剩饭剩菜的正确储藏和保鲜方式

 　　No matter how hard you try, chances are you'll still be looking at some leftovers¹ from holiday dinner.

　　不管你如何努力，节日晚宴过后你很可能还是要处理一些剩饭剩菜。

　　But you can avoid eating endless turkey sandwiches and make the remnants of your gigantic meal go further by storing it correctly.

　　但你大可不必没完没了地吃火鸡肉三明治，而是可以通过正确的储藏方式让这些残羹剩饭保存的更久些。

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　　TURKEY AND HAM

　　火鸡和火腿

　　Sydney chef Travis Harvey advises carving² all turkey and ham from the bone after Christmas to ensure it stays fresh.

　　悉尼主厨特拉维斯?哈维建议，为了保证火鸡和火腿的新鲜，在圣诞节过后就要将它们的肉从骨头上剃下来。

　　As long as they are carved shortly after cooking, slices of turkey and ham can be stored in the freezer in a container for up to three months, Mr Harvey says in a post for OzHarvest.

　　哈维在OzHarvest网站的一篇文章中称，只要将烹饪不久后的火鸡和火腿肉切片，装到容器里，就可以在冰箱中最多存放3个月。

　　PRAWNS⁴ AND SEAFOOD⁵

　　虾和海鲜

　　To make prawns last longer, peel them before storing in the freezer for up to three months, according to Mr Harvey.

　　据哈维称，想要延长虾的存放时间需先将它们剥皮，这样最多可以在冰柜存放3个月。

　　Mr Harvey also advises freezing prawn³ shells first before disposing of them to avoid a smelly rubbish bin⁶.

　　哈维还建议将虾壳冷冻后再丢掉，这样垃圾桶就不会变臭。

　　According to the NSW Environment Protection Authority's Love Food Hate Waste page, if your freezer can maintain a temperature of minus 18°C or colder, lean seafood such as prawns, bream, whiting, snapper, lobsters⁷ and scallops will keep for nine months to a year.

　　据新南威尔士州环境保护局“热爱食物，憎恨浪费”网站称，如果你的冰柜的温度可以维持在零下18摄氏度或更低，那么虾、海鲷、鳕鱼、啮鱼、龙虾和扇贝等低脂海鲜可在其中保存9个月到1年。

　　But fatty seafood, such as mullet, will keep for only three to four months.

　　但鲻鱼等高脂海鲜只能存放3-4个月。

　　'If freezing fish, clean and prepare it as if you were going to eat it and freeze as fillets. You can freeze a whole clean fish, if you want to cook and serve it whole. Make sure you label and date the fish,' the website advises.

　　该网站建议：“如果要将鱼冷冻的话，要按照你打算食用的方式将其清理并调制好，然后将去骨鱼片冻起来。如果你想烹饪食用一整条鱼的话，那么可以整条冷冻。”

　　CAKES

　　蛋糕

　　Chances are you weren't able to get through the entire cake after holiday dinner - but fortunately they can last a good while when stored in an airtight container.

　　你很可能无法在节日晚宴上消灭掉整个蛋糕。不过幸好蛋糕可以在密闭的容器中保存很久。

　　If a cake has been iced after it has cooled, that can help increase its shelf-life by cutting down on moisture loss and preventing it from going stale.

　　如果在蛋糕冷却后将其冰冻，可以减少蛋糕的水分流失，防止其变质，从而延长保质期。

　　Love Food Hate Waste advises wrapping cakes tightly in clingfilm or foil to remove any air before freezing.

　　“热爱食物，憎恨浪费”网站建议先用保鲜膜或箔纸将蛋糕紧紧地包裹起来，然后再将其冷冻。

　　Frozen cakes with icing will last for about three months and for six months without icing.

　　冷冻的糖霜蛋糕可以保存近3个月，没有糖霜的蛋糕可以保存6个月。

　　CHEESE

　　奶酪

　　Soft cheeses, like Camembert, should be stored in waxed cheese paper or baking paper.

　　卡门贝干酪等软奶酪应该存储在蜡纸或烘焙纸中。

　　Food experts advise people to avoid using plastic wrap because it will cause the cheese to sweat.

　　食品专家建议人们不要用塑料袋包裹软奶酪，因为这样奶酪会渗出水分。

　　Blue cheese can be wrapped in foil, but remember to change the foil every few days as acidity⁸ will attack the foil.

　　蓝纹奶酪可以包在箔纸中，但是切记每隔几天就要换一次箔纸，因为奶酪的酸性会腐蚀箔纸。

　　Hard cheeses, like cheddar or Parmesan, can be stored in plastic wrap or airtight containers.

　　切德干酪或帕尔马干酪等硬奶酪可以存放在塑料袋或密闭容器中。

　　EGGS

　　鸡蛋

　　If you bought far too many eggs to holiday baking, but didn't end up using them all, not to worry. The easiest way to store them is in the fridge in the carton they came in.

　　如果你为了做节日烘焙食品买了太多的鸡蛋，最终却没有用光的话，不用担心。最简单的方法就是将鸡蛋放在原装的纸盒里储存在冰箱中。

　　Test for freshness by checking if the egg sinks in a bowl or glass of water. Fresh eggs will stay at the bottom, but stale eggs float to the top.

　　将鸡蛋浸入一碗水中可以检查其新鲜度。新鲜的鸡蛋会沉在碗底，而变质的鸡蛋会浮在表面。

　　But if your want to store for longer, eggs can be frozen too.

　　但如果你想储存得更久，鸡蛋也是可以冷冻的。

　　According to Love Food Hate Waste, you lightly beat whole eggs and add either a teaspoon⁹ of salt or a tablespoon of sugar for every six eggs.

　　据“热爱食物，憎恨浪费”网站称，轻轻地搅拌所有的鸡蛋，在每6个鸡蛋中加入一茶匙盐或一汤匙糖。

　　Freeze the eggs in small amounts of one or two and they should keep for up to 10 months.

　　将一到两个鸡蛋冷冻在一起，这样最多可以保存10个月。

　　Use the salted yolks in savoury dishes and the sugared yolks for cakes, custards and desserts - but don't forget to label them - and use the eggs straight away when thawed¹⁰, in dishes that require cooking only.

　　咸蛋黄可以用在开胃菜中，甜蛋黄可以制成蛋糕、蛋挞以及甜点——但不要忘记给它们贴上标签。鸡蛋解冻后要立刻用掉，且仅可用在需要烹饪的菜品中。

1 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

2 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

3 prawn   

n.对虾，明虾

参考例句：

• I'm not very keen on fish, but prawn.我不是特别爱吃鱼，但爱吃对虾。
• Yesterday we ate prawn dish for lunch.昨天午餐我们吃了一盘对虾。

4 prawns   

n.对虾，明虾( prawn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mine was a picture of four translucent prawns, with two small fish swimming above them. 给我画的是四只虾，半透明的，上画有两条小鱼。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
• Shall we get some shrimp and prawns? 我们要不要买些小虾和对虾？ 来自无师自通 校园英语会话

5 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

6 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

7 lobsters   

龙虾( lobster的名词复数 )； 龙虾肉

参考例句：

• I have no idea about how to prepare those cuttlefish and lobsters. 我对如何烹调那些乌贼和龙虾毫无概念。
• She sold me a couple of live lobsters. 她卖了几只活龙虾给我。

8 acidity   

n.酸度，酸性

参考例句：

• This plant prefers alkaline soil,though it will readily tolerate some acidity.这种植物在酸性土壤中也能生存，但硷性土壤更加适宜。
• Gastric acidity would not prevent the organism from passing into the gut.胃的酸度不能防止细菌进入肠道。

9 teaspoon   

n.茶匙

参考例句：

• Add one teaspoon of sugar.加一小茶匙糖。
• I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.我需要一把茶匙搅一搅茶。

10 thawed   

解冻

参考例句：

• The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man. 小姑娘的微笑使发怒的老头缓和下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while. 在火堆旁坐了一会儿，他觉得暖和起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》