First, fast food.
America is a big fast food country, which I believe most students know. I won't introduce it here. Here I will say a few little things that are relatively unpopular for your reference.
1. In the United States, the number of McDonald's is far more than that of KFC, which is basically close to 10: 1. This may be the reason why KFC can't get along in the United States, so it is booming in China. KFC in America doesn't have New Orleans chicken wings. If you have to say it's close, it's probably roast chicken. Relatively speaking, fast food in the United States costs about $8 a hamburger (several pieces), French fries and coke.
At the same price, the number of Burger Kings is much larger than that of KFC and McDonald's, so students can often see many homeless people wandering there all the year round.
Pizza Hut, which is very popular in China, is not eaten in the United States. The author once asked an American why he didn't like Pizza Hut and replied that the word was "unpalatable". So, where can he eat authentic pizza that Americans like? Domino's Pizza, Chinese is Domino's Pizza. One advantage of this product is that you can add three or five kinds of ingredients at will. Authentic taste, good quality and low price. The author once spent $5 on an activity and bought a 12 inch pizza with five ingredients. 4. Chinese food also has fast food. There are two catering giants in the service areas of American expressways. One is McDonald's which we are familiar with, and the other is our Chinese food. In Panda Express, the LOGO looks like a panda, and the English word is Panda Express. You can see the shadow of these two giants in almost any service area in the United States, and you are still a little proud to think about it. But then again, the food inside is really not suitable for China people, but foreigners like it. Large quantity and cheap. One set meal, three courses, two meats and one vegetarian, which is about 12 dollars. I believe you can't do it alone.
Second, take-out
1. American food and beverage take-out business is definitely underdeveloped in China, and there is no unified national take-out platform, such as hungry. At most, it is either local service or only at noon. And most Americans, including the author, still like to call the store to order takeout. On the first floor of the apartment building you rent, there are usually different restaurants for their take-out cards. Chinese food, western food and pizza are available, but McDonald's and KFC don't deliver takeout, while Domino's pizza delivers takeout. One more thing, in America, you must tip the takeaway. Although there is no mandatory provision, it is an American habit. The price is about 15% of the price of your order. You can give more if you are in a good mood. The takeaway brother's main income today depends on these tips. So don't be stingy. How to give it? For example, if you order a $20 dish, you give it to 30 yuan and he gives it to you 10 yuan. You can tip him, say, 2 yuan, and then say "keep the change", or if you have change, give him 23 yuan and say the above.
2. Takeaway is mainly Chinese food. Of course, the current Chinese food is actually a little spoiled by our immigrant army, and it has no taste of Chinese food at all. Besides rice, if you want to fill your stomach, but if you want to eat authentic Chinese food, I suggest going to a Chinese restaurant. For example, have you ever heard of Zuozong Chicken, Hunan Chicken and Furong Egg in China? Have you seen all the broccoli in cooking?
Third, the restaurant
1. American restaurants or China restaurants in Chinatown are similar to those in China. Besides, the United States basically eats seafood. The writer is located in Providence, the capital of Rhode Island. Because it is close to the sea, it is famous for seafood. Seafood is basically lobster, oyster, shell and shrimp. The price of seafood for two people is about 100 USD. Another delicious food is steak. American steak is really big, thick and juicy, and the price is about 40 dollars, which is fairly cheap.
2. There are more China restaurants. Chinatown in New York basically eats whatever it wants. LA even opened Haidilao, and new york also opened Shaxian County, which tastes similar to that in China. However, people in China like to translate restaurants into restaurants. Many people think that restaurants are very advanced and expensive. Trust me, it's okay. Just go in normally. The price is similar to that of ordinary hotels.
Let's focus on the buffet. I'm sure that buffet is the favorite choice of most international students. Rest assured, the price is cheap. Generally, buffets are mainly Chinese food, with seafood, sushi and other meals, and the price is relatively low, about $ 19-25 for one person. But of course there must be a high-end buffet. There is a seafood buffet in a small town in Massachusetts, which is 30 minutes away from my place in America. It is said that it is opened by the Japanese, and the price is around 45 dollars all the year round. Most of them are seafood, and everyone in the oyster area is limited to five at a time. Crab leg is the crab leg of king crab, and the meat is juicy. There is also the famous hot pot buffet. There is a fat beef hot pot in Boston Chinatown, which is also lined up all the year round and is very popular with Americans. But remember, American hot pot basically has no hairy belly, yellow throat and beef louver, and it is basically meat. You have to ask why, the US Food and Drug Administration thinks it is unclean and not allowed to be sold.
4. You also need to tip for meals. Generally, when you pay by credit card, as long as you write the tip price you want on the bill, they will automatically deduct it and give it to you in cash. You can tip after they give you the change, and the amount of the tip is still about 65,438+05%. American AA is more convenient. For example, if you have dinner with friends and want to AA, then you both take out your credit cards and say 50/50. If there are more than two people, say separate.
Fourth, do it yourself.
1. It is said that every foreign student was a chef with broken wings in his last life. This is not done at all. 90% of international students can cook good dishes. The reason is that eating out is delicious and there are many choices, but in the final analysis it is still expensive. I bought $200 food from my roommate's supermarket, and I'm sure I can eat it 1 week or longer. Shopping is also learned, and the freshness of food in major supermarkets in the United States is also different. Take Rhode Island as an example. The lowest grade is a supermarket chain named Price rite, then Wal-Mart, then Stop Shop, and the highest grade is Whole Foods. The price of the last booth is about half that of the first booth, so you can choose the supermarket you want to go to according to your actual situation. Of course, the price is different and the freshness is different. Price rite buys the whole bundle, the whole one, the whole one, and cuts the plastic wrap and packs it for you. Think about it, the price is really different. Here's a little secret for you. Do you really want to make hot pot and eat yellow throat beef louver? Do you have it in America? Yes! Most supermarkets in South China are run by Mexicans, which contain all the animal offal you want to eat. They are very popular among students, and the number of buyers often exceeds that of South Americans, but they are not easy to find. Because supermarkets in South America have different names and different locations, you can ask local old overseas students or overseas Chinese how to find them.