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American Food |
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The United States is a rich and varied blend of peoples, religions, and cultures, and this diversity is reflected in its cuisine. Succeeding waves of immigrants, including those arriving on the United States' shores today, have brought new culinary traditions and adapted them to the ingredients, kitchens, and customs they found in their new homeland — ever expanding what is called "American food." | |
Despite the rise in popularity of many other ethnic cuisines, it is Chinese and Italian restaurants that dominate this field. Chinese cooks who arrived to cook for their countrymen working on the railroad in the West didn't have much to work with, but they threw together little bits of meat and vegetables in their large pans. As this type of cooking spread across the country, a whole new cuisine emerged: Chinese-American, replete with Egg Rolls, Wonton Soup, Fried Rice, Chicken Chow Mein, and Spare Ribs. |
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A bit later came the big one: Italian-American food. The real triumph of the cuisine is in the U.S. home where pizza, lasagna, manicotti, meatballs, veal parmigiana, play a tremendously vital role in the everyday fare of U.S. citizens | |
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When the Harris Public Opinion Poll asked Americans to choose foods which they think of as typically American, hamburgers and cheeseburgers(29%), apple pie (20%) and hot dogs (13%) topped the list. The only other two foods mentioned by significant numbers were barbecue (9%) andfried chicken (7%). When asked by Food & Wine magazine and America Online what the quintessential American food was, most Americans picked a burger & fries(67%) over fried chicken (16%), hotdogs (14%) and ice-cream sundaes(4%).
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Vocabulary: blend of peoples – смесь народов cuisine – кухня (в смысле традиционной народной кухни) tremendously – очень сильный, резкий vital role – жизненно-важная роль countrymen – земляк, сородич, соотечественник significant numbers – значительное количество quintessential – основной, типичный, наиболее существенный
Food Talk Food has provided many idioms to the English language. Here are just a few examples: To sow wild oats - to have a good time as a young person before settling down to adult responsibilities. From soup to nuts - everything imaginable To be a peach! - to be great! Peachy keen - fantastic To separate the wheat from the chaff -to separate the good from the bad, or the useable from the useless To work for peanuts - to have a low salary Sour grapes - resentment and jealousy A lemon - an automobile that is always breaking down because of poor workmanship To have your cake and eat it, too - a desire to have something both ways at once Crying over spilled milk - pointless regret over something that cannot be changed To spill the beans - to unwittingly reveal information To bring home the bacon - to support one's family adequately Apple of one's eye - a source of enormous pride As easy as pie - very easy Cream of the crop - the best A finger in every pie - involved in everything, often to the annoyance of others Cool as a cucumber - maintaining calm in difficult circumstances Cup of tea - something that appeals to one's personal taste To use your noodle - to use your brain, i.e., think To butter up - to flatter To go bananas - to lose one's composure Like taking candy from a baby - an absurdly easy task To bear fruit - to succeed Two peas in a pod - exactly alike To eat humble pie - to admit a mistake In a nutshell - briefly summarized In the soup - in trouble In a pickle - in a difficult situation Big enchilada - an important person Cauliflower ear - an ear deformed by friction Flat as a pancake - very flat Nutty as a fruitcake - very eccentric or bizarre |
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