英国最受欢迎的外卖里中餐居首 Chinese food ranked Britain's favorite takeaway

Sweet and sour chicken, beef and black bean source, and chow mein --- these are some of the most common(普通的 pǔtōng de) Chinese foods(中餐 zhōngcān) you could see in Britain, and they have been voted as the favorite(受欢迎的 shòu huānyíng de) takeaway(外卖 wàimài) cuisine of the British people according to a television documentary.

Chinese takeaway food displayed in the documentary. [Screenshot: China Plus]

A Channel 5 documentary show called 'Britain's Favorite Takeaway' has ranked 20 of the most beloved dishes(菜 cài) in the country, and Chinese food was crowned top by nabbing nearly a quarter of the overall(总体的 zǒngtǐ de) vote(投票 tóupiào).

Indian food ranked second, and British classic fish and chips came in third. Pizza(披萨 pīsà) and burgers(汉堡 hànbǎo) were voted as the fourth and fifth respectively(分别 fēnbié).

Chinese food [Photo: China Plus]

Digging into the origins(起源 qǐyuán) of the cuisines, the documentary revealed that the first Chinese restaurant opened in Britain in 1908, while immigration from Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s made the food even more popular after.

重点词汇 Key word:

外卖

• <动词 v.> (of a restaurant) provide takeaway/takeout service
  E.g. Běndiàn wàimài kǎoyā.
  本店外卖烤鸭。
  This restaurant offers takeaway roast duck.

• <名词 n.> takeaway; takeout
  E.g. Wǒmen dìngle zhōngcān wàimài.
  我们订了中餐外卖。
  We ordered some Chinese takeaway.