瓦伦西亚的海鲜饭远近驰名，但这道传统佳馐在西班牙各省多有各自的做法。海鲜饭的材料包括米、橄榄油、烤兔肉、鸡肉、虾子、红椒、青椒、洋葱以及大量的蒜头，但最关键的材料则为番红花。番红花是一种外来的香料，使得海鲜饭散发浓郁的香味并呈现橙黄的色泽。
Paella这个字源于拉丁文的patella(即“锅子”)。海鲜饭锅是圆而浅的平底锅，两边装有大把手，通常是铁制的。要作出道地的海鲜饭，一把好的锅子以及燃烧旺盛的柴火是不可或缺的。
The Wines of Italy
The Roman poets liked to speak of Italy as “oenotria tell us，” the land of wine； Oenotria，in fact，was the old Greek name for southeast Italy.
There is a tendencytendency n.趋向，倾向 to regard Italian wines as cheap and cheerful from Chianti in a wicker fiasco to sweet and frothyfrothy adj.起泡的，多泡的，空洞的 Lambrusco.
If Italian wines have lagged far behind the French in terms of international reputerepute n.名誉，名声 v.名誉，认为，称为，that is partly because Italy itself is such a recent creation. The regionalism of Italy is reflected in its wines.
意大利美酒
古罗马时代的诗人喜欢称意大利为“欧诺特利亚之地”，即葡萄酒之乡；实际上，欧诺特利亚是古希腊语中的一个名词，意指意大利东南部。
人们往往认为意大利葡萄酒价格便宜，并且容易使人兴奋。从柳条长颈大肚瓶装契安第红葡萄酒，到味甜多泡的摩德纳葡萄酒。
虽然在国际声誉上意大利酒远远落后于法国酒，但是，在一定程度上那是意大利这个国家本身也是一个新生产物。意大利的地方主义也反映在酒上。
The Delicious Pizza and Spaghetti
When one mentions Italian cooking to most foreigners they almost automaticallyautomatically adv.自动地，机械地 think of pizza and spaghetti. This is a sad oversimplificationoversimplification n.过度单纯化(的事物)，because Italian cooking is as diversifieddiversified adj.多变化的，各种的 as it is delicious.
The centuries during which Italy was a collection of separate kingdoms，duchies，and republics has given the modern Italians a cuisinecuisine n.厨房烹调法，烹饪，烹调风with as many subtlesubtle adj.狡猾的，敏感的，微妙的，精细的，稀薄的 variationsvariation n.变更，变化，变异，变种，［音］变奏，变调 as their language. Pizza，for example，is a south Italian regional dish that was once served because it combined all the virtues a thrifty cook looks for - it was inexpensive，simple to make，nourishingnourishing adj.有营养的，滋养多的，and tastytasty adj.好吃的，可口的 n.好吃的东西，吸引人的东西.
The popularity of pizza as a meal or a snack snack n.小吃，快餐，一份 v.吃快餐(小吃) in America is probably greater than in Italy where it is safe to guess that many people have never even tasted one of their bestknown exports.
美味的馅饼和细面条
如果有人对外国人提起意大利烹饪，大部分人总是想到意大利馅饼和意大利细面条。这是一种可悲的过分简单的想法，因为意大利饭菜不仅美味可口，而且丰富多彩。
几个世纪以来，意大利经历了独立的王国、公爵领地以及共和国等许多时期，这使得当代意大利人的食谱犹如他们的语言一样绚丽多姿。例如，馅饼(Pizza)是意大利南部的一种地方食品，它集中了勤俭厨师所追求的一切优点——价格不贵，制作方便，营养丰富，而且美味可口。
在美国，Pizza被当成主食或零食。而且美国人比意大利人更喜欢Pizza。你可以这么认为意大利人甚至从未尝过他们那早已流传在外国的馅饼。
American Cooking
At a local supermarket，two women push halffilled grocerygrocery n.（美）食品杂货店，食品，杂货 carts. The ladies are good friends，but they couldn，t be more different. One is a stayathome housewife who loves to create culinaryculinary adj.厨房的，烹调用的，厨房用的 masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigiousprestigious adj.享有声望的，声望很高的 advertising agency. Household chores，particularly those in the kitchen，are not her idea of fun. The two ladies stop for a moment in the frozen foods section. “I，m so tired，” sighs the professional woman. “I don，t know what to do about supper.” Her friend suggests，“What about a microwavemicrowave n.微波(波长为1毫米至30厘米的高频电磁波) dinner？” The weary professional sighs，“No，I don，t feel like cooking tonight.”