結果,我看到了一個頗為有趣的回答--British colonials in India mixed quinine with gin and lemon or lime. Over time they learned to love the godawful stuff. (You can see this principle at work in a lot of British cuisine. ^_^)
這評語(god-awful cuisine)讓我想到每個人都印象深刻的大多人越吃越怕的正統英國美食Fish and Chips,難怪遍遊英法的曹老師說過,倫敦高等法院那一帶的泰晤士河畔,有著不輸巴黎的法國料理。原來,沒能花太多時間研究廚藝的英國佬,乾脆聰明地直接引進高水準餐點讓別人來玩創意,只會搞Fish and Chips有什麼關係?把啤酒搞好喝些,才比較重要哩!