1、Amercian Food,American Diet Culture,Generally speaking, American food is rather bland and unspicied . Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep their weight down and so they are calorie conscious. This is evident in menus offering low calorie or weight wa

2、tchers meals. In markets one can find No cal drinks (meaning without calories) such as ginger ale or cola. Diet foods without sugar or salt are also available in food stores.一般來(lái)說(shuō)，美國(guó)食品相當(dāng)乏味和unspicied的。喜歡沙拉，全年供應(yīng)。許多美國(guó)人試圖保持他們的體重下降，所以他們是“熱量”有意識(shí)的。這是顯而易見(jiàn)的菜單提供“低熱量”或“體重觀察家”餐。在市場(chǎng)上，人們可以找到“CAL”飲料（這意味著不含卡路里），如姜汁汽

3、水或可樂(lè)。 “飲食”不加糖或鹽的食物也可在食品商店。,Waiters in American restaurants tend to assume that everyone drinks coffee. If a waiter suddenly asks Now or later? what he means is Do you want coffee with your meal or later? Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. When dining out in the US we can ask for tea

4、, milk, coke, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.在美國(guó)餐館的服務(wù)員往往假設(shè)，每個(gè)人喝咖啡。如果一個(gè)服務(wù)員突然問(wèn)：“現(xiàn)在或以后？”他的意思是“你要咖啡與餐或更高？”許多美國(guó)人喝咖啡或茶與他們的膳食。在美國(guó)外出就餐時(shí)，我們可以問(wèn)茶，牛奶，可樂(lè)，啤酒等，如果我們喜歡這些咖啡的。美國(guó)餐館不能為啤酒，葡萄酒或白酒，除非他們被授權(quán)這樣做。,Most Ame

5、ricans eat quickly during the day-that is, breakfast and lunch-unless it is a social, business, or family occasion. The evening meal, however, is usually leisurely and a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the American pace of life, for working time is considered precious. There is

6、also another reason, that is, others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so they too can be served and get back to work within the allotted time. Each one hurries to make room for the next person.大多數(shù)美國(guó)人吃白天迅速 - 也就是說(shuō)，早餐和午餐 - 除非它是一個(gè)社會(huì)，企業(yè)或家庭場(chǎng)合。然而，晚餐通常是悠閑地和家人在一起的時(shí)間。通過(guò)白天吃飯的賽車(chē)是“美國(guó)的節(jié)奏”的生活的

7、一部分，工作時(shí)間是寶貴的。還有另一個(gè)原因，那就是，公共飲食場(chǎng)所的其他人都在等著你來(lái)完成，所以他們也可以送達(dá)，并在規(guī)定時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作。每個(gè)人旁邊的人趕緊騰出空間,The main course in American meals is usually meat, fowl, or fish, but rarely is more than one of these served at the same meal (except that seafood can be used as an appetizer-shrimp cocktail, pickled herring , oysters,

8、etc.)美式餐點(diǎn)的主菜通常是肉類(lèi)，家禽，魚(yú)，但很少超過(guò)這些服務(wù)在同一餐（除了海鮮可作為開(kāi)胃菜 - 雞尾蝦，腌鯡魚(yú)，牡蠣，等）,A phenomenon of the American eating pattern is the nationwide popularity of fast food restaurant chains. Their standardized , technically produced products are reasonably priced, instantly available, and taste the same whether purchased

9、 in New York City or Los Angeles. McDonalds is the largest of these chains. It offers a selection of hamburgers, French fries, milk shakes (ice cream combined with milk), and cokes. These foods are high in fats, sugar, and salt, therefore they are called junk food . Often, they are the major meal of

10、 the day of many young and working people. Other popular chains specialize in fried chicken or fish, pizzas, steaks , and pancakes.美國(guó)的飲食習(xí)慣的一個(gè)現(xiàn)象是快餐連鎖餐廳在全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)普及。其標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化，技術(shù)生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品價(jià)格合理，即刻可用，味道相同的，無(wú)論在紐約市或洛杉磯購(gòu)買(mǎi)。麥當(dāng)勞這些鏈?zhǔn)亲畲蟮?。它提供了一個(gè)選擇的漢堡，薯?xiàng)l，奶昔（加上牛奶冰淇淋），和“焦炭”。這些食物都是高脂肪，糖和鹽，因此，他們被稱(chēng)為垃圾食品。通常情況下，他們是許多年輕人和工作的人的一天的主要餐。其他

11、受歡迎的連鎖專(zhuān)門(mén)炸雞肉或魚(yú)，比薩餅，牛排，和煎餅。,Eating habits Breakfast,Breakfast time, the general in 8:00 They always eat baked bread, cereal and coffee, or have milk, pancake.,Lunch,Lunch time is usually in the 12:00 to 14:00, and sometimes more late. Lunch is also relatively simple. Many work, school personnel from h

12、ome with rice Levin, or buy fast food to fast food shops, food content is often sandwiches, hamburgers, plus a drink.,Dinner,Dinner is a more Americans pay attention to a meal in the evening around 6:00, ate the main course of a steak, fried chicken, ham, plus vegetables, a staple food such as rice

13、or noodles.,What is American food?,At first you might think the answer is easy as pie.To many people,American food means hamburgers,hot dogs,fried chicken and pizza.If you have a sweet tooth,you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies.Its true that Americans do eat those things.But a

14、re those the only kind of vittles you can find in America?,Except for Thanksgiving turkey,its hard to find a typically Americanfood.The United States is a land of immigrants.So Americans eat food from many different countries.When people move to America,they bring their cooking styles with them.That

15、s why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.In some cases,Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites.Americans love Italian pizza,Mexican tacos and Chinese egg rolls.But the American version doesnt taste quite like除了感恩節(jié)火雞，這是很難找到一個(gè)典型的“美國(guó)”的食品。美國(guó)是一個(gè)土地immigrants.So

16、美國(guó)人吃的食物來(lái)自許多不同的國(guó)家，當(dāng)人們移居美國(guó)，他們也將自己的烹調(diào)帶了進(jìn)來(lái)，為什么你幾乎可以看到所有不同民族的食物在America.In某些情況下，美國(guó)人都采用來(lái)自其他國(guó)家的食物視為最?lèi)?ài)喜愛(ài)意大利的披薩，墨西哥的玉米餅和中國(guó)的春卷，但是這些東西的美國(guó)版味道卻不很喜歡原來(lái)的the original!,Americans living at a fast pace often just grab a quick bite.Fast food restaurants offer people on the run everything from fried chicken to fried ric

17、e.Microwave dinners and instant foods make cooking at home a snap.Of course,one of the most common quick American meals is a sandwich.If it can fit between two slices of bread,Americans probably make a sandwich out of it.Peanut butter and jelly is an all-time American favorite.美國(guó)人生活在一個(gè)快節(jié)奏的往往只是“很快地吃幾

18、口?！笨觳偷晏峁┤松线\(yùn)行一切從炸雞到炒飯，的rice.Microwave晚餐和即食食品在家燒飯snap.Of的當(dāng)然，其中最平常的美式速餐之一就是三明治。它可以?shī)A適合兩片面包之間，美國(guó)人可能做成三明治出it.Peanut黃油和果醬更是所有美國(guó)人的喜愛(ài)。,Americans on the go also tend to eat a lot of junk food.Potato chips,candy bars,soft drinks and other goodies are popular treats.Many people eat too many of these unhealthy snacks.But others opt for more healthy eating habits.Some even go all natural.They refuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals or additives.美國(guó)人去也往往吃了不少“垃圾食物”薯片，糖果，汽水和其它好吃的東西是流行的treats.Many人吃太多的這些不健康的snacks.But的其它人則