Dialogue
食物禁忌
Food Taboos
Shíwù Jìnjì
Dialogue 1
A
您好,请问您知道在中国哪些食物是不能一起吃的吗?
nínhǎo,qǐngwèn nín zhīdào zài zhōngguó nǎxiē shíwù shì bù néng yīqǐ chī de ma?
Hello, do you know which foods cannot be eaten together in China?
B
你好!听说狗肉和羊肉不能一起吃,还有就是鲤鱼和鸭肉也不能一起吃。
nínhǎo!tīngshuō gǒuròu hé yángròu bù néng yīqǐ chī,hái yǒujiùshì lǐyú hé yāròu yě bù néng yīqǐ chī。
Hello! I heard that dog meat and mutton should not be eaten together, and neither should carp and duck meat.
C
哦,是吗?还有哪些食物禁忌呢?
ō,shì ma?hái yǒu nǎxiē shíwù jìnjì ne?
Oh, really? Are there any other food taboos?
B
还有很多,比如,吃狗肉后不能马上吃兔肉、吃羊肉后不能马上吃西瓜。这些都是老辈人传下来的说法,具体原因我不是很清楚。
hái yǒu hěn duō,bǐrú,chī gǒuròu hòu bù néng mǎshàng chī tùròu、chī yángròu hòu bù néng mǎshàng chī xuīguā。zhèxiē dōu shì lǎobèi rén chuán xiàlái de shuōfǎ,jùtǐ yuányīn wǒ bùshì hěn qīngchu。
Yes, many. For example, you shouldn't eat rabbit meat immediately after eating dog meat, or watermelon immediately after eating mutton. These are all old sayings passed down from our ancestors, and I'm not sure about the specific reasons.
A
谢谢您!看来中国饮食文化中食物禁忌还真不少呢。
xièxiè nín!kàn lái zhōngguó yǐnshí wénhuà zhōng shíwù jìnjì zhēn hǎo bù shǎo ne。
Thank you! It seems that there are quite a few food taboos in Chinese food culture.
B
是的,这些禁忌背后都有一些文化和传统的渊源,值得我们去探索和了解。
shì de,zhèxiē jìnjì bèihòu dōu yǒu yīxiē wénhuà hé chuántǒng de yuányuán,zhídé wǒmen qù tànsuǒ hé liǎojiě。
Yes, there are cultural and traditional origins behind these taboos, which are worth exploring and understanding.