“雪糕香蕉”带你进入香蕉的奇妙世界

 　　Like its name suggests, the ice cream banana is sweet with undeniable hints of vanilla¹ and its skin even appears frosted, starting out as a bluish-green color before it ripens².

　　看名字就知道，雪糕香蕉应该是很甜的，绝对会散发淡淡的香草味，甚至连皮上都裹着糖霜，成熟之前呈蓝绿色。

　　At its most ripe stage, its texture³ is fluffier⁴ and creamier than the typical Chiquita you'll find at the store, and they practically melt in your mouth.

　　雪糕香蕉熟透的时候，它的肉质比平常商店里卖的金吉达（一个国际果蔬品牌）香蕉更松软、更细滑，几乎会在你的口中融化。

　　As sinful as they sound, ice cream bananas don't contain artificial sweeteners, flavors or additives⁵. They're just born that way.

　　虽然听起来像加了很多有害的添加剂，但雪糕香蕉不含人造甜味剂、香味剂或其他添加剂。它们天生就是那样子的。

　　雪糕香蕉

　　Ice cream bananas (also known as blue java bananas) may be a specialty⁶ fruit, but they aren't anything new. Farmers have been growing these sweet fruits in Hawaii since the early 1920s, according to Ken⁷ Love, executive director of Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers, and in other tropical regions for ages.

　　雪糕香蕉（也被称为爪哇蓝香蕉）或许算是特产水果，但其实并不是什么新奇的品种。夏威夷“热带水果种植者”公司的执行董事肯·罗维说，自20世纪20年代起，农民就已经在夏威夷种植这种香蕉了，而在其他的热带地区也种植很长时间了。

　　As he explains on the website HawaiiFruit.net, banana plants mutate naturally, giving different bananas a variety of distinct flavors and characteristics such as apple bananas (which have hints of sweet citrus) and the Mysore banana (which tastes like berries).

　　他在夏威夷水果网HawaiiFruit.net上解释说，香蕉会自然地发生基因突变，使不同的香蕉品种拥有截然不同的口味和特征，比如苹果香蕉（有淡淡的柑橘味）和迈索尔香蕉（味道像浆果）。

　　Bananas are usually classified in terms of their chromosomes⁸. The ice cream banana, as Love explained, is one part sugar and two parts starch⁹. "In this case," he said, "the starch converts to sugar when they're fully¹⁰ ripe."

　　香蕉通常是按照它们的染色体分类的。罗维解释说，雪糕香蕉有一份糖和两份淀粉，“这样当它们熟透的时候，淀粉就会转化成糖。”

　　When they're very ripe and soft, Love likes to spread ice cream bananas over toast like butter. They also make a perfect ice cream alternative when frozen and blended.

　　雪糕香蕉熟透变软后，罗维喜欢把它们抹在面包片上，就像抹黄油一样。如果冷冻一下，加点配料，雪糕香蕉就完全可以当雪糕吃。

1 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

2 ripens   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The sun ripens the crops. 太阳使庄稼成熟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then their seed ripens, and soon they turn brown and shrivel up. 随后，它们的种子熟了，不久就变枯萎。 来自辞典例句

3 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

4 fluffier   

adj.似绒毛的( fluffy的比较级 )；有绒毛的；蓬松的；轻软状的

参考例句：

• They will get softer and fluffier with each wash. 他们将得到更柔软，每洗柔软。 来自互联网

5 additives   

n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• chemical additives in petrol 汽油中的化学添加剂
• It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

7 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

8 chromosomes   

n.染色体( chromosome的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Chromosomes also determine the sex of animals. 染色体也决定动物的性别。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Each of four chromosomes divide longitudinally. 四种染色体的每一种都沿着纵向分裂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 starch   

n.淀粉；vt.给...上浆

参考例句：

• Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
• I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。

10 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。