Break time:Fermented foods
【明報專訊】Across
1. _ _ _ _ _ _ (泡菜) is Korean people's favourite. A Korean eats on average 22 kg of it every year.
3. Soya _ _ _ _ _ are the main ingredient for fermented foods like fermented bean curds (腐乳), chili bean paste (豆瓣醬) and soya sauce.
5. In Australia, a parent complained about the health policy of her daughter's kindergarten after she had been told that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (乳酪) was "unhealthy" and forbidden from eating her snacks.
Down
2. _ _ _ _ _ _ (芝士) can be made with milk of many animals like cows, buffalo, goats, horses and even camels!
4. Although it does not smell very pleasant, _ _ _ _ _ (納豆) is nutritious. The Japanese speciality has a long history. Its earliest textual record dates back to the Heian period (平安時代) (the 10th century).
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
fermented (adj) 已發酵的
buffalo (n) 水牛
camel (n) 駱駝
[Smarties' Power English Vol 186]