美国老夏在湖南丨历史与现代的完美融合，就在湘潭这座“万楼”

编者按：迷人的风景、醉人的美食、独特的夜经济、众多的网红打卡点，深厚的文化底蕴……对湖南的热情与向往早就不仅于国内，越来越多对的外国人也闻名而来。来自美国的老夏（Denis）就是其中一个。他不仅来了，还爱上了这，留在了这。作为一个在长沙生活了五年的外国人，他开始用视频记录这里的一切，不仅让更多的外国友人了解湖南，也给我们了解湖南提供了一个全新的视角。

Editor notes: The increasing number of people, not only domestic tourists but also foreigners from other countries, has been attracted by Hunan’s charming natural scenery, delicious local snacks, special night market, countless internet-famous sites, a time-honored history and rich culture. Denis, who comes from America, is one of them. He came here about five years ago and decided to stay here for a while. He wants to share everything which he experienced in hunan and also provides a new way for us to know our hometown.

红网时刻新闻记者 陈珉颖 实习生 樊令钰 长沙报道

来自美国Denis，自称是长沙本地人，现在是长沙学院的外籍教师。他的好朋友给帮他取了个中文名叫夏士理，人称老夏。最近，他专门为了尝一尝地道的湖南美食去逛了逛四方坪夜市。

Denis Nurmela, from the United States, employed by Changsha University as public speaking teacher. He claims to be a native of Changsha and has a Chinese name, Xia Shili, which was given by his friend.  Recently, Denis visited Sifangping Night Market for these famous Hunan typical snacks

还没天黑，小摊小贩旁的街道上就已经变得人山人海，这就是中国典型的烟火气。

Even before dark, the streets next to the street vendors are crowded, which is a typical hustle and bustle city in China.

Denis巧妙地靠着他“老熟人”的关系，略过长长的队伍，第一个吃上了热腾腾的生煎包。他还不忘解释道：“只是为了证明我有多么本地，绝不是嘴馋！”

Denis tactfully relies on the relationship of his "old acquaintance" to skip over the long queue and be the first to eat the hot fried bun. He doesn’t even forget to explain: "Just to prove how local I am, not greedy!".

美国本土是没有包子这种食物的。在英语中外观类似包子的食物，被称之为“Buns”，而“Buns”的中文意思是“圆面包”。

In the United States, there is no such food as steamed stuffed bun (we also call it baozi). The food that looks like baozi is called "bun" in English, but "bun" means small round bread in Chinese.

生煎也与包子不同，生煎通常是蓬松的，里面有肉馅，它是包子的一种，但比包子更为多汁，底部也更为焦脆。

The Pan-Fried Pork Bun, which we called "sheng jian bao", is also different from the baozi. "sheng jian bao" is usually fluffy, and with meat stuffing. It’s a kind of baozi, but more juicy and usually crispy at the bottom.

在吃生煎的时候，你可要尤为小心了！Denis初次品尝就因为咬了一大口生煎，使得汤汁如洪水般四溅出来。

When eating sheng jian bao, you should be especially careful! Denis tried it for the first time, and the soup spilled like a flood as he took a big bite of it.

那么正确的吃法是什么呢？你只需要在生煎上咬一个小小的口子，把汤汁慢慢吸出来，再把整个生煎吃掉就可以了。

So what is the appropriate way to eat? All you have to do is take a small bite of the sheng jian bao, suck out the soup slowly, and then eat the whole sheng jian bao.

当然，作为长沙人，作为一个像Denis一样的“本地人”。如果你喜欢吃辣，也可以沾上点儿辣酱。

Certainly, as a Changsha person, as a "local" like Denis. You can also get some spicy sauce if you like spicy food.

Denis说，他的嘴足够大，无需咬一个小洞，就可以把一整个都直接塞进嘴里，避免汤汁溅出来。

Denis said that his mouth is big enough to put the whole sheng jian bao directly into his mouth without biting a small hole to prevent the soup from spilling.

那么你是会像Denis一样一口吃一个生煎，还是咬一小口慢慢品尝汤汁呢？

So, will you eat sheng jian bao like Denis, or will you take a small bite of it and then taste the soup slowly ?