九十天的谷子
In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all.
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“你能推荐一道好菜吗?”老板是一只苍鹭,一种天生就该站在柜台后面的鸟,她毫不犹豫地推荐了烤饼。贝尔大麦(bere)是他们在这里种了几百年的一种大麦,属于六棱大麦,有时被叫作九十天大麦,因为它熟得够快,赶得上在北方的夏天里收完。磨成贝尔麦粉,做出来的是又扁又黑的烤饼,吃得出它长出来的那块地。
“你们有素食可以选吗?”波莉问,苍鹭又指回卡片上的同一行。烤饼、黄油,还有克劳迪奶酪,农场一直在做的那种新鲜软奶酪。同样这种谷子在城那头还有第二次生命:塔楼下面的酒厂从一七九八年开工到今天,赶上合适的早晨,整条街都是热麦芽的味道。
“可以结账吗?”盘子空了以后波莉说。苍鹭慢慢地把账单拿过来,这是一种夸奖。外面,风已经小到岛上人认为算是静了。波莉沿着灰色的街往上走,走过大教堂的红砂岩,嘴里还留着一种严酷气候的味道。
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