英语学习点: Meals and money 就餐与省钱
If you're a bread lover or a cheapskate, or preferably both, British scientists have discovered your ideal meal.
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Do you fancy a toast sandwich for your lunch?
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has worked out that at 7.5 pence (0.7 yuan), a toast sandwich is Britain's cheapest meal. And the society is so confident in the repast, it will offer £200 (about 2000 yuan) to anyone who can find a cheaper alternative.
The dish, which consists of two slices of bread around a slice of toast, comes from a 19th century best-selling cookbook called Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of its publication, the RSC has decided to focus on meals that reflect our hard economic times. Despite its simplicity, Dr John Emsley from the society said the meal was "surprisingly nice to eat and quite filling".
The toast sandwich provides 330 calories, but consumers could opt for a healthier alternative by using margarine instead of butter: an ingredient which wasn't available to Mrs Beeton.
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发表于 2016-7-14 23:59:10
