6 Rice is Nice

Rice is Nice written by John Lockyer

《Rice is Nice》作者约翰·洛克耶

paddies More than half the people in the world eat rice. Some people eat rice every day. Rice grows in special fields called paddies.

世界上一半以上的人吃大米。 有些人每天都吃米饭。 水稻生长在叫做稻田的特殊田地里。

sushi Toshi lives in Japan. He puts salt, sugar, and vinegar on the cooked rice. He spreads the rice onto sheets of seaweed. Then he puts fish and cucumber on top of the rice. He rolls up the seaweed with a bamboo mat. He cuts the roll into slices that he eats with chopsticks. Toshi uses rice to make sushi.

Toshi住在日本。 他把盐、糖和醋放在煮好的米饭上。 他把米饭铺在海藻上。 然后他把鱼和黄瓜放在米饭上。 他用竹席把海藻卷起来。 他把面包卷切成片，然后用筷子吃。 Toshi用大米做寿司。

risotto Marco lives in Italy. He puts the rice into a pot with some vegetable stock. He stirs the rice, and then adds more vegetable stock. He stirs and stirs until the rice is hot and sticky. He adds some ham, peas, and cheese. He puts the rice into a bowl, and he eats it with a spoon. Marco uses rice to make risotto.

risotto Marco住在意大利。 他把米饭和一些蔬菜汤一起放进锅里。 他搅拌大米，然后加入更多的蔬菜高汤。 他不停地搅拌，直到米饭又热又粘。 他加了一些火腿、豌豆和奶酪。 他把米饭放进碗里，用勺子吃。 马可用米饭做意大利烩饭。

pilau Suni lives in India. She puts cold, cooked rice into a hot pan. She puts in some spices, too. Then she stirs and stirs the rice until the spices are cooked. She adds beans, tomatoes, and fish to the rice. She puts the rice onto a thin pancake that she eats with her fingers. Suni uses rice to make pilau.

pilau Suni住在印度。 她把冷熟的米饭放进热锅里。 她还放了一些香料。 然后她不停地搅拌大米，直到香料煮熟。 她在米饭里加入豆类、西红柿和鱼。 她把米饭放在薄煎饼上，用手指吃。 苏尼用米饭做皮劳。

Maria lives in Spain. She puts rice, tomatoes, onions, olives, and lots of vegetable stock into a large pan. She stirs everything until it is cooked. paella Maria adds shellfish to the rice. She puts the rice and shellfish into a dish, and she eats it with a fork. Maria uses rice to make paella.

玛丽亚住在西班牙。她把米饭、西红柿、洋葱、橄榄和许多蔬菜高汤放进一个大锅里。 她搅拌所有的东西直到煮熟。 玛丽亚海鲜饭会在米饭中加入贝类。 她把米饭和贝类放进盘子里，用叉子吃。 玛丽亚用米饭做海鲜饭。