American culture-Food,Yang Di yangdi85810jlu.edu.cn,You are what you eat,What we put in our mouths does become a part of us What we eat reflects who we are-as people and as a culture. Learning about American food can give us a real taste of American culture,What is “American food“?,Melting pot / salad bowl Great variety One can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America Italian pizza, Mexican tacos and Chinese egg rolls,Meal,Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00, Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. Dinner (sometimes called Supper) - The main meal. Eaten anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal),Breakfast,Formal - eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans,Easy - bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice or a cup of coffee.,Lunch,packed lunch - a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink,Hamburger vs hot dog,Hamburger - a kind of sandwich made with ground beef that is fried and put into a bun. Plain Onion, lettuce, fresh tomato Ketchup, mustard,Hot dog - cooked frankfurter that is put in a long soft bun mustard, ketchup, onion, mayonnaise,Cafeteria,Tea time,high tea / coffee break / afternoon tea four or five oclock and no one stayed after seven oclock. Most tea rooms today serve tea from three to five oclock.,Tea time,Black tea served with milk and sugar; usually in a mug Go with chocolate, biscuit, cake, pie, etc Chat & relax,Dinner,Starter or first course Main course Dessert,Starter,a smaller course that precedes the main course Fried mushrooms, fried onion rings (洋葱圈) fried zucchini (小胡瓜) Salad,Main course,the featured or primary dish in a meal follows the entre (“entry“) course, and the salad course the heaviest, heartiest, and most complex or substantive dish on a menu usually meat or fish,Beef - Steak,Raw Seared, Blue rare or very rare Rare Medium rare Medium Medium well done Well done Overcook,How to cook a steak?,Fish,Cod fish Salmon Shrimp Mussel Scallop Crab Oyster,Pasta,spaghetti (thin strings) macaroni (tubes or cylinders) Fusilli (swirls) Ravioli (filled pasta),Pizza,Dessert,Table manner,As soon as the hostess picks up her napkin(餐巾）, pick yours up and lay it on your lap. Sometimes a roll of bread is wrapped in it; if so, take it out and put it on your side plate.,Dinner usually begins with soup. The largest spoon at your place is the soup spoon. It will be beside your plate at the right-hand side.,If there is a fish course, it will probably follow the soup. There may be a special fork for the fish, or it may be similar to the meat fork. Often it is smaller.,The main Course is usually served by the host himself, especially if it is a fowl(鸡禽） or a roast which need to be carved. He will often asks each guest what piece he prefers, and it is quite proper to state your preference as to lean or fat, dark（红肉） or light（白肉）.,If you have English and American friends you will notice a few differences in their customs of eating. For the main or meat course, the English keep the fork in the left hand, point curved downward, and bring the food to the mouth either by sticking the points onto it or in the case of soft vegetables, by placing it firmly on the fork in this position with the knife.,Americans carve the meat in the same position, then lay down the knife and taking the fork in the right hand with the point turned up, push it under a small piece of food without the help of the knife and bring it to the mouth right-side-up.,If a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish in at your left hand so that you can conveniently serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right.,It is polite to take some of everything that is passed to you. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say: “No thank you.“,A salad is eaten with a fork only held in the right hand with points turned up. There is usually a special one for the salad, a little smaller than the meat fork.,Bread is taken in the fingers and laid on the side plate or the edge of the large plate, it is never take with a fork. Butter is taken from the butter dish with the butter knife and placed on the side plate, not on ones bread.,It is impolite for a guest to leave the table during a meal, or before the hostess gives the signal at the end. When the hostess indicates that the dinner is over, she will start to rise from her seat and all the guests rise from theirs at the same time.,Sit up straight on your chair; Do not put much food in your mouth at a time; Drink only when there is no food in your mouth; Try not to get into your mouth anything that will have to be taken out; Do not make any noise when you eat; Do not clean your teeth at the table or anywhere in public, either with your finger or a tooth pick(牙签）, not even with you tongue.,Dont put your own utensils into a serving bowl. Use the utensil in the bowl to put some of the food on you