美国饮食文化.doc

美国饮食文化
”You are what you eat.” Nutrition experts often use this saying to promote better eating habits. What we put in our mouths does e a part of us. But we can look at this statement another way. What we eat reflects who we are——as people and as a culture. Do you want to understand another culture? Then you ought to find out about its food. Learning about American food can give us a real taste of American culture.
”你吃什么就成为什么样子”营养专家经常使用这句话来倡导更好的饮食****惯,,我们所吃的反映出我们自己——?。
What is “American food”? At first you might think the answer is easy as pie. To many people, American food means hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and pizza. If you have a “sweet tooth,” you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies. It’s true that Americans do eat those things. But are those the only kind of vittles you can find in America?
何谓「美式食物」?乍听之下你可能认为答案容易得很。对许多人而言,美式食物就是汉堡、热狗、炸鸡和披萨。如果你是好吃甜食的人,你可能会想到苹果派或巧克力片饼干。美国人确实吃这些东西,但这些就是你在美国唯一找得到的食物吗?
Except for Thanksgiving turkey, it’s hard to find a typically “American” food. The United States is a land of immigrants. So Americans eat food from many different countries. When people move to America, they bring their cooking styles with them. That’s why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America. In some cases, Americans have adopted foods f