23 One man's meat is another man's poison

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.

在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候,人们往往变得不合情理。

If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.

比如,如果你住在地中海地区,你会把章鱼视作美味佳肴。

You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.

同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。

On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.

另一方面,你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹饪方法。

The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

不无遗憾的是,我们中的大部分人,生来就只吃某几种食品,而且一辈子都这样。

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.

没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。