Finger food
Significado: Small food items designed to be eaten with your hands, without utensils.
Finger food is the foundation of American party culture and appetizer menus. Think chicken tenders, mini quiches, mozzarella sticks, pigs in a blanket, bruschetta, and spring rolls. 'Let's just do finger food' is a common way to plan easy, casual entertaining.
Ejemplos
- We're keeping it casual — just finger food and drinks. 我们搞轻松点——就准备些手抓食物和饮料。Lo hacemos informal — solo picoteo y bebidas.カジュアルにやろう——フィンガーフードとドリンクだけで。캐주얼하게 하자——핑거푸드랑 음료만 준비해.
- The party had amazing finger food — sliders, stuffed mushrooms, and mini tacos. 派对上的手抓食物超棒——迷你汉堡、酿蘑菇和迷你塔可。La fiesta tenía un picoteo increíble — mini hamburguesas, champiñones rellenos y mini tacos.パーティーのフィンガーフードが最高だった——スライダー、詰め物マッシュルーム、ミニタコス。파티 핑거푸드가 끝내줬어——슬라이더, 속을 채운 버섯, 미니 타코.
- For the Super Bowl, it's all about finger food you can eat on the couch. 超级碗那天就是吃能在沙发上用手抓着吃的东西。Para el Super Bowl, lo importante es el picoteo que puedas comer en el sofá.スーパーボウルの日は、ソファで食べられるフィンガーフードがすべてだよ。슈퍼볼 때는 소파에서 먹을 수 있는 핑거푸드가 전부야.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: parties, appetizers, entertaining
Tono: casual, practical
✓ Correcto
- Let's do finger food for the party.聚会就准备手抓食物吧。Hagamos picoteo para la fiesta.パーティーはフィンガーフードにしよう。파티는 핑거푸드로 하자.
- The finger food at that event was great.那次活动的手抓食物很棒。El picoteo de aquel evento estaba genial.あのイベントのフィンガーフードは最高だったね。그 행사 핑거푸드가 정말 좋았어.
✗ Incorrecto
- Don't serve finger food at a formal dinner party — it implies a casual standing event, not a sit-down meal正式晚宴不要端上手抓食物——这暗示的是随意的站式聚会,而非正式的席间用餐No sirvas finger food en una cena formal — implica un evento informal de pie, no una cena sentadaフォーマルなディナーパーティーでフィンガーフードを出さないこと——着席式の食事ではなく、カジュアルな立食パーティーを暗示してしまう격식 있는 디너 파티에서는 핑거푸드를 내지 말 것——핑거푸드는 캐주얼한 서서 먹는 모임을 암시하지, 정찬을 의미하지 않는다
Origen e historia
The term has been used in English since the 1920s. Finger foods became central to American entertaining culture in the 1950s-60s with the rise of cocktail parties and hors d'oeuvres in suburban America.
Contexto cultural
Era: 1920s onwards, party culture from 1950s-60s
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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