今天凌晨，周杰伦年全新单曲《mojito》来了！下面我们就一起来看看Mojito的那些事儿。
首先来看下，Mojito这个词，中文被音译为「莫吉托」，一种鸡尾酒（acocktailconsistingofrum,sugar,lime,mint,andsodawater），听过歌的话你可能会发现，实际上它发音是：mojito/mhit/，不信你看看各电影电视剧中的发音：
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WhoReallyInventedtheMojito?
TheCultureTrip
Ascocktailsgo,themojitoisworld-famous.It’sthekindofdrinkthateventheleastskilledofbartenderswillhaveagoatmaking,butwhocameupwiththeideainthefirstplace?
Whatisamojito?
Amojitoconsistsofwhiterum,sugar,limejuice,sodawaterandyerbabuena,orspearmint.It’salongdrinkthathasarelativelylowalcoholcontentgiventhequantityofmixer.Asfarascocktailsgo,it’snotparticularlydifficulttomake,butthereissomedisputeoverwhowasthefirsttodoso.
Thepiratetheory
OnetheoryisthatanassociateofEnglishpirateSirFrancisDrakeinventedthemojitoinHavana,followinganunsuccessfulinvasioninthes.Asthestorygoes,hiscrewweresufferingfromscurvyanddysentery,twoillnessesforwhichthelocalindigenouspeoplewereknowntohavemedicine.
Agroupofmensetoffinsearchofhelpandcamebackwithaguardiente,mintleaves,limeandsugarcanejuice,whichwasswiftlyturnedintoadrink.Shortlyafter,acocktailknownas“ElDraque,”whichwasmadewithsimilaringredients,becamepopularinCuba.
Competingversionsofhistory
AnalternativeversionisthatthemojitowasinventedbyAfricanslavesworkinginthefieldsofCuba.Itisthoughtthattheslavesgavetheiraguardienteconcoctionthename“mojito”fromtheword“mojo,”whichmeans“tocastaspell.”
YetanothertheoryisthatthemojitowasinventedatfamousHavanawateringholeLaBodeguitadelMedio.Theownersofthebarclaimthattheirbartenderswerethefirsttomakeamojito,andmakeagreatdealofpromotionalnoisebasedonthatidea.
Wheretotryone
Giventhesimplicityofthedrink,it’sperfectlyplausiblethatdifferentpeople“invented”themojitoatdifferenttimes.Afterall,ifyouwereinCubawithabottleoffieryaguardienteandwantedtomakeitslipdownalittleeasier,youmightwellreachforalime,mintandsugarcanejuice,giventheubiquityoftheseingredientsontheisland.
ThesedaysyoucangetamojitoinalmosteverybarinCuba.LaBodeguitadelMedioisagoodplacetostart,althoughit’spricey