写一篇关于美国美食的英语作文

HowAmericans Eat and Drink Coca Cola is the best selling softnon alcoholic drink in the world. 165 million “Cokes” are sold every day,from the equator to the Arctic. But whereasoutside the USA Coke tends to be a young person’s drink, inside the USA anybody ofany age or income can drink it without embarrassment on any occasion. Coke is not the only “cola” drink. PepsiCola is a well known rival and has its devotees, for it is not as sweet asCoke. Cola drinks contain caffeine from the kola nut and are the only softdrinks which are stimulating as well as refreshing. There are excellent wines produced in California which arepraised by European connoisseurs, but some Americans prefer stronger stuff.Well off Americans consume a lot of alcohol in the form of cocktails –mixturesbased on spirits like whisky, gin and vodka. Hamburgers and hot dogs are perhaps the bestknown American foods. Hot dogs sausages between bread rolls can be boughtin snack bars and from hot dog stands on street corners. And from San Francisco to New York, in cheap or medium priced restaurants,hamburgers will be on all the menus, in company with steaks, fried chicken andseafood. They come with French fries and crisp green salad. In most cases it iscertainly good value for money. For dessert you will be offered apple pie,cheese cake, chocolate layer cake, ice cream and ice cream sundae. No ice creamin the world is more delicious than American ice cream. The American passion for speed has now hitthe food business. Many restaurants, in particular the great chain restaurantcompany, Macdonalds, specialize in “fast food,” food which is served at thecounter ready “to go,” or “to take out.” The food, cooked and hot, is packedinto cardboard and plastic containers, and hot drinks go into plastic cups withtight fitting lids. There are also drive in fast food restaurants, where thecustomer does not even have to leave his or her car. They first stop at theboard where the menu is displayed, give an order through a microphone and thendrive another twenty yards, where a girl hands them the meal, ready cooked andpacked. People who prefer to eat at a table in the restaurant also receivetheir food in cardboard or plastic containers, and the knives, forks and spoonsare plastic, too. When they have finished, customers throw everything exceptthe tray into a trash can. In most cities, large and small, you can eatMexican or Italian food. And even small towns have a coffee shop serving simplemeals, drinks of all kind and excellent, freshly made coffee. You sit at thecounter, or are served at the table. Service in restaurants and coffee shops isefficient and friendly. Waiters and waitresses often introduce themselves: “Hi!I’m Don or Debbie . What can I get you folks?” This friendliness is naturaland not entirely influenced by the hope of a high tip. In any case, peopleusually tip 15% of the check. One of the pleasantest things about waiters andwaitresses is that they refill your coffee cup several times for no extracharge! Many American families pride themselves ontheir cooking and have deep freezers, where they store food they grow in theirgardens or buy in the supermarket. Supermarkets are large self service storesselling every kind of food fresh, canned or frozen. So, like the fast foodrestaurants, their produce is less expensive and easier to market. There havebeen supermarkets in the USAsince the 1930s, and they have now spread through a large part of the world. 602 words