外国人爱上地道小吃麻花

Hi, I'm from Portugal. And I study at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. I've been living in China for more than one year. And I've always been curious about local traditional snacks, especially mahua (fried dough twist), which has a long history in this city.
大家好，来自葡萄牙。目前就读于天津外国语大学。我在中国生活了一年多了。我一直对当地的传统小吃很感兴趣，尤其是麻花，它在天津有着悠久的历史。

Today I have the opportunity to visit one of the most famous shops here in Tianjin where I will learn more about it. Come with me.
今天我得以有机会参观天津最有名的麻花店之一，我将在这里更加深入地了解麻花。跟我来吧。

Wow, look at this shape. And it smells so good.
哇，看看这个形状。闻起来真香。

Here I've learned that this company, for example, employs many young people that learn the techniques from their masters. This is not only a form to preserve the Tianjin traditional snack, but also a way to preserve Chinese culture.
在这里我了解到这家公司雇佣了很多年轻人，他们向自己的师父学习麻花制作技艺。这不仅是保留天津传统小吃的一种形式，也是保留中国文化的一种方式。

Look at the shape and the size. It's so different. It looks like a mini donut. Another type of mahua. And it looks like a flower. And here we have a king-size mahua. It's about 1.5 meters long. Look at the size. It's so big, so beautiful.
看看它们的形状和大小。和普通麻花完全不同。它们看起来像迷你甜甜圈。这是另一种形式的麻花。这种麻花看起来像一朵花。这里还有特大号的麻花。长约1.5米。快看它有多大，又大又漂亮。

Here in Tianjin, we can still find many shops of mahua, and also find tourists buy mahua to take home as souvenirs for their friends and families, which shows that mahua is still very popular today. I also think that this shows China's great efforts to preserve intangible cultural heritage.
在天津，我们还可以找到许多麻花店，也有游客购买麻花带回家作为纪念品送给朋友和家人， 这表明麻花在今天仍然很受欢迎。我也认为这体现了中国为保护非物质文化遗产所做的巨大努力。