When it comes to American cuisine, many immediately have associations with improper nutrition and fast food.
In America, there are families in which they prefer to cook homemade food and monitor proper nutrition.
The cuisine of each nation has the secrets of cooking national dishes, which are distinguished by a lot of nuances and subtleties. It is difficult to answer unequivocally the question of what Americans eat. They have unique tastes that distinguish them from representatives of any other country. Creating their own cuisine, Americans took advantage of the experience of India, Asian and European countries, adapting recipes to their own needs.
Americans rarely cook at home. Their home cooking is limited to food that can be cooked using a barbecue:
- vegetables;
- fish;
- steaks.
There is a very vague idea about porridge in America. The exception is oatmeal, rice with milk and semolina porridge cause confusion. The predominance of colorful food (cookies, sandwiches, snacks) and a hearty dinner in the menu does not help to improve the digestion of Americans. This causes the appearance of excess weight, which smoothly turns into obesity, turning into a national problem. Americans eat in eateries, pizzerias and McDonalds. Such a diet is not typical for everyone. There are also traditional dishes and their own approaches to breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast in America is not given enough attention. No one would think of spending a few minutes preparing breakfast. Among the options of dishes, a huge number of products with a high content of carbohydrates prevail. The food during breakfast is washed down with freshly squeezed juices (mainly orange), milk or coffee.
Lunch takes place from 11 to 12 o’clock. It is held outside the house, in restaurants and canteens. He passes hurriedly. Preference is given to dishes that can quickly saturate the human body on the go. The options for such a lunch are not very diverse. These include:
- cookies;
- yogurt with nuts;
- rice or mashed potatoes with sausages and peas;
- Caesar salad;
- pizza with cola;
- rolls, sandwiches, burgers with cutlets, vegetables, cheese and coffee.
Before dinner, the bulk of the workers snack on sweets, fruits, bars, washing them down with hot coffee.
Dinner is considered the main meal. Family members gather at a common table to relax. Therefore, they prepare for dinner thoroughly. The evening meal pleases with the variety of the menu:
- Grilled steaks predominate.
- Preference is given to chicken meat or turkey. Expertly cooked chicken nuggets, wings, legs are the favorite dishes of all family members.
Side dishes have no special value, especially cereals do not cause delight. In their capacity are spaghetti or rice with the addition of vegetables:
- potatoes;
- mushrooms;
- peas;
- beans.
Sauces have a completely different attitude. The kitchen has a huge amount of gravies, sauces and additives:
- mustard;
- tartara;
- options with cheese;
- teriyaki;
- soy;
- tabasco.
It is customary to serve various types of soups.
Corn dishes are perceived with special love. These can be:
- tortillas;
- popcorn;
- boiled corn.
A dessert is selected from your favorite sweet treats. The popular ones include:
- cookies sprinkled with chocolate chips;
- marmalade;
- chocolate;
- muffins;
- ice cream;
- pumpkin or apple pie;
- pudding.
Dishes are washed down with drinks:
- coffee;
- cocoa;
- milk;
- freshly squeezed juice.
As for alcohol, despite the common misconception that all Americans drink rum or whiskey, this is not the case. They prefer expensive high-quality vodka. Vodka, not whiskey, is the basis of one of the popular moskow mule cocktails. One of the favorite drinks is beer. They drink a lot of it. Most often this is due to visiting sports bars, where you can relax in the company of like-minded people, watching American or regular football, basketball, baseball or while relaxing in another form. Representatives of the fair sex prefer cocktails, one of the most popular is “Mimosa”, this is champagne with orange juice.
