我們享受完了Mole、並且聽了Dr. Shu 敘述美墨戰爭，當中在Puebla 的戰役造就了許多南北戰爭的將領。
而除了Mole Poblano之外，墨西哥另外一項美食 Chiles en Nogada 也源自該地。
此外當今是墨西哥以及美國重要節慶的Cinco de Mayo，以及墨西哥傳統服裝China Poblana，也都發源於Puebla。
而作為鰐梨（Avocado，又稱為牛油果、酪梨，英文也稱為Alligator Pear 或是Butter Fruit）的原生地，Puebla 對於人類飲食文化的貢獻自然也不在話下。我們對這三項都會一一介紹。

與番茄、馬鈴薯、可可等作物一樣，鰐梨也是美洲植物，而且主要就分佈在墨西哥。
今天墨西哥提供了世界45% 的鰐梨生產。
Puebla的考古證據顯示，人類在一萬年前就開始種植鰐梨。
鰐梨的好處在今天已經廣為人知，尤其歐美吹起素食風，鰐梨成了桌上嘉賓。

據研究，鰐梨是含有豐富的單元不飽和脂肪酸（monounsaturated fatty acids，MUFA），而MUFA可以提升胰島素敏感度（因此降低糖尿病風險）、降低LDL膽固醇（low-density lipoprotein cholesterol，因此降低心血管疾病風險）、提高HDL膽固醇（high-density lipoprotein cholesterol，因此抑制心血管疾病）、降低易怒體質。

此外鰐梨含有20種維生素與礦物質，其中維生素K可以幫助維持良好骨質、避免骨質疏鬆症。
葉酸（Folate，維生素B6，或是folacin）可以預防癌症，尤其是子宮頸癌、胰臟癌、大腸癌、胃癌。
甚至接受化療的病人使用鰐梨可以抵銷抗癌藥物環磷酰胺（Cyclophosphamide）對染色體的破壞。
葉酸同時也可以抗憂鬱、增進胎兒健康。

鰐梨還含有特別的β-谷固醇（beta-sitosterol），可以幫助維持體內好膽固醇濃度。
它所含有的葉黃素（Lutein）與玉米黃素（zeaxanthin）對眼睛十分有益，而後者則是中藥材枸杞子能夠提升視力的來源。
此外鰐梨雖然吃起來像是奶油，但卻富含纖維。

我們今天參觀的是Puebla另外一項重要文化遺產：Templo de Santo Domingo 的 Chapel of the Rosario – 玫瑰經小教堂。
玫瑰經是天主教禱詞的一種，用來敬禮聖母。
天主教當中道明會（Dominican order）的修道院或是教堂很多都是用來尊奉玫瑰經的。
我們有機會再來說明道明會以及它所屬的托钵修會（Mendicant orders）。
而 Puebla 就是道明會建立的城市，它的教堂叫做Santo Domingo、小教堂叫做Rosario就是自然而然了。

Chapel of the Rosario是墨西哥巴洛克（New Spanish Baroque）的代表性建築。
這從它華麗的雕飾可以清楚理解。
它華麗到被認為是世界第八大奇觀。
如同許多宗教建築、尤其是基督教建築，許多雕刻與壁畫都是聖經故事、或代表某種隱喻。
在小教堂最頂端的穹頂，大家可以看到白鴿。
讀過 Dr. Shu 捷克專輯的朋友也許還記得，白鴿象徵聖靈，聖靈周圍是橄欖葉象徵和平與勝利。
橄欖葉經常出現在天主教的藝術當中，這與希臘羅馬傳統有關，因為橄欖是地中海常見的植物。
不過這兒的橄欖葉與“Rosary”相得益彰，因為Rosary也表示勝利。

在橄欖葉外圍有一圈神采各異的天使。
我們就不一一細說，他們代表聖靈的七（八）種恩賜，但為了避免翻譯失真，我們只寫出英文。
從最下方順時針分別是：Divine Grace, Wisdom, Counsul, Science, Fear of God, Piety, Fortitude, Understanding。

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The legends and meaning of The “God of Kitchen” Festival in Vietnam on the 23rd of December (Lunar Calendar)
Well-known for the long-lasting history and rich culture, Vietnam is the land of festivities and celebrations. December of Lunar Calendar (normally January of Gregorian Calendar) is usually the busiest month as everybody is in a rush to prepare for some biggest festivals of the whole year. Besides Tet Festival, Tet Tao Quan on the 23rd of December is considered one of the most essential festivals in Vietnamese religious beliefs.

In every Vietnamese household, besides ancestral altar and fatherland altar, there is also the existence of another one called “The God of Kitchen” altar. In Vietnamese’s opinion, The “God of Kitchen” is a one who knows every nook and cranny of a place.

On the 23rd of December (Lunar Calendar), families throughout Vietnam maintain the habit of preparing a farewell ceremony to see The God of Kitchen to the heaven. This legend has the origin from ancient folk stories handed down from generation to generation.

According to Vietnamese’s folk beliefs, “Tao Quan” is derived from three gods: the God of Soil, the God of House and the God of Kitchen. However, instead of calling the name of 3 Gods, Vietnamese people generally call them as “Tao Quan” (understood commonly as The God of Kitchen). In Vietnam, the legend of “The God of Kitchen” has been orally transmitted and recorded as follows:

Once for a while, there was a very poor family. The husband’s name was Trong Cao and the wife’s name was Thi Nhi. Despite getting married to each other for such a long time, they had no children, which led to their frequent quarrels every day.

One day, Trong Cao was so angry with his wife that he hit her. Being so angry, Thi Nhi left her house and met a man called “Pham Lang” who soon attracted Thi Nhi by his honeyed words. Then, Pham Lang and Thi Nhi set up house together. When Trong Cao was no longer angry with Thi Nhi, he immediately looked for his wife everywhere. However, his wife was found nowhere. Being so disappointed, he gave up his job and went everywhere as a mendicant to seek for his wife.

One day, Trong Cao went to a prosperous household and begged for foods, and the mistress of the house brought some cooked rice to the door to give him. Accidentally, two people recognized each other. Thi Nhi regretted getting married to Pham Lang. While they were having a heart-to-heart talk, the new husband “Pham Lang” suddenly came back home from the field. Being so worried, Thi Nhi just told Trong Cao to hide in a stack of straw. Pham Lang went back home in order to get the ashes to fertilize fields, so he burned the stack of straw to ash. Trong Cao was sleeping deeply in the stack of straw due to his tiredness, so he was unexpectedly burnt to death. Afterwards, his ex-wife Thi Nhi also rushed into the fire to die together with his ex-husband. Pham Lang found his wife dead and also ended his life by the same way with his wife.

Nguồn: ST

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