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curry puff

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食物、植物

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释义

名词

一种油炸的马来点心，内馅以肉丁、马铃薯为主，并加入咖喱。

DEFINITION

Noun

A deep-fried Malay snack filled with diced meat, potatoes and curry.

由来
  • 关于咖喱卜的由来有三种说法：一是源自 1800 年代的英国康沃尔馅饼（British Cornish Pasty），二是源自葡萄牙肉馅卷心菜（Portuguese Empanada），三是源自印度的咖喱角（Samosa）。
  • 咖喱卜的外皮通常由纯面粉和牛油制作而成，内馅则是依据个人的喜好或店家的食谱而有所不同，但主要食材包括咖喱、马铃薯、肉丁和水煮蛋等等。
ETYMOLOGY
  • It is believed that there are three possible origins for the curry puff: The first is that it originated from the British Cornish Pasty of the 1800s, another is that it came from the Portuguese Empanada, and the third is that it came from the Indian Samosa.
  • The outer skin of a curry puff is usually made from pure flour and butter, and the filling varies according to personal preference or the different recipes used by stores. However, its key ingredients include curry, potatoes, diced meat and boiled eggs.
例句
他认为，入榜让他们更有信心，也激励他们再接再厉，发扬这道海南咖喱卜传统美食。（《新明日报》，20/07/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
He believes that making it to the list gave them more confidence and encouraged them to work harder to promote this traditional delicacy of Hainanese curry puff. (Shin Min Daily News, 20/7/2018)
相关资料

  • 新加坡商家老曾记 （Old Chang Kee）会定期推出具有本地特色的咖喱 卜，其中包括辣椒螃蟹和椰浆饭等口味的咖喱卜。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • The Singaporean store Old Chang Kee regularly rolls out curry puffs with local specialty flavours such as chili crab and nasi lemak.

参考资料
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