囧研究：7cm宽最美味 完美汉堡到底啥配方

 　　Making a delicious burger may seem as simple as whacking¹ a beef patty between two sesame seed buns and finishing adding a slice of iceberg² lettuce³ - but scientists are now begging to disagree.

　　做一份美味的汉堡看似很简单——在两片撒有芝麻粒的面包中间夹上牛肉饼，再加一片生菜就完活。但科学家现在有异议了。

　　According to new research commissioned by Asda, a great hamburger should stimulate⁴ all the senses including sound and feel.

　　根据阿斯达委托进行的新研究，一款美味的汉堡应该刺激到所有的官能，包括听觉和触觉。

　　Chef and flavour researcher, Charles Michel, said that the sensation of the burger in our hands and the crunch⁵ of the lettuce all add to the overall experience.

　　厨师兼味道研究员查尔斯·米歇尔说：汉堡拿在手里的感觉和吃生菜时嘎吱的声音都可以提升整体（美味）感受。

　　囧研究：7cm宽最美味 完美汉堡到底啥配方

　　Charles Michel, the chef-in-residence and researcher on flavour perception at Oxford⁶ University's Research Laboratory, has devised a sensory⁷ formula to build the perfectly⁸ balanced burger.

　　查尔斯·米歇尔是常驻厨师，同时是牛津大学研究实验室的味觉研究员，他设计了一个感觉配方来制作出完美均衡的汉堡。

　　According to Charles, it is 30 per cent smell, 25 per cent touch, 15 per cent sound, 15 per cent vision and 15 per cent taste.

　　据查尔斯称，配方包括30%的嗅觉，25%的触觉，15%的听觉，15%的视觉和15%的味觉。

　　Furthermore, he has calculated the perfect taste of a burger to appeal to our taste receptors.

　　此外，他还计算出了一个汉堡的完美口味来吸引我们的味觉器官。

　　It is 35 per cent umami - our fifth taste - which is a sweet and salty enhancer, with 25 per cent saltiness, 20 per cent sweetness, 15 per cent sourness and five per cent bitterness.

　　口味的35%为鲜味——我们的第五种味觉——有点甜又有点咸，25%的咸味，20%的甜味，15%的酸味，还有5%的苦。

　　The chef determined⁹ that burger width is more important than height, with the perfect burger standing¹⁰ at 7cm wide to hit all your taste buds at once.

　　厨师还确定汉堡的宽度比高度更重要，7厘米宽的汉堡一下子就能触碰到你所有的味蕾。

　　The recipe comes with a complex chart, explaining the purpose of each ingredient - and which sense it serves to stimulate.

　　这个配方绘有复杂的图表，解释了每种配料的用意——哪种配料是为了刺激哪种感官的。

　　The entire burger contains eight important components¹¹, including a seeded burger bread, Chipotle sauce, vegetables - including a lettuce leaf and sliced gherkin, a slice of tomato, a crunchy layer of dried Serrano Ham and deep fried onion slices, slices of Camembert, Wagyu beef, ketchup¹² and soy sauce.

　　整个汉堡包括8种重要配料，包括带有芝麻粒的汉堡面包，墨西哥辣椒酱，蔬菜——包括一片生菜叶和腌黄瓜片，一片西红柿，一层脆的西班牙干火腿和炸洋葱片，卡门培尔奶酪片，日本和牛肉，番茄酱和酱

1 whacking   

adj.（用于强调）巨大的v.重击，使劲打( whack的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a whacking great hole in the roof 房顶上一个巨大的窟窿
• His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a whacking great salary. 他父亲给他在事务所找到了一份轻松舒适的工作，几乎什么都不用做，工资还极高。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

3 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

4 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

5 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

6 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

7 sensory   

adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的

参考例句：

• Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
• The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。

8 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

12 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？