Fiery Flavors, a restaurant serving the food of Hunan, could easily show you a familiar time. You could order crispy duck and sweet and sour pork, and leave this mildly scuffed corner of Southwark in the shadow of Canary Wharf well fed. They are all on the glossy picture-led menu. That, however, would be like going to an orgy hoping for a nice chat. Go instead intending to widen your horizons and dampen your brow. The brazen chilli heat and peppercorn buzz of Sichuan food is now widely available across the UK; the food of Hunan, with its added interest in pickling, curing and smoking, far less so. Embrace the opportunity.
烹湘味(Fiery Flavors)是一家提供湖南菜的餐馆，能轻松带你找回某种熟悉的感觉。你可以点酥脆烤鸭和糖醋里脊，心满意足地离开这处在伦敦金丝雀码头(Canary Wharf)阴影之下、略显磨损的南华克(Southwark)角落。菜单上那些光鲜的图片一应俱全。不过，这就像去群宴却只想找人闲聊。不如带着开眼界、出出汗的打算去吧。川菜那种放肆的辣椒火力与花椒麻感，如今在英国各地已随处可见；而湖南菜对腌、腊、熏等风味的讲究，却少得多。抓住这个机会。