This is what Chinese New Year is all about, loads of eating,
这就是中国新年的全部,吃吃吃
preferably surrounded by your nearest and dearest.
与你最亲近和亲爱的人团聚
And the numbers are pretty impressive, too.
数量也令人相当印象深刻
There are being over 400 million Chinese households.
有超过4亿个家庭
And tonight we are sitting down to what is known as the reunion dinner,
今晚我们坐下来,来吃所谓的年夜团圆饭
the most important meal of the year.
这是一年中最重要的一顿饭
Traditionally many of these are in people's homes,
传统上,很多团圆饭是在人们的家里
a bit like Christmas dinner, but a lot of socialising goes on during the Spring festival.
有点像圣诞大餐,但人情往来,春节期间必不可少
Now as the result, the demand for restaurants right across Chinese cities is huge
如此一来,餐饮需求横扫中国各大城市
and street vendors in Beijing are no exception.
北京的街头小贩也是毫无例外的
They are doing a roaring trade.
他们生意兴隆
This is Wanfujing Market where you can get any delicacy you want from silk worms to scorpions.
这是王府井大街,你在这能吃到想你所想,诸如蚕蛹和蝎子的各种美味
Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.
喔,蜈蚣和蜘蛛,好吃
There is something that jumps.
这有活蹦乱跳之物
I am not entirely sure whether I would prefer just like a prawn.
我不是完全确定,我是否喜欢对虾
What's a prawn?
什么是对虾
A cockroach of the sea.
一种海里的蟑螂
A cockroach of the sea with a fancy suit on.
穿了件漂亮外套的海蟑螂
Whatever floats your boat, it is here.
无论你想吃什么,都在这里
Because, you know what? It's New Year.
你知道为什么吗,这是春节
You are home to your family and you are going to have a lovely time.
你与家人团聚并度过一段欢乐时光
To be fair, all these foods are for special occasions.
坦白的讲这些食物全都为特殊的场合准备的
I am just wondering what the Chinese equivalent is to say, you know, like a bag of crisps.
我想要知道等价的中文怎么说,你懂得,比如一袋薯片
It's foolish to say that.
说那些是很愚蠢的
'Cause I have just popped down to the Chinese news agents and got us a few snacks.
因为我刚刚去了中国的报亭,给我们买了一些小吃
Oh, nice one.
喔,不错
Have a crack at this one. Well, check that. I quite like it.
试一下这个。好的,看看那个。我非常喜欢它
What is it? That's dried squid.
那个是什么?鱿鱼干
It's nice and savory. It's all right. Perfect. I like them.
味道不错,很可口,不错。完美,我喜欢这些
Guess, what this is, mate?
伙计,你猜猜这个是什么
Oh, yes, chicken feet.
喔,鸡爪
Bingo. Got it in the one.
正确,一下就猜对了
Now, this one, I'm really rather fond of.
喔,这个东西,我真的非常喜欢它
This... is meet floss, also known as hot strip.
这个…是肉丝,也叫辣条
It's proper name is Latiao.
它就叫辣条
Latiao is most popular snack for under-25s in China
辣条是中国25岁以下年轻人最受欢迎的小吃
and the market is worth an estimated 50 billion Yuan per year.
这个市场据估计每年有500亿元
That is a lot of hot strip.
那真是好多的辣条
This market is getting busy now,
现在市场已经繁忙起来
but it is nothing compared to Beijing's biggest wholesale food market.
但跟北京最大的食品批发市场相比,这可真不值一提
It's massive and it's just getting geared up for the New Year's Eve celebrations.
它的规模庞大,现在才刚刚准备开始,迎接除夕庆典
Shall we go? Yeah!
我们可以出发了?是的