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Pre-prepared dishes: convenience and controversy

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Pre-prepared dishes: convenience and controversy

预制yù zhì菜cài是shì现代xiàn dài食品shí pǐn工业gōng yè中zhōng的de新兴xīn xīng产品chǎn pǐn,指zhǐ以yǐ一yī种zhǒng或huò多duō种zhǒng食用shí yòng原料yuán liào为wéi基础jī chǔ,通过tōng guò工业gōng yè化huà方式fāng shì加工jiā gōng而ér成chéng的de半bàn成品chéng pǐn或huò成品chéng pǐn菜肴cài yáo。

预制yù zhì菜cài具有jù yǒu“预制yù zhì化huà”和hé“菜肴cài yáo”的de特点tè diǎn,主要zhǔ yào分fēn为wéi即jí热rè和hé即jí烹pēng两liǎng类lèi,消费者xiāo fèi zhě只zhǐ需xū简单jiǎn dān加热jiā rè或huò加工jiā gōng即jí可kě食用shí yòng。

与yǔ传统chuán tǒng的de家庭jiā tíng烹饪pēng rèn不同bù tóng,预制yù zhì菜cài利用lì yòng冷冻lěng dòng技术jì shù保存bǎo cún食shí材cái,不bù需要xū yào添加tiān jiā防腐剂fáng fǔ jì。

这zhè种zhǒng加工jiā gōng方式fāng shì既jì节省jié shěng时间shí jiān,又yòu能néng让ràng人们rén men享受xiǎng shòu多duō种zhǒng菜品cài pǐn。

预制yù zhì菜cài虽然suī rán带dài来lái了le便利biàn lì,但dàn不bù少shǎo消费者xiāo fèi zhě仍然réng rán对duì它tā的de安全性ān quán xìng和hé品质pǐn zhì心xīn存cún疑虑yí lǜ,其qí工业gōng yè化huà特点tè diǎn不免bù miǎn令lìng人rén担忧dān yōu。

首先shǒu xiān,食shí材cái是否shì fǒu新鲜xīn xiān成为chéng wéi消费者xiāo fèi zhě关注guān zhù的de重点zhòng diǎn。

一些yī xiē人rén认为rèn wéi,冷冻lěng dòng食品shí pǐn的de营养yíng yǎng价值jià zhí低dī,无法wú fǎ与yǔ新鲜xīn xiān食shí材cái相比xiāng bǐ。

此外cǐ wài,工业gōng yè化huà生产shēng chǎn中zhōng可能kě néng使用shǐ yòng食品shí pǐn添加剂tiān jiā jì,这zhè让ràng消费者xiāo fèi zhě对duì防腐剂fáng fǔ jì和hé增味剂zēng wèi jì的de使用shǐ yòng存在cún zài担忧dān yōu。

与此同时yǔ cǐ tóng shí,预制yù zhì菜cài的de口感kǒu gǎn和hé品质pǐn zhì能néng否fǒu媲美pì měi现xiàn做zuò菜肴cài yáo也yě是shì一yī个gè有yǒu争议zhēng yì的de话题huà tí。

最后zuì hòu,从cóng原yuán材料cái liào采购cǎi gòu到dào运输yùn shū的de各gè个gè环节huán jié是否shì fǒu可靠kě kào,是否shì fǒu能够néng gòu保证bǎo zhèng食品shí pǐn安全ān quán,也yě是shì消费者xiāo fèi zhě关注guān zhù的de核心hé xīn问题wèn tí。

标准biāo zhǔn化huà是shì预制yù zhì菜cài发展fā zhǎn的de关键guān jiàn。

大连Dà lián市shì已经yǐ jīng推出tuī chū多duō项xiàng地方dì fāng标准biāo zhǔn,对duì原yuán材料cái liào选择xuǎn zé、冷链lěng liàn运输yùn shū和hé加工jiā gōng工艺gōng yì提出tí chū了le严格yán gé要求yāo qiú。

例如lì rú,冷冻lěng dòng食品shí pǐn企业qǐ yè通过tōng guò零下líng xià42℃的de速sù冻dòng技术jì shù保存bǎo cún食shí材cái,最zuì大dà程度chéng dù保留bǎo liú了le营养yíng yǎng和hé口感kǒu gǎn。

这些zhè xiē技术jì shù和hé标准biāo zhǔn为wèi预制yù zhì菜cài的de安全性ān quán xìng和hé质量zhì liàng提供tí gōng了le保障bǎo zhàng。

同时tóng shí,国家guó jiā层面céng miàn也yě开始kāi shǐ将jiāng预制yù zhì菜cài纳入nà rù食品shí pǐn安全ān quán标准biāo zhǔn的de制定zhì dìng计划jì huà中zhōng。

这些zhè xiē标准biāo zhǔn的de出台chū tái,不仅bù jǐn提高tí gāo了le生产shēng chǎn的de规范guī fàn化huà水平shuǐ píng,还hái确保què bǎo了le菜品cài pǐn的de品质pǐn zhì和hé安全ān quán。

此外cǐ wài,科学kē xué技术jì shù的de发展fā zhǎn让ràng预制yù zhì菜cài的de营养yíng yǎng和hé口感kǒu gǎn得到dé dào更gèng好hǎo保存bǎo cún。

速sù冻dòng技术jì shù避免bì miǎn了le传统chuán tǒng冷藏lěng cáng中zhōng的de营养yíng yǎng流失liú shī,使shǐ预制yù zhì菜cài在zài某些mǒu xiē情况qíng kuàng下xià的de营养yíng yǎng价值jià zhí甚至shèn zhì高gāo于yú新鲜xīn xiān食shí材cái。

与此同时yǔ cǐ tóng shí,预制yù zhì菜cài的de工业gōng yè化huà加工jiā gōng特点tè diǎn使得shǐ de成本chéng běn降低jiàng dī,价格jià gé也yě更加gèng jiā亲民qīn mín。

为了wèi le赢得yíng dé消费者xiāo fèi zhě的de信任xìn rèn,预制yù zhì菜cài行业háng yè需要xū yào从cóng多duō个gè方面fāng miàn进行jìn xíng改进gǎi jìn。

首先shǒu xiān,必须bì xū完善wán shàn标准biāo zhǔn体系tǐ xì,从cóng原yuán材料cái liào选择xuǎn zé到dào销售xiāo shòu环节huán jié都dōu要yào有yǒu明确míng què的de规范guī fàn,确保què bǎo产品chǎn pǐn质量zhì liàng可控kě kòng。

其次qí cì,应yīng通过tōng guò标签biāo qiān和hé信息xìn xī公开gōng kāi等děng方式fāng shì提高tí gāo透明tòu míng度dù,让ràng消费者xiāo fèi zhě清楚qīng chu了解liǎo jiě食shí材cái来源lái yuán和hé加工jiā gōng工艺gōng yì。

第dì三sān,企业qǐ yè应yīng不断bù duàn创新chuàng xīn技术jì shù,开发kāi fā更多gèng duō种类zhǒng lèi的de预制yù zhì菜cài,以yǐ满足mǎn zú不同bù tóng消费者xiāo fèi zhě的de需求xū qiú,并bìng确保què bǎo营养yíng yǎng均衡jūn héng。

最后zuì hòu,加强jiā qiáng科普kē pǔ教育jiào yù,通过tōng guò媒体méi tǐ宣传xuān chuán消除xiāo chú消费者xiāo fèi zhě的de误解wù jiě,让ràng更多gèng duō人rén了解liǎo jiě预制yù zhì菜cài的de优势yōu shì和hé特点tè diǎn,为wèi行业háng yè的de健康jiàn kāng发展fā zhǎn提供tí gōng支持zhī chí。

预制yù zhì菜cài作为zuò wéi现代xiàn dài社会shè huì快kuài节奏jié zòu生活shēng huó的de产物chǎn wù,为wèi人们rén men提供tí gōng了le便捷biàn jié的de饮食yǐn shí选择xuǎn zé。

虽然suī rán面临miàn lín着zhe质量zhì liàng和hé安全ān quán方面fāng miàn的de挑战tiǎo zhàn,但dàn随着suí zhe技术jì shù进步jìn bù和hé行业háng yè标准biāo zhǔn的de完善wán shàn,预制yù zhì菜cài的de未来wèi lái发展fā zhǎn潜力qián lì巨大jù dà。

只要zhǐ yào继续jì xù规范guī fàn生产shēng chǎn流程liú chéng,满足mǎn zú消费者xiāo fèi zhě的de健康jiàn kāng需求xū qiú,预制yù zhì菜cài将jiāng成为chéng wéi家庭jiā tíng厨房chú fáng和hé餐饮cān yǐn业yè的de重要zhòng yào补充bǔ chōng,为wèi更多gèng duō人rén带dài来lái便利biàn lì与yǔ美味měi wèi。

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Vocabulary 272 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
预制 yù zhìprefabricated / precut
菜 càidish (of food)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
现代 xiàn dàimodern times / modern age / modern era
食品 shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
工业 gōng yèindustry
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
新兴 xīn xīngrising / emerging / in the ascendant
产品 chǎn pǐngoods / merchandise / product
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
以 yǐby means of / according to / in order to / because of / at
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
或 huòor
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
食用 shí yòngedible
原料 yuán liàoraw material
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
基础 jī chǔbase; foundation; basis
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
化 huà-ization
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
加工 jiā gōngto process
而 ér(indicates change of state)
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
半 bànhalf / semi-
成品 chéng pǐnfinished goods / a finished product
菜肴 cài yáovegetable and meat dishes; dish
具有 jù yǒuto have; to possess
和 héand; together with
特点 tè diǎncharacteristic (feature) / trait / feature
主要 zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
分 fēnto divide; to separate
即 jínamely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion)
热 rèto warm up / to heat up
烹 pēngto boil; to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
类 lèikind; type; class; category / (classifier) kind; type
消费者 xiāo fèi zhěconsumer
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
需 xūto require / to need / to want
简单 jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
加热 jiā rèto heat
可 kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
传统 chuán tǒngtraditional / conventional
家庭 jiā tíngfamily; household
烹饪 pēng rèncooking; culinary arts
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
利用 lì yòngto exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
冷冻 lěng dòngto freeze (food etc)
技术 jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
保存 bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
食 shífood / animal feed
材 cáimaterial / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
不 bùno; not so
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
添加 tiān jiāto add; to increase
防腐剂 fáng fǔ jìpreservative / antiseptic
这 zhèthis; these
既 jìboth... (and...)
节省 jié shěngto save / to use sparingly / to cut down on
时间 shí jiāntime
又 yòualso
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
人们 rén menpeople
享受 xiǎng shòuto enjoy / to live it up
菜品 cài pǐnculinary dish
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
便利 biàn lìconvenient / easy
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
少 shǎofew / less
仍然 réng ránstill; as before; yet
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
它 tāit
安全性 ān quán xìngsecurity / safety
品质 pǐn zhìcharacter / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service)
心 xīnheart / mind / intention
存 cúnto exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive
疑虑 yí lǜhesitation / misgivings / doubt
其 qíhis / her / its / their
不免 bù miǎninevitably
令 lìngto order / to command / to cause / to make sth happen
人 rénperson; people
担忧 dān yōuto worry / to be concerned
首先 shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
是否 shì fǒuwhether (or not) / if / is or isn't
新鲜 xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc) / freshness
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
关注 guān zhùconcern; interest; attention
重点 zhòng diǎnimportant point; main point; focus / key
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
营养 yíng yǎngnutrition / nourishment
价值 jià zhívalue; worth / (ethical, cultural etc) values
低 dīlow
无法 wú fǎunable to; incapable of
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
此外 cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
生产 shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
添加剂 tiān jiā jìadditive / food additive
增味剂 zēng wèi jìflavor enhancer; a food additive used to intensify or improve flavor
存在 cún zàito exist / to be
与此同时 yǔ cǐ tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile
口感 kǒu gǎnmouthfeel; texture (of food)
否 fǒunot
媲美 pì měito match
现 xiànnow
做 zuòto make; to produce
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
有 yǒuto have; there is
争议 zhēng yìcontroversy / dispute
话题 huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
原 yuánformer / original / primary / raw
材料 cái liào(raw) material / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
采购 cǎi gòuto procure / to purchase
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
运输 yùn shūtransportation
各 gèeach / every
环节 huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc
可靠 kě kàoreliable
能够 néng gòuto be capable of / to be able to
保证 bǎo zhèngto guarantee / to ensure / to safeguard / to pledge
安全 ān quánsafety; security
核心 hé xīncore; nucleus
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
标准 biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
发展 fā zhǎndevelopment / growth
关键 guān jiàncrucial point / crux / key
大连 Dà liánDalian, a city in Liaoning Province, China.
市 shìcity / municipality (administrative unit)
已经 yǐ jīngalready
推出 tuī chūto release / to launch / to publish / to recommend
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
地方 dì fāngregion (away from the central administration) / regional / local
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
冷链 lěng liàncold chain
工艺 gōng yìarts and crafts / industrial arts
提出 tí chūto raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website)
严格 yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
要求 yāo qiúrequirement
例如 lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
企业 qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation
零下 líng xiàbelow zero (esp. temperature)
速 sùfast / rapid / quick
冻 dòngto freeze / to feel very cold
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
程度 chéng dùdegree; level; extent
保留 bǎo liúto keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
这些 zhè xiēthese
质量 zhì liàngquality / quality and quantity
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
保障 bǎo zhàngto ensure / to guarantee / to safeguard
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
层面 céng miànaspect; facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
将 jiāng(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
纳入 nà rùto bring into / to channel into / to integrate into / to incorporate
制定 zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate
计划 jì huàplan / project / program
出台 chū táito officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
规范 guī fànnorm / standard / specification / regulation / rule
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
确保 què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
科学 kē xuéscience / scientific knowledge
得到 dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
避免 bì miǎnto avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
冷藏 lěng cángrefrigeration / cold storage
流失 liú shī(of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained
使 shǐto make / to cause / to enable
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
某些 mǒu xiēsome; certain (things)
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
使得 shǐ deto make; to cause; to bring about
成本 chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs
降低 jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
价格 jià géprice
更加 gèng jiāmore (than sth else) / even more
亲民 qīn mínin touch with the people / sensitive to people's needs
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
赢得 yíng déto win / to gain
信任 xìn rènto trust / to have confidence in
行业 háng yètrade; profession; industry; business
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
改进 gǎi jìnto improve; to make better
必须 bì xūto have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
完善 wán shànto refine / to improve
体系 tǐ xìsystem / setup
销售 xiāo shòusales (representative, agreement etc)
都 dōuall; both; entirely
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
明确 míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit
可控 kě kòngcontrollable; under control; manageable
其次 qí cìnext / secondly
应 yīngshould / ought to / must / (legal) shall
标签 biāo qiānlabel / tag / (computing) tab (GUI element)
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
公开 gōng kāito make public; to release
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
透明 tòu míngtransparent / (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
度 dùmeasure / limit / extent / degree of intensity
清楚 qīng chuclear / distinct
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
来源 lái yuánsource (of information etc) / origin
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
三 sānthree / 3
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
创新 chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails
开发 kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
种类 zhǒng lèikind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class
满足 mǎn zúto satisfy / to meet (the needs of)
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
并 bìngand / together with
均衡 jūn héngequal / balanced
加强 jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
科普 kē pǔpopularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及) / (attributive) popular science
教育 jiào yùeducation
媒体 méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
宣传 xuān chuánto disseminate / to give publicity to
消除 xiāo chúto eliminate / to remove
误解 wù jiěmisunderstanding
优势 yōu shìsuperiority / dominance / advantage
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
支持 zhī chísupport / backing
作为 zuò wéito act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
社会 shè huìsociety
快 kuàirapid / quick
节奏 jié zòurhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
产物 chǎn wùproduct / result (of)
便捷 biàn jiéconvenient and fast
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
面临 miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
挑战 tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
进步 jìn bùprogress; improvement
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
潜力 qián lìpotential; latent capacity
巨大 jù dàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic
只要 zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
流程 liú chéngcourse / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing
厨房 chú fángkitchen
餐饮 cān yǐnfood and beverage / catering / repast
业 yèline of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
补充 bǔ chōngto replenish / to supplement / to complement
美味 měi wèidelicious food / delicacy