we've been tempted to Birkenhead by Jeni and herPortuguese version of fish and chips.

我们来到贝肯黑德尝尝简妮和她的葡萄牙版鱼薯条

That's all very well, but she doesn't sound veryPortuguese.

太好不过了，不过她的名字不像葡萄牙人

Hiya. Hello! Hello, how are you all?

嗨。嗨，你好吗。

Hello, I'm Si. Hi.

嗨，我是西蒙

Jeni and her husband Mindo are here with their kids,

简妮和她的丈夫名多和孩子们住在一起

'Colt, Sage and Jed.'

柯尔特，塞吉，基德

'Who's also brought his girlfriend along for some supper.'

基德也带来了他的女朋友

Jeni, you've got a really interesting family, haven't you? I have, yes.

简妮，你们一家真有趣。是的

I've been married to a Portuguese for 22 years, his name's Mindo.

我已经嫁给了名多22年了。他的真实姓名是…

I know!

了解!

I tell you what, I bet he had a huge duffel bag at school!

我敢保证他上学时书包一定很大

With his name on.

因为写着他的名字

He's not here at the moment,he's working, he's a bus driver, but he will be here later.

他现在没在这，他在工作，他开公交车，过会儿来。

Was it your mother-in-law who taught you how to cook? Yeah, she did.

你的婆婆教你做菜了吗?是的

All the Portuguese dishes that I know.

她教了所有我知道的葡萄牙菜

Is there anything you love that only your mum knows best how to make?

你有没有你喜欢吃的，你妈妈能做的做好的菜

Oh yeah, the snails! Dad makes them.Snails?

蜗牛。爸爸会做。蜗牛?

Snails. We actually go rooting for them in the back garden.

蜗牛。我们会在后花园里找蜗牛

Put them in a box,let them starve for three days to get rid of all the toxins.

放在盒子里饿着他们排出毒素

He eats them and I just watch.

他吃，我只看着

Lead on!

带路吧

'Snails! Crumbs.

蜗牛!天哪!

'Thankfully Jeni is not doing them today,

幸好简妮今天不做这个

'but I don't like the look of that much either.'

我连看到都不想

Eee, bacalao.I'm not sure, you know.

咸鳕鱼。我不确定。

I've had bad experiences with bacalao. Have you? Yeah.

我对咸鳕鱼有一次糟糕的经历。

This is sent over from Portugal.Proper stuff. Yeah.

从葡萄牙运来的。太棒了。

'Bacalao is cod that's been preserved in salt.'

盐腌过的鳕鱼

'But the process gives it a distinct salty, fishy flavour

这种腌制过程让他有一种特殊的咸鱼味

'which, even when it's been soaked overnight, is something of an acquired taste.'

即使泡了一夜，也仍然不一定让每个人喜欢

'It's one that I've never managed to acquire,

我从来都不喜欢这种味道

'but Jeni's promised us that she's converted many people with her fish and chips.'

但是简妮保证她已经用这道菜让很多人转变了想法

It's one of the ways they get kids to eat fish as well.

这样能让孩子们吃鱼

There's not many kids that would eat fish.

很少有孩子喜欢吃鱼

It's bacalao. Yeah, bacalao.

咸鳕鱼。是的。

'Undeterred by our scepticism,

我们的疑虑并没有影响简妮

'Jeni gets us chopping to start her Portuguese fish and chips supper.''Bacalao al bras,

她让我们开始切菜，开始准备她的葡式鱼薯条，咸鳕鱼