The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World

The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World

Do you know what people say about stinky tofu? The worse it smells, the better it tastes!
大家都說臭豆腐越臭越好吃。

In Europe, people say the same about cheese. They have lots of cheeses over there. What's the weirdest one? Mite cheese.
歐洲人也說起司越臭越好吃，他們有各種起司，最奇怪的是?起司。

No, no, no! It's not MICE cheese! It's MITE cheese! Mites are very small spiders. They make cheese using their poop!
Mite?很像小的蜘蛛，牠們的排泄物可以用來做起司。

Mr. P?schel was a biology teacher. Now he farms mites. He has lots of dark, cool, moist boxes. They're full of millions of mites! He needs them to make mite cheese.
P?schel先生以前是生物老師。他現在養?，把牠們養在潮濕陰暗的箱子來做起司。

Mr. P?schel puts soft cheese into the boxes. Then the hungry mites get to work! They climb all over it! Eating and pooping, pooping and eating. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. They're making mite cheese!
P?schel先生把軟質乳酪放進箱子裡，?會爬到起司上，邊吃邊排泄。

Mr. P?schel waits for the mite cheese to get hard. Then he takes it out of the boxes. He's very careful. These mites eat fingernails too!
等到起司變硬了，就可以從箱子裡拿出來。他很小心，這些?也會吃指甲。

His mite cheese is ready to eat. Some say it's tasty. Others want to try it. Spider poop cheese? No, thanks or yes, please?
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Vocabulary
?起司的做法真特別，有點兒異想天開。

1. smell 聞起來
What's that you're eating? 你在吃什麼呢?
Seafood soup. 海鮮湯。
It smells very strong.聞起來味道很重。
Yeah, I added fish sauce.對，我加了魚露。

2. taste 嚐起來
This actually tastes really good. 它其實很好吃。
You made it yourself? 你自己做的?
Right, I learned it from a Thai teacher. 對，我從一個泰國老師學來的。

3. lots of 很多的
I know fish sauce is used in lots of Thai dishes.我知道很多泰國菜都用魚露。
Come, have some. 來吧，吃一點。
Wow! Delicious! 哇，真好吃!
I knew you'd like it.我就知道你會喜歡。

4. full of 充滿的
This soup is full of flavor! 這個湯味道濃郁。
Yeah, it's better than other kinds of soup. 它比別的湯都好。
Because it's easy to make.因為它很容易做。

Do you like cheese or Thai food? 來複習一遍單字。
smell聞起來
taste嚐起來
lots of很多的
full of充滿的
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Quiz
1. What kind of cheese is made from spider poop?
a. Mite cheese
b. Mice cheese
c. My cheese

2. What does Mr. P?schel keep in dark, cool, moist boxes?
a. Stinky tofu
b. Millions of mice
c. Millions of mites

3. What eats fingernails?
a. Mites
b. Cows
c. Mr. P?schel

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. a

The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World

Do you know what people say about stinky tofu? The worse it smells, the better it tastes!

大家都說臭豆腐越臭越好吃。

In Europe, people say the same about cheese. They have lots of cheeses over there. What's the weirdest one? Mite cheese.

歐洲人也說起司越臭越好吃，他們有各種起司，最奇怪的是?起司。

No, no, no! It's not MICE cheese! It's MITE cheese! Mites are very small spiders. They make cheese using their poop!

Mite?很像小的蜘蛛，牠們的排泄物可以用來做起司。

Mr. P?schel was a biology teacher. Now he farms mites. He has lots of dark, cool, moist boxes. They're full of millions of mites! He needs them to make mite cheese.

P?schel先生以前是生物老師。他現在養?，把牠們養在潮濕陰暗的箱子來做起司。

Mr. P?schel puts soft cheese into the boxes. Then the hungry mites get to work! They climb all over it! Eating and pooping, pooping and eating. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. They're making mite cheese!

P?schel先生把軟質乳酪放進箱子裡，?會爬到起司上，邊吃邊排泄。

Mr. P?schel waits for the mite cheese to get hard. Then he takes it out of the boxes. He's very careful. These mites eat fingernails too!

等到起司變硬了，就可以從箱子裡拿出來。他很小心，這些?也會吃指甲。

His mite cheese is ready to eat. Some say it's tasty. Others want to try it. Spider poop cheese? No, thanks or yes, please?

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Vocabulary

?起司的做法真特別，有點兒異想天開。

1. smell 聞起來

What's that you're eating? 你在吃什麼呢?

Seafood soup. 海鮮湯。

It smells very strong.聞起來味道很重。

Yeah, I added fish sauce.對，我加了魚露。

2. taste 嚐起來

This actually tastes really good. 它其實很好吃。

You made it yourself? 你自己做的?

Right, I learned it from a Thai teacher. 對，我從一個泰國老師學來的。

3. lots of 很多的

I know fish sauce is used in lots of Thai dishes.我知道很多泰國菜都用魚露。

Come, have some. 來吧，吃一點。

Wow! Delicious! 哇，真好吃!

I knew you'd like it.我就知道你會喜歡。

4. full of 充滿的

This soup is full of flavor! 這個湯味道濃郁。

Yeah, it's better than other kinds of soup. 它比別的湯都好。

Because it's easy to make.因為它很容易做。

Do you like cheese or Thai food? 來複習一遍單字。

smell聞起來

taste嚐起來

lots of很多的

full of充滿的

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Quiz

1. What kind of cheese is made from spider poop?

a. Mite cheese

b. Mice cheese

c. My cheese

2. What does Mr. P?schel keep in dark, cool, moist boxes?

a. Stinky tofu

b. Millions of mice

c. Millions of mites

3. What eats fingernails?

a. Mites

b. Cows

c. Mr. P?schel

Answers:

1. a

2. c

3. a