yourself throw away everything except the
tray．
❖ Many fast-food places have drive-in facilities．You place your order from your car via （通过） a microphone and then drive
美国饮食文化
The eating culture of America
❖ 美国的餐饮多元化，大城市中有世界各地风味的
餐馆。欧洲餐厅以法国和意大利餐馆为主，这些 地方环境很好，价格也较高；中餐馆遍布全美， 以广东餐馆为主，多售卖海鲜类菜肴，价格适中； 其他还有日本、印度、中东、拉美和东南亚餐馆。 比较富有美国当地特色的则是快餐，如以麦当劳 为代表的汉堡包餐厅、以肯德基为代表的炸鸡餐 厅，此外还有出售披萨、三明治和热狗的快餐店。 在正规餐厅里就餐后要付10—20%的小费，而在 快餐厅里就不必付小费了。总体来说，吃快餐比 较节省开支。
❖ You may be asked if your order is “for here” or “to go ”（i．e．to take away）．In some
states there is no sales tax on food consumed．
Chips 油炸土豆片
❖ Chips in America are called “French fries” or “fries ”for short．（Note that in the USA “ chips” mean crisps）．“French fries” are normally thinner than chips．Americans generally put ketchup on their chips ，and you will not normally find vinegar（醋）．
this means you are supposed to eat with your
hands．If you can’t see any straws， that’s
because they are hiding in the straw dispenser
（分配器） that you have to fiddle（拨弄） with the bottom of it to get a straw（one at a time） to emerge．When you’ve finished， you
round to a special window to pay and pick it up ．You may even encounter places where a waitress bring your meal out， and you sit
and eat it in the car from a tray hooked over the door through the open window．
want to share a pizza but can’t agree on
the ingredients ， it is possible to order two different sets of toppings ，one set on each half．
Ice-Cream 冰淇淋
❖ Shops selling large number of different flavors of ice-cream are very common in America． If you are not sure what flavor ( 味道) you want ， generally you can sample a small spoonful of a particular flavor to see if you like it． You can either have your ice-cream in a “plain cone” （普通型锥形物） or in a “sugar cone”（甜脆型 锥形物）．
of these places work on a similar
principle． There is a long counter ， above
which is displayed a list
（often with pictures） of the items available，
and behind which
several people（often
students working for
the minimum wage）are serving． Individual
queues form in front of
❖ You receive what you order more or less
immediately and take it on a tray to a table， picking up thing like straws（吸管）， pepቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱer， salt， ketchup（蕃茄酱），pickles（泡菜）and napkins（usually paper napkins） on the way．If you can’t see any knives and forks ，
Pizzas（意大利式）烘焰饼
❖ There are many specialty pizza
restaurants in America， and many of
them take telephone orders and deliver
pizzas to your home， which can often be convenient．They come in different sizes， and a large one can be big enough for a party of four people．If you
饮食文化
❖The species of food 食物种类
Eating Custom and Practice 用餐 习惯
Fast Food 快餐食品
❖ Fast-food chains， American-style， are
currently on the increase
all over the world．Most