Pizza and the Long Lunch

Chiara closed the lab for the long Italian lunch. "Come with me," she said.

Chiara zavřela laboratoř na dlouhý italský oběd. "Pojď se mnou," řekla.

Polly perched on her shoulder. They walked into the park.

Polly seděla na jejím rameni. Šly do parku.

Naples at lunch was busy. People were going to espresso bars. The streets smelled of garlic and tomato.

Neapol byla v době oběda rušná. Lidé chodili do espresso barů. Ulice voněly česnekem a rajčaty.

Chiara took her to a small pizzeria. Inside was a big wood-burning oven. The fire was very hot.

Chiara ji vzala do malé pizzerie. Uvnitř byla velká pec na dřevo. Oheň byl velmi horký.

Neapolitan pizza is special. The city has rules for it from two hundred years ago. The dough is flour, water, salt, and yeast. The tomatoes are from the slopes of Vesuvius. The basil is fresh. The oven cooks the pizza in ninety seconds.

Neapolská pizza je zvláštní. Město má na ni pravidla už dvě stě let. Těsto je z mouky, vody, soli a kvasnic. Rajčata pocházejí ze svahů Vesuvu. Bazalka je čerstvá. Pec upeče pizzu za devadesát sekund.

The pizza maker put a pizza in the oven. Ninety seconds later he pulled it out. The crust had dark spots. The cheese was melted.

Pizzaiolo dal pizzu do pece. O devadesát sekund později ji vytáhl. Kůrka měla tmavé skvrny. Sýr byl rozpuštěný.

Chiara gave Polly a small piece of crust. It was salty and charred and very light. Polly understood why Naples had protected this pizza for two centuries.

Chiara dala Polly malý kousek kůrky. Byla slaná, lehce spálená a velmi lehká. Polly pochopila, proč Neapol tuto pizzu chrání už dvě století.

"Octopuses are smart because they only live a few years," Chiara said. "They have to learn fast. We can learn slowly. Pasta will learn everything she knows in two more years."

"Chobotnice jsou chytré, protože žijí jen pár let," řekla Chiara. "Musí se rychle učit. My se můžeme učit pomalu. Pasta se naučí všechno, co ví, za další dva roky."

They walked back slowly. The afternoon was warm.

Šly zpátky pomalu. Odpoledne bylo teplé.