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dragon's beard candy / 龙须糖 / (lónɡxūtánɡ) 

A: You are a food blogger. Have any Chinese dishes left an impression on you?  

你是一个美食博主,有哪些中华美食让你觉得印象深刻呢？

(nǐshì yīɡè měishí bózhǔ, yǒu nǎxiē zhōnɡhuá měishí rànɡnǐ juédé yìnxiànɡ shēnkè ne?)

B: Dragon's beard candy made a huge impression on me. 

我对龙须糖印象非常深刻。

(wǒduì lónɡxūtánɡ yìnxiànɡ fēichánɡ shēnkè.)

A: I've heard of dragon's beard candy. As far as I know, it is made of very fine candy strings that are thin like whiskers.        

龙须糖我听说过,据说它是由极细,类似胡须一样的糖丝制成。

(lónɡxūtánɡ wǒ tīnɡshuōɡuò, jùshuō tāshì yóu jíxì,lèisì húxū  yīyànɡde tánɡsī zhìchénɡ.)

B: You're right. Although this snack has been passed down in Chinese folk culture for 2,000 years, it is still loved by modern people. 

你说的没错。虽然这种小吃已经在中国民间流传了两千年,但是它仍受到现代人的喜爱。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò.suīrán zhèzhǒnɡ xiǎochī yǐjīnɡ zài zhōnɡɡuó mínjiān liúchuánle liǎnɡqiānnián, dànshì tā rénɡ shòudào xiàndài rén de xǐài.)

A: So, you've eaten dragon's beard candy, what is it like? I have never tried it before.

那你吃过龙须糖,它的口感到底如何？我从来没尝试过。

(nà nǐ chīɡuò lónɡxūtánɡ, tāde kǒuɡǎn dàodǐ rúhé?wǒ cónɡlái méi chánɡshì ɡuò.) 

B: It is very soft like cotton and melts in your mouth. Besides the most common sweet flavor, there are a lot of new creative flavors can be found. For example, the mustard dragon's beard candy.

它的口感绵软,入口即化。除了最常见的甜口,现在还有很多创新的口味,例如芥末龙须糖。

(tāde kǒuɡǎn miánruǎn, rùkǒu jíhuà.chúle zuì chánɡjiàn de tiánkǒu, xiànzài háiyǒu hěnduō chuànɡxīn de kǒuwèi, lìrú jièmò lónɡxūtánɡ.)

A: I'm an adventurous person, and I think I'd like mustard dragon beard candy.

我是一个爱冒险的人,我想我会喜欢芥末口味的龙须糖。

(wǒ shì yīɡè ài màoxiǎn de rén,wǒ xiǎnɡ wǒhuì xǐhuān jièmò kǒuwèi de lónɡxūtánɡ?) 

Illustrations:Chen Xia/GT