many different flavours.
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So which region of China is famous for its spicy flavours? Is it...
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A. Shanghai B.
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Sichuan or C.
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Guangzhou Well, I think actually,
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Beth, I know the answer to this.
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I've been lucky enough to have been to this place.
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I think it's B.
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Sichuan.
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OK, well you sound confident.
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I will reveal the answer later in the programme.
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BBC World Service programme The Food Chain investigated how noodles spread from Asia through Europe to America.
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They uncovered a surprising story that pasta comes from noodles brought back to Italy by Marco Polo in the 13th century.
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Zhenlin Liu, author of the book On the Noodle Road,
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doesn't believe this story.
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So noodles were very exotic in the 1920s and 30s in the United States.
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And there was a new pasta association in America that wanted to promote the manufacturing of dried pasta.
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And so they came up with a story about how Marco Polo went to China
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and found the noodle there and brought it all the way to Italy.
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In the 1920s, noodles were popular because they were exotic,
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meaning foreign, unusual and exciting.
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At that time, pasta companies were promoting a new invention – dried pasta.
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So they came up with a story about Marco Polo to sell more pasta.
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If you come up with something,
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you suggest or think up an idea.
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And it worked!
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Sales of pasta jumped as a result.
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Now our second destination, Japan,
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also has a history of eating noodles.
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One of the most famous Japanese noodle dishes is ramen.
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And Frank Striegel, a blogger living in Tokyo, knows all about it.
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He eats over 300 bowls of ramen a year.
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He explained to BBC World Service's The Food Chain how Chinese immigrants to Japan in the late 1800s influenced this Japanese dish.
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And at one point or another,
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different chefs decided to localize these dishes.
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They said, we love these Chinese noodle dishes,
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however, why don't we tweak them?
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Why don't we make them a little bit more Japanese?
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Frank says that at one point or another,
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chefs started to make noodle dishes more Japanese.
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Here, the phrase, at one point or another,
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means at some unspecified time in the past.
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They did this by tweaking Chinese noodles.
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In other words, by changing them slightly to make them better.
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Different, or in this case, more Japanese.
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By making these tweaks, adding new toppings and slices of beef or chicken,
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Japanese chefs created the noodle dish we know today as ramen.
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Here's Frank Striegel again, talking with BBC World Service's The Food Chain.
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And what I find fascinating about ramen,
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compared to perhaps other wonderful noodle dishes around the world,
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is that ramen continues to evolve.
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Unlike other Japanese foods, it's okay to push the boundaries.
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Frank thinks that Japanese ramen continues to evolve,
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to develop and change gradually in response to new developments and ideas.
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Unlike other traditional foods such as sushi,
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modern versions of ramen push the boundaries.
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If you push the boundaries,
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you act in a way which challenges normal, acceptable behaviour.
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Yes, noodles have changed so much since ancient times
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that today you can buy them dried in a packet and simply add hot water.
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But the flavours and the noodles themselves maintain a link to the past.
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Now speaking of flavours, what was the answer to your question, Beth?
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Well, I asked you which region of China is famous for its spicy flavours.
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You were very confident with saying Sichuan and that is the correct answer.
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Sichuan is a place that is famous for spicy food such as the Sichuan pepper and Sichuan hot pot.
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OK, it's time to recap the vocabulary we've learnt.
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If you give something a twist,
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you change it in some small way to create something new and exciting.
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The adjective exotic means unusual and exciting because of coming from far away.
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The phrase, at one point or another,
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means at some unspecified time in the past.
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If you tweak something, you alter it slightly in order to improve it.
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Something which evolves, develops and changes gradually.
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And finally, the idiom, to push the boundaries,
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means to do things which challenge normal, acceptable behaviour.
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Once again, our six minutes are up.
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If you enjoyed the programme,
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why not visit our website and check out all of the different podcasts that we have at BBC Learning English.
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There's something there for everyone.
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Thanks for joining us and goodbye.
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Bye!

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Contesto e Panorama

Il video “What's your favourite kind of noodle?” di 6 Minute English offre un'interessante conversazione tra due relatori, Neil e Beth, che discutono della popolarità dei noodles in tutto il mondo. La conversazione si concentra sulle origini dei noodles, sulla loro diffusione attraverso la Via della Seta e sulla loro evoluzione in diverse cucine, specialmente negli Stati Uniti e in Giappone. Questo contesto non solo rende il tema avvincente, ma aiuta anche gli studenti a comprendere l'importanza della cultura culinaria nel linguaggio quotidiano.

Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • “Do you enjoy eating noodles?” - Una domanda semplice per avviare conversazioni.
  • “I think my favourite are udon.” - Una frase che esprime le preferenze personali.
  • “At each destination along the road…” - Riferimento a esperienze di viaggio che può arricchire il lessico.
  • “I have been lucky enough to…” - Un modo per condividere esperienze fortunate.
  • “If you come up with something…” - Usato per introdurre idee o suggerimenti.

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