One of my favorite pasta sauces is pesto. It’s surprisingly easy to make, but most people would rather buy a jar of it at the grocery store. I’d rather make it because it’s easy and a lot healthier (the pre-made sauces add preservatives and contain a lot more sodium).
我最喜欢的一种配意大利面的酱是香蒜酱（又称”青酱“）。这种酱出人意料的好做，但是很多人还是宁可去超市买现成瓶装的。我喜欢自己做，因为很简单，而且也更健康（很多这种超市销售的半成品酱料，都含有防腐剂而且钠含量很高）。
I was never able to make pesto in China because I could never find fresh basil, which surprised me because Thailand and Vietnam both use a lot of basil in their food. Of course, the Thai and Vietnamese variety of basil is not the same as the European variety, but they taste about the same. Even though I couldn’t make pesto in China, I was able to find some pre-made jars, but those small jars of pesto usually cost more than 40 Yuan (the same jar would cost about $3 in the US).
在中国的时候，我从未做过香蒜酱，因为我没有办法找到新鲜的罗勒叶，不过让我吃惊的是，中国的邻邦泰国和越南菜中却使用大量的新鲜罗勒。不过，泰国菜和越南菜中使用的罗勒叶和欧洲菜系中使用的不太一样，但是吃起来味道差不多。尽管我不能在中国做新鲜的香蒜酱，但是我可以买到半成品，不过小小的一瓶通常价格在四十多块人民币（但是同样的东西在美国却一般只要3美元左右）
The only ingredients you need for pesto are basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese. The last ingredient is optional, but really improves the flavor with the sharp taste of the cheese. You cannot substitute Parmesan with other cheeses because it has a very distinct taste. You also will want to use extra-virgin olive oil–the darker the oil, the better the taste. You can use almost any kind of pasta with pesto. I usually use spaghetti because it’s what I have, but I prefer to use fusili or rotelle because the pesto sticks to it better.
香蒜酱的主要原料是新鲜的罗勒叶，松仁，橄榄油和Parmesan干酪。当然干酪也不一定必须放，可以根据个人喜好添加，但是如果加了干酪后，干酪浓重的味道可以给香蒜酱很好的提味儿。但是如果你找不到Parmesan干酪，那么是不可以用其他干酪来代替的，因为不同的干酪的味道是截然不同的。在橄榄油的选用上，你会想用初榨橄榄油，颜色越深味道越好。香蒜酱可以配各式意大利面。我通常用那种意大利长面（即大家所熟知的”意粉”)，因为我家只有这种，但是我更倾向于用螺丝面或者车轮面，因为这两种面更容易使青酱附着在上面。
Ingredients: 原料：
Bunch of basil (leaves only) 一小把新鲜罗勒（只用叶子）
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2杯初榨橄榄油
2 cloves of garlic 2瓣大蒜
2 tbsp. pine nuts 2勺松仁
1/2 cup of fresh Parmesan cheese1/2杯新鲜的Parmesan干酪
Combine the basil, garlic, pine nuts, and 1/4 cup of olive oil in a food processor or blender. Add the remaining olive oil evenly as you blend the ingredients. You should occasionally stop and scrape the sides of the food processor or blender so that everything is blended evenly.
将罗勒叶，松仁和1/4杯的橄榄油混合后放到食物搅拌机中搅拌，然后在慢慢均匀的加入剩余的橄榄油。在食物搅拌机搅拌的过程中，你要时不时的停下来，然后把搅拌机边上的酱汁刮一下，这样的话，食物在搅拌机中才能充分而又均匀的混合。
Mix in the Parmesan cheese before adding the pesto to your pasta.
在把香蒜酱浇到意大利面上之前加入Parmesan干酪。
As a variation to this recipe, you can add some steamed broccoli. Be sure to cut the broccoli into smaller pieces so it mixes in better with the pasta.
这个菜谱还有别的一些版本，比如你可以加一些蒸过的西兰花，但是这些西兰花一定要切成很小的块儿，只有这样，才能和意大利面很好的混合。
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