The United States is a famous multicultural country, and it can also be said to be a "melting pot" in terms of diet, where people from all countries gather. Americans don't pay attention to fine dining, but talk about being quick, convenient and popular. Three meals a day are relatively simple, which is also the characteristic of western food culture. If you want to travel to the United States, let's take a look at the characteristics of American food!
Americans who live at home buy simple food. A bag of bread, a can of drinks, a bag of carrots, a few onions, and occasionally someone buys a plate of beef. They seldom use condiments, but salad oil is the most used. American restaurants are generally small and clean, and there are not many kinds of food. Some people sum up the characteristics of American food, one is raw, the steak is bloodshot, the other is cold, all drinks are iced, and the third is sweet. This is of course the judgment made by China people according to their own tastes, but it is also to the point. In fact, Americans pay attention to nutrition, not taste, and the average American is not good at cooking.
what are the main dietary characteristics of Americans?
The staple food of Americans is meat, fish and vegetables, and the non-staple food is grain. Three meals a day is more casual and not too particular. Americans attach importance to nutrition and few people eat meat; I like salty and sweet dishes, like sweets and have a light taste; Fruit is often an indispensable ingredient in dishes, and people generally like seafood and vegetables. Americans also like Chinese food very much. Americans must drink drinks three times a day, with wine, beer or milk in the main meal, while spirits are only drunk in bars; Like to eat dessert, tea or coffee after meals; Drinks like sugar and ice.
Americans like to eat sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour meat, fried beef, fried steak, fried pork chops, roast chicken, fried chicks and other meat dishes. They like to drink ice water, mineral water, Coca-Cola, beer, whisky, brandy and other drinks, and they like to add ice cubes to their drinks, rather than drinking tea. Tomato juice, orange juice, etc. are used as appetizers before meals, beer, wine, soda and other drinks are used to when eating, coffee is used after meals, and hard liquor is rarely drunk.
American restaurants are diversified, and there are restaurants with different flavors from all over the world in big cities. European restaurants are mainly French and Italian restaurants, Chinese restaurants are all over the United States, and there are other restaurants in Japan, India, the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Fast food is rich in American local characteristics, such as hamburger restaurant represented by McDonald's, fried chicken restaurant represented by KFC, and fast food restaurants selling pizzas, sandwiches and hot dogs. You should tip 15-21% after eating in a regular restaurant, but you don't have to tip in a fast-food restaurant. Generally speaking, eating fast food saves money.
In the urban and rural areas of the United States, coffee shops (which also run ice cream in Yunnan) and McDonald's fast food restaurants abound. The former is like a teahouse in Sichuan, China, while the latter is like a noodle restaurant in Henan, China. When you go to a coffee shop, you can have a cup of coffee for more than one dollar and a plate of ice cream for two or three dollars. It's very pleasant to chat while eating. American ice cream is a must, there are all kinds of ice cream, and it is full of crispy nuts, which is very delicious. McDonald's is even more unique: from a distance, whenever and wherever McDonald's is located, there are three flags flying in a conspicuous place, one is the American flag, the other is the state flag, and the other is the store flag. No matter where McDonald's stores are doing well, a sandwich or hot dog, a bag of potato chips or popcorn, and a drink.