A marshmallow is a sweet: very soft, very light, usually white or pale pink, and it squashes if you press it.

A marshmallow棉花糖 is a sweet是一種糖果: very soft, very light非常軟、非常輕, usually white or pale pink通常是白色或淡粉紅色, and it squashes if you press it一壓就會扁掉

Older recipes used sugar and egg white, like a little meringue. Many packets now use gelatin instead of egg white to give that bounce, though some still use egg.

Older recipes used sugar and egg white比較舊的食譜用糖和蛋白, like a little meringue有點像小小的蛋白霜. Many packets now use gelatin instead of egg white現在很多包裝改用吉利丁代替蛋白 to give that bounce來做出那種彈性, though some still use egg不過有些還是用蛋

People toast marshmallows over a fire until the outside browns, drop them in hot chocolate, or eat them straight from the bag.

People toast marshmallows over a fire until the outside browns人們會把marshmallow放在火上烤到外皮變焦黃, drop them in hot chocolate丟進熱可可裡, or eat them straight from the bag或直接從袋子裡拿出來吃

The name is older than the sweet in the shop. It first belonged to a plant, the marsh mallow, which really does grow in wet ground, and whose root was used to make a soft medicine and, later, a sweet. Though actually, the little cubes you buy now almost never contain that plant at all — they only kept the name.

The name這個名字 is older than the sweet in the shop比店裡賣的這種糖還古老. It它 first belonged to a plant一開始是一種植物的名字, the marsh mallowmarsh mallow(藥蜀葵), which really does grow in wet ground真的長在潮濕的地上, and whose root was used to make a soft medicine它的根曾經被用來做成一種軟軟的藥 and, later, a sweet後來又做成一種糖果. Though actually不過, the little cubes you buy now almost never contain that plant at all你現在買的那些小方塊,幾乎完全不含那種植物 — they only kept the name它們只是保留了名字而已