I enjoy trying different drinks and visiting restaurants and tea houses. If you ask me what is the best drink able to match with any kind of food, and be on table with every meal, I would say: Sparkling Water.
We all know that everyone needs at least 2000c.c. of water every day. However, those iced sweetened tea, soda and juice are always attractive in stores in summer, especially when we feel tired and want something to cheer us up. With so many temptations, we usually lose the motivation to choose the healthy option.
我喜歡嘗試各種飲料（例如之前造訪的小隱茶庵），但是如果你問我，是什麼飲料和各種食物都可以搭配，而且適合各種場合呢？
我會說：氣泡水。
我們都知道人一天至少需要2000cc的水，但是從前，街上林立的飲料店跟便利商店裡各種五花八門的飲品總是讓我忍不住買下一杯奶茶、拿鐵或是果汁，這些飲料尤其在我們疲倦的時候更是吸引力十足，而我們也因此失去抵抗這些誘惑的能力。
My Favorite Perrier
The first time I had sparkling water was when I was in New York. I went to a grocery store to see if there were any good beverages. Yes, I was also a person enjoying beverages as well. Unlike the convenience store in Taiwan selling all kinds of drinks, and the handmade drinks store allowing customers to choose their own flavor, there was only sweetened tea, coffee and coke in New York. Then the green glass bottles caught my eye, which was Perrier. Its green and streamlined bottle looks like a water drop, and its bubbles and minerals in water interested me. Besides, it was not expensive, just like other beverages sold in stores.
Perrier has always been my favorite since then, and its fresh and bubbled taste makes it distinguished, and irreplaceable.
I also tried different brands as well, such as Badoit, San Pellegrino, Voss……etc, But my top one choice is still Perrier.
From that time, when I feel I want to drink something other than water, I have a glass of sparkling water which is healthier, and could tickle my taste buds at the same time.
我第一次喝到氣泡水時是在剛到紐約的時候，進超市想看看有沒有喜歡的飲料，不像台灣便利商店的飲料種類多又便宜，還有隨處可見的手搖飲料店，可以自己選擇甜度。紐約最多的就是可樂汽水及各種甜茶，倒是綠色玻璃瓶的Perrier看起來相當特別，如水滴般流線的翠綠瓶身，我拿在手上看看才發現那是含氣泡的礦泉水，而且價格不貴，跟一般的飲料差不多。
不同於一般的礦泉水，Perrier 在同樣富含礦物質之外，多層次的氣泡口感更為它創造獨一無二的口感，讓人相當驚艷。
從那次之後，我便經常試著常常各種品牌的氣泡水，像是Badoit、San Pellegrino、Voss等等，但是我最愛的依然是Perrier。
也是那時我戒掉從前愛喝的含糖飲料，除了喝下足量的水之外，當我覺得嘴饞時，我便用一杯氣泡水替代，不僅健康的多，也可以刺激味蕾。
Party with Sparkling Water
Sparkling water can be on dining tables, and also a perfect menu on parties. I remember when I was in graduate school, we often had small parties at a friend’s place, and we liked to order Pizza or Chinese or Mexican food. Because we all needed to take the subway home after the party, a bottle of Perrier or San Pellegrino had become our one and only drink in the evening.
The “pop” sound when opening the bottle of sparkling water is enjoyable, the process of pouring it into glass is refreshing, and the sound of its combination of water and bubbles and the taste of it is delightful.
除了是餐桌上的飲料之外，氣泡水也很適合派對。記得在研究所的時候，我們有時會在星期五在某位同學的家中舉辦小的聚會，經常是叫Pizza或是外送的中式或是墨西哥餐點，因為不是適合喝酒的場合，大家散會後還要坐地鐵回家，所以氣泡水成了我們派對上的最佳飲品。
打開氣泡水「啵」的聲響、倒氣跑水進杯子時如水流般的音色，以及入口時帶著氣泡的口感，都讓人心情愉快。
Sparkling Water Recipes
Sparkling water can also be had with fruits. You can drink it with blueberries or raspberries, or add some lemon with it to make you feel refreshed in the morning. In the office, you can have some sparkling water to avoid sweetened beverages with calories. It not only refreshes yourself but also helps you replenish some minerals. If you are not able to drink too much alcohol at parties, a glass of sparkling water can replace soda and juice to add some energy at parties. If you feel hungry in the afternoon, try not to consume too many calories by having some sparkling water with grapefruit and a piece of cookie, this afternoon snack would not affect your appetite for dinner, and is easy in the office.
Summer has come, and are you still having iced and sweetened drinks for cooling? Try the sparkling water, and you can also design your own menu and time for this magic drink!
氣泡水也很適合搭配各種水果，你可以搭配藍莓或是覆盆子，也可以加入檸檬讓你一早有清新的感受；在辦公室疲倦的時候，也可以避免喝下高熱量的含糖飲料，改喝一杯檸檬口味的氣泡水，既提振精神又能補充水分與礦物質；遇到不是太正式的聚會或是派對時，若不方便喝酒，也可用氣泡水代替汽水或果汁，為聚會增添生氣；平常下午若覺得飢餓，不想吃點心以免攝取多餘的熱量或是影響晚餐的食慾時，一小瓶葡萄柚氣泡水搭配一片小餅乾，就是方便的辦公室十分鐘午茶時光。
夏天到了，還在為消暑喝下一杯接一杯的冰飲嗎？
試一試氣泡水吧，你也可以有自己最愛的氣泡水時光或食譜喔！
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