The warmer weather may make it tempting to keep your food as fresh as possible but putting bread, tomatoes and even cake in the fridge is a bad idea, according to experts.
天氣越來越熱，人們都想盡量讓食物保持新鮮。但是專家稱，將面包、西紅柿甚至蛋糕放在冰箱里并不是個好主意。

Not only does it fail to make some foods last longer but can even ruin the taste of others such as coffee, the new guide warns.
近期英國好管家研究所發布的一份食物指南提醒，將這些食物儲存在冰箱里不僅不能達到保鮮的效果，甚至還會破壞冰箱里其他食物飲料的口感，比如說咖啡。

And if particularly pungent items such as onions are stored there, it can affect other items already in the fridge, says the advice from the Good Housekeeping Institute.
據好管家研究所建議，若將洋蔥等具有刺激性氣味的食物放在冰箱，其氣味可能影響冰箱中其他的食物。

In the guide called 'Nine Things You Shouldn't Store In The Fridge' the GHI warns that soaring temperatures can lead to fridges overstocked with food and drink as we fret about it going off in the heat.
這份指南名為“九種不宜在冰箱儲存的食物”，好管家研究所警告說，高溫天氣下，人們擔心食物和飲料變質，會把它們都堆在家里的冰箱里，讓冰箱塞得滿滿當當。

It explains: 'During the summer our fridges are crammed full of extra goodies but there are some shelf hoggers than need to be evicted.
指南里解釋道：“夏季冰箱里總是滿滿的，但其實有一些多余的食物飲料完全可以拿出來。

'Or worse, are there foods that you keep in the fridge that would be far better, and last far longer, at room temperature?'
“更糟糕的是，其實有的東西在室溫下能夠保存得更好更久。”

So what are the nine things that should not be kept there and why? Here's the rundown:
到底哪九種食物飲料不宜保存在冰箱里？這背后的原因又是什么呢？

1. Bread
面包

It dries and goes stale faster in an airless fridge than in the bread bin. To keep it fresher for longer, use a bread bag in a cool, dry place.
面包在不通風的冰箱里會失水變質的更快。將面包裝在面包盒或者面包袋里，放在陰涼干燥處，可以保鮮更久。

2. Onions
洋蔥

Ditch the salad draw and pick a dry, ventilated area and keep it dark to avoid them sprouting. In the fridge, their aroma can taint other foods.
將洋蔥置于干燥通風處，選擇一個黑暗的環境以避免洋蔥發芽。若把洋蔥放在冰箱蔬菜層中，它的氣味會污染其他食物。

3. Garlic
大蒜

Also needs to be kept in a dry, ventilated area to last longer. The fridge does nothing to help it stay fresh for longer.
大蒜也需要放在干燥通風處才能持久保鮮。冰箱根本不能讓大蒜保鮮。

4. Avocados
鱷梨

Best kept in open brown bags if you don't want them to ripen too quickly. If you do want to speed up the ripening process, put them in the fruit bowl next to a banana instead.
不想讓鱷梨太快熟透的話，最好把它放在開口的棕色袋子里。如果想要催熟鱷梨的話，可以把它們和香蕉放在一個水果盤里。

5. Tomatoes
西紅柿

The colder they get, the more of their natural taste they tend to lose. The best tasting tomatoes are those kept at room temperature.
溫度越低，西紅柿的原有風味喪失得就越快。將西紅柿置于室溫下才是保持其最佳風味的最好方式。

6. Honey
蜂蜜

Literally the only food that never goes off, so there is absolutely no need for it to go anywhere except in the food cupboard.
蜂蜜可以說是唯一一種永遠不會變質的食物了，所以它最好的去處當然是廚房的櫥柜了。

7. Cake
蛋糕

With the exception of those made with real cream, almost all others will last for just as long in an airtight container.
除了真正的奶油蛋糕需要放在冰箱里之外，其他的蛋糕放在密封盒里可以儲存同樣長的時間。

8. Melons
瓜類

Uncut, the fruits do not need to take up all that space on a fridge shelf. Once it's been cut, wrap it in clingfilm and put it in the fridge - but not before.
未切開的瓜完全不需要放在冰箱里占空間。但是已切開的瓜，應該用保鮮膜裹著，放在冰箱里。

9. Coffee
咖啡

Although some foodies insist on having it stored cold, coffee actually absorbs the smells of other foods around it in the fridge. Best kept in an airtight container instead.
盡管有的美食愛好者堅持要冷藏咖啡，但咖啡實際上會吸收冰箱里鄰近食物的氣味。最好還是把它放在密封盒里吧。

Vocabulary

clingfilm: 保鮮膜

英文來源：每日郵報
翻譯：馮露（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）
審校&編輯：丹妮