Overthepastfewyears,we'vegoneabsolutelycuckooforcoconuts.Wepickupeverythingfromitswater,milk,andflakestococonut-infusedbeautyproducts.Ourbeautyteamspentanentireweekusingcoconut-onlybeautyproducts-soit'ssafetosaythatR29staffersaresuperfansofthesuperfruit.Sincewe'vealreadycoveredmostareasofcoconuttygoodness,wefigureditwasabouttimetodigintoaspecificareaofthistough-to-cracktropicalnut:theoil.
Forthosewhomaystillbeunfamiliar,coconutoilis"afattyoilorsemisolidfatextractedfromfreshcoconutsandusedespeciallyinmakingsoapsandfoodproducts."Itcanbepurchasedintwovarieties:refinedorunrefined.Refinedisessentiallyatastelessandodorlessprocessedformoftheoil-idealforthosenotintothecoco-flavorandalsoforcookingfoodsathighertemperatures(becauserefinedhasahighersmokepoint).Unrefinedjarscomestampedwithasealof"virgin"or"extra-virgin,"andaregenerallyregardedasthe"healthier"ofthetwooptions-becausetheyarefresherandunprocessed.Theoilcomesfromrawcoconutswithnoadditivesorchemicalsinvolvedinthepressingprocess.
AlthoughI'vebeenacoconutoiluseroverthepastfewyears,IdecidedtoputthestuffineverysinglethingIateANDdrank(exceptforwater)foranentireweek.TheresultsWellforanalreadyavidfan,theywereprettysurprising-andmayhavejustdisplacedmyneedforoliveoil,almostcompletely.
虽然过去几年我一直都在使用椰子油，但我决定在所有饮食中都加入椰子油(除了水)，持续一整周。结果呢对于我这样一个狂热的椰子爱好者来说，结果仍旧十分吃惊--可能已完全取代了我对橄榄油的需求。
Afteraweekofcookingwithcoconutoil,Ifoundthateachofmyusualrecipesreactedsurprisinglywelltothenewaddition-whetherIwasreplacingoliveoilorsimplyusingitasanextraadd-in(yes,evenincoffee!)
在用椰子油做饭的一周后，我发现那些家常菜都与它产生了良好反应--不管我是用椰子油取代橄榄油还是只是将其作为额外配料(是的，甚至会放在咖啡里!)
TheoveralleffectI'dbestdescribeasluxuriouswithoutfeelingtoooily.PastdisheswhereIusedoliveoilthattendedtofeelabittoodrenched(e.g.sautéingspinachorkale)nowfeltbrighterwithcoconutoil.Andwhilethetropicalcoconuttyflavorwashintedatoccasionally,itwasneveroverpowering-atit'smostapparent,itwasonlyabitnutty!
我认为总体的效果可以描述为奢华，却又不过于油腻。以前我用橄榄油做的菜往往看上去有点潮湿(比如，油煎菠菜或羽衣甘蓝)，现在用椰子油做这些菜时，感觉色泽更亮了。虽然有时候能尝出这一热带水果的椰子味儿，但绝不会太冲--最明显的是，只是带点坚果味儿罢了。
以上就是为大家整理的“双语新闻：我用椰子油做了一周的饭”，希望大家能够更好的利用双语新闻，全面的提升自己的英语水平。