在大流行期间烘焙可以减轻压力并提供舒适感

在大流行期间烘焙可以减轻压力并提供舒适感

Jessica Corradini of Verona, Italy, has been baking bread -- mostly sourdough -- for a couple years.

来自意大利维罗纳的杰西卡·科拉蒂尼几年来一直在烘焙面包——主要是酵母面包。

Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down Italy, her hobby has become more important than ever.

自从冠状病毒在意大利流行以来，她的爱好变得比以往任何时候都更重要。

Italy had at least 135.000 Covid-19 cases as of April 8. and the virus-stricken country requires its residents to travel with government documents detailing where they're going and why.

截至4月8日，意大利至少有13.5万例Covid-19病例，这个病毒肆虐的国家要求其居民携带政府文件旅行，详细说明他们要去哪里以及为什么要去。

Corradini and her boyfriend have been on lockdown together for almost a month now, only leaving to buy groceries and deliver food to her boyfriend's parents.

科拉蒂尼和她的男友已经被关在一起近一个月了，只剩下去买杂货和给她男友的父母送食物了。

"I can say that [baking] is saving my days and my mind," she said. "It has never been more important to have a hobby than it is now."

她说:“可以说，(烘焙)拯救了我的时间和精力。”“现在比任何时候都更重要的是要有一个爱好。”

She's in good company. People around the world -- including nearly all Americans -- have been advised or ordered to stay home. Many are taking up bread baking to fill the time and easy their nerves -- and enjoy some good bread as a result.

她有很多同伴。世界各地的人们，包括几乎所有的美国人，都被建议或命令呆在家里。许多人开始用烤面包来打发时间，放松自己的神经，还可以享用一些美味的面包。

Corradini bakes daily, primarily to pass the long hours of isolation but also to build a community of bread bakers on Instagram, where followers can exchange advice.

科拉蒂尼每天都要烤面包，主要是为了打发长时间的独处时光，也为了在Instagram上建立一个面包师傅社区，粉丝们可以在那里交换意见。

She's also happy to slow down.

她也很乐意慢下来。

"I enjoy the fact that bread making is a slow process, which goes against the rapid lives that we live normally," Corradini said. "Making bread is slow and engaging, therefore it's a privilege.

“我享受面包制作这个缓慢的过程，这与我们通常快速的生活方式背道而驰，” 科拉蒂尼说。“做面包既慢又有吸引力，因此这是一种特权。

Having time and energy to dedicate to this hobby is a privilege. [And] it's exciting, because you never know the outcome."

有时间和精力致力于这项爱好是一种特权。这很令人兴奋，因为你永远不知道结果如何。”

Baking can help your mental health.

烘焙有助于你的心理健康。

It's no surprise that Corradini's quarantine baking hobby makes her feel better, experts say.

专家说，科拉蒂尼隔离期间的烘焙爱好让她感觉好多了，这并不奇怪。

Baking provides a sense of accomplishment, "especially in this period of angst and unknowns," said Michael Kocet, a licensed mental health counselor and professor and department chair of the Counselor Education Department at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

烘焙提供了一种成就感，“尤其是在这个焦虑和未知的时期，”迈克尔·科赛特说。他是一名特许心理健康顾问，也是芝加哥职业心理学院教育顾问部的教授和系主任。

Baking can give us something concrete to create, control and enjoy. That can help reduce the anxiety stemming from the unfamiliarity of dealing with a pandemic, he added.

烘焙可以给我们一些具体的东西来创造，控制和享受。他补充说，这有助于减少因不熟悉应对大流行而产生的焦虑。

Specific parts of the baking process also teach lessons applicable to our daily lives, Kocet said. Kneading, waiting for it to rise, scoring and standing by while it bakes give us time to reflect -- and those steps all require patience and precision that can help someone feel centered and focused.

科赛特说，烘焙过程中的特定部分也会教给我们一些适用于日常生活的经验，。揉捏、等待它膨胀、评分、烘烤的时候站在一旁给我们时间反思——这些步骤都需要耐心和精准，这能帮助人们集中注意力。

If you feel stressed about getting started, know that it's not about creating or baking the perfect loaf of bread. It's about enjoying oneself as much as we can, experimenting, trying something new, then sharing it virtually, Kocet said.

如果你在开始的时候感到有压力，要知道这并不是创造或烘烤一条完美的面包。科赛特说:“我们要尽可能地享受生活，不断尝试，尝试新事物，然后在网上与他人分享。”

"Even though this is a difficult time and we don't know how long this is going to happen, this could clearly go into the summer or much further," he added.

他补充称:“尽管这是一段艰难的时期，我们不知道这种情况会持续多久，但很明显，这种情况可能会持续到夏季或更久。”

"How will people maintain their mental health and wellness? Cooking and baking can certainly be a way to do that."

“人们将如何保持他们的精神健康?”烹饪和烘焙当然可以做到这一点。”