日本厨师制作动漫煎饼 背后原因很暖心
日本厨师制作动漫煎饼 背后原因很暖心

Keisuke Inagaki, who is a chef of La Ricetta Restaurant in Zama, Japan, has combined his two biggest passions—cooking and cartoon to create his own style of pancake art.
The 51-year-old Japanese chef started making cute pancakes in 2011, as a way of lifting the spirits of kids in his home city of Fukushima, after it was devastated by a tsunami. He had volunteered for a program to take care of young children in a safe area after the nuclear disaster, and was looking for ways to get their attention. He had seen the pancake art of Nathan Shields on the Internet, so he decided to give it a try himself to impress the kids. That was only his starting point in the world of pancake art, though, as today Inagaki as on a whole other level.
Keisuke’s pancakes are made with ordinary batter(面糊) mix with no coloring materials, but he does have a secret ingredient: soy milk instead of dairy milk. Apparently, this helps him obtain a whiter pancake dough, to contrast the browned outline of his design.
The talented food artist begins by drawing the outline of his artwork on the pan with a squeeze bottle, cooking it for a few seconds and then gradually adding the rest of the batter. According to Caters Media, he can complete simpler designs in just 5 minutes, while more complex projects can take up to 30 minutes. “My pancake art is a premium option for the customers who have lunch or dinner at our restaurant,” Keisuke Inagaki said. “Our pancake art is only available by making a reservation at least three weeks in advance now. I make only two pancakes in a day.”
Inagaki’s pancake art took him years to develop to the current level, but he still considers it a work in progress. His biggest fear when making his art? That the pancake doesn’t flip properly, and the design is ruined. 

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1.Who was probably the first audience of Keisuke Inagaki’s works?

A Cartoon lovers.

B Restaurant guests.

C Some volunteers.

D Children in Fukushima.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容可知，稲垣圭介从2011年开始做煎饼，在福岛核灾难发生后，他曾自愿参加一个项目。他在一个安全区照顾孩子们，设法寻找方法来引起他们的注意力。他在网上看到了内森·希尔兹的煎饼艺术，于是他决定自己试一试，给孩子们留下深刻印象。由此说明福岛的孩子们应该是他作品的首批观众，故选D。

2.How did Keisuke Inagaki know the pancake art?

A Through online media.

B Through a career training.

C Through an art course at school.

D Through a volunteer’s program.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句He had seen the pancake art of Nathan Shields on the internet, so he decided to give it a try himself to impress the kids. 可知，稲垣圭介在网上看到了内森·希尔兹的煎饼艺术，于是他决定自己试一试，故选A。

3.What is included in the process of a pancake making?

A Colour a part of pancake dough brown.

B Prepare batter mix and soy milk ahead of time.

C Draw the outline and wait for a while till it is done.

D It takes five minutes to work out a draft of a pancake.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容可知，稲垣圭介的煎饼是用普通面糊混合而成的，不含色素，但他确实有一种秘密成分：豆浆而不是牛奶。显然，这有助于他获得更白的煎饼面团，以对比他设计的棕色轮廓，由此说明他制作煎饼前需要预先准备好面糊和豆浆，故选B。

4.What worries Inagaki most when making the pancake?

A It’s too late to complete the order.

B It is hard to please all the customers.

C Customers put forward new demands.

D His pancake fails due to operational errors.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段His biggest fear when making his art? That the pancake doesn’t flip properly, and the design is ruined. 可知，稲垣圭介在创作艺术时最大的恐惧是煎饼翻转不好，设计就毁了。由此看出他最担心他的煎饼因操作失误而失败，故选D。