おはようございます。KANOです。今回はこちらの記事から。
マダガスカルバニラについて。
バニラって幸福の匂いがする。コーヒーにバニラエッセンスたらすだけで幸せになる。
thank heavens
意味 (くだけて) ありがたい, 助かった （安堵や喜びを示して） ; （皮肉っぽく） ありがたいことだ
As a kid, the most boring, (the most “vanilla”), ice cream was that plain white one, used when an ice cream was required that wouldn’t fight with the preserved guavas that were for pudding. Maybe even with the custard your sister insisted on as well, thank heavens.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
子供はね…バニラって「普通」だから選ばないよねぇわかるわw
latitude
意味 [U][C] [地] 緯度 ((略)lat.)
When it was used to describe the vanilla itself, it was a con, since vanilla is fussy about the degrees latitude (usually between 10 and 20) where it grows and France cannot grow any. However, Madagascar, though no longer in the clutches of France, was often still regarded as being kind of French.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
verdant
意味 新緑に覆われた, 緑の茂った; 青々とした.
My treasured Eden scene was seeing, in the Andasibe rainforest of Madagascar, a greenish boa casually making its way through the verdant undergrowth and my realising that it, like most Madagascan snakes, was harmless. So that was a nice kind of thrill, made glorious by noticing that the snake was at the base of a young, flowering vanilla orchid. All in one visual.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
boa＝ヘビって、ニュースタイトルで覚えられた単語の一つ。harmlessっても出くわしたらビクッとするよなw
brittle
意味 〈材質が〉もろい, 壊れやすい.
So, though history dictated the development and then the use of vanilla in food, in Nikita Suter’s case it happened the other way around. She was tired of old, badly cured, even brittle vanilla pods being sold to her. She’s fanatically particular about best quality ingredients, for her very classy, one-woman business Haute Cakes. There had to be a better way of getting the stuff.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
鞘付きバニラって高いみたいだもんな。庶民なのでエッセンスで充分。
achingly
意味 (主に書) 非常に.
With our pour-over coffee, Nico and I each eat a very vanilla crème brûlée pastry each, achingly delicious, the pastry itself too.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
emerge
意味 〈国家· 組織· 産業などが〉出現する, 姿を現す.
Nico goes to a meeting. I imagine he’ll be back more or less when our canelés emerge.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
For good measure
意味 おまけに, さらにその上; おまけとして.
For good measure, as I leave, Nikita bundles in a vanilla Flan Parisienne, with that outstanding tart crust I tasted earlier, on the crème brûlée piece.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
admiration
意味 [U][具体例では an (…) ～]称賛, 感嘆, 賛美, 敬服
“This caramelly hazelnutty crunch!” says Liz in admiration. It’s one of the layers of our spotted layer cake.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-08-madagascars-vanilla-pods-of-desire/
