很長時間以來，三明治的組成都非常簡單：兩片面包夾著一片芝士或者火腿。但現如今，一種全新的三明治店正在將三明治變成一道精品美食。這些三明治小店通過社交媒體吸引瞭越來越多的人前去體驗。本文探討這些高價優質三明治的成功因素。
詞匯：sandwich 三明治
For many of us, sandwiches are something simple. Something we can take to work or school to avoid having to cook lunch, something we can buy quickly and cheaply. For many of us, we don’t even need to stop working to eat them. Sandwiches could possibly be the ultimate convenience food.
But now it seems people are realising that the humble sandwich can be so much more. There’s nothing convenient about waiting an hour and paying five times the price of a supermarket sarnie, but that’s exactly what customers at one London sandwich shop have been doing. What is it that makes people so keen to get their hands on these £12 sandwiches?
Firstly, it’s the ingredients. As baking has become more popular, good quality bread is both available and expected. The brains behind many of these gourmet sandwich shops are often people who have worked in the kitchens of top, Michelin-starred restaurants. This means that they bring a fine-dining attitude to their sandwiches, sourcing the best and freshest ingredients, combining them in new and creative ways. Secondly, it’s the size. Max Halley, owner of a similar sandwich shop, boasts that the sandwiches his shop makes are twice the size of most burgers.
Finally, having sandwiches that look both huge and delicious is perfect for social media. While they may be more expensive than supermarket sandwiches, they are far more accessible than many other dining options. Being enticing, affordable, and trendy is an almost guaranteed way to attract attention online and bring crowds to the shops’ doors. That’s what’s leading some to spend most of their lunch hour queueing up for a bite.
And why not? They might be a bit too expensive to have every day, but taking time away from your desk to eat something that has been thoughtfully prepared from fresh, high-quality ingredients isn’t a bad thing. It could be a good alternative to munching on industrially-produced supermarket sandwiches at your desk while staring at a spreadsheet.
詞匯表
convenience food 方便食品
humble 普通的
convenient 方便的
sarnie (英式英語)三明治
keen 熱衷的，渴望的
get your hands on 得到
ingredient 原料
baking 烘焙
expected 期待的
gourmet 優質的
Michelin-starred 擁有米其林星級的
fine-dining 高級餐飲
source 采購，從…獲取
combine 組合，結合
boast 誇耀
delicious 美味的
accessible 容易得到的
dining option 餐飲選擇
enticing 誘人的，有吸引力的
trendy 時髦的
thoughtfully 精心地
測驗與練習
1. 閱讀課文並回答問題。
1. True or false? People can’t work and eat sandwiches at the same time.
2. How long have people queued up at the London sandwich shop mentioned in the article?
3. Where have many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners worked before?
4. How much bigger than a burger are Max Halley’s sandwiches?
5. What things have made sandwiches popular online?
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. The easiest thing to make for lunch is a cheese _______.
baking sarnie gourmet sourcing
2. _______ the best ingredients is important for a restaurant business.
Industrially-produced Thoughtfully Sourcing Enticing
3. I can’t wait to _______ my birthday presents.
sourcing convenient get my hands on combining
4. I’m always _______ to try new recipes.
convenient keen gourmet humble
5. Sandwiches have become very _______.
convenience food dining option keen trendy
答案
1. 閱讀課文並回答問題。
1. True or false? People can’t work and eat sandwiches at the same time.
False. The article says that for many of us, we don’t need to stop working to eat them.
2. How long have people queued up at the London sandwich shop mentioned in the article?
People have queued for an hour at the London sandwich shop.
3. Where have many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners worked before?
Many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners have worked in the kitchens of top Michelin-starred restaurants.
4. How much bigger than a burger are Max Halley’s sandwiches?
Max Halley boasts that his sandwiches are twice the size of most burgers.
5. What things have made sandwiches popular online?
Being enticing, affordable and trendy is an almost guaranteed way to attract attention online.
2. 選擇意思恰當的單詞或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. The easiest thing to make for lunch is a cheese sarnie.
2. Sourcing the best ingredients is important for a restaurant business.
3. I can’t wait to get my hands on my birthday presents.
4. I’m always keen to try new recipes.
5. Sandwiches have become very trendy.
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