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• MEALTIMES: Many meals in America are arranged around popular television shows, people like to eat in front of the TV, not always sitting at a table, they sit in a chair or on a sofa. Cooking in the USA is not just hamburgers, pizza and fast food. However the American fast food restaurant chains have been very successful at introducing American style fast food around the world, now people from many lands believe it is what we everyone eats all of the time in the USA.

  Most traditional American foods were introduced by the early European immigrants but modified to take advantage of the locally available ingredients. Fried chicken, meatloaf, baked potato, corn, baked beans and apple pie would be considered traditional American dishes. 

  Regional Cooking varies from state to state and is highly influenced by the types of ingredients locally available, as well as the cultural background of the people that settled in the area. New England cooking, native to the northeastern states; was heavily influenced by the cuisine of the original English settlers. Southern cooking has definite African influences. Cajun cooking, from the New Orleans area, is a spicy mixture of Spanish, French and African styles. California cooking is known for the use of fresh fruits and vegetables in interesting combinations with Asian, Mexican and Spanish flavorings.

  BREAKFAST: A typical American breakfast menu includes scrambled or fried eggs or an egg omelet, juice, bacon or sausage, toast, biscuits, or bagels. An alternative American breakfast could be cereal with milk, juice, and toast or pancakes or waffles with syrup and butter, juice, and white milk. Drinks include orange juice, milk, tea or coffee. There are different types of breakfast as follows:

  Continental Breakfast - Choice of orange, grapefruit, and cranberry juices, sliced fruits and seasonal berries. An assortment of bakery items such as  Croissants, bagels, muffins, and assorted Danishes. Served with jam, cream cheese and butter. Freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee and, iced & herbal teas

  All-American Breakfast Buffet - Choice of orange, grapefruit, and cranberry juices, sliced fruits and seasonal berries. An assortment of bakery items such as  Croissants, bagels, muffins, and assorted Danishes. Served with jam, cream cheese and butter. Assorted bowls of cereals, granola, and raisins. Individual flavored yogurts. Farm fresh scrambled eggs. Country sausage. Three pepper bacon. Breakfast potatoes. Freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee and, iced & herbal teas. Thick sliced French toast with warm maple syrup.

  LUNCH: The lunch menu normally involves sandwiches (peanut butter and/or jelly, cheese, bologna, turkey, ham), rolls, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, tacos, chicken, salad, fruit (orange, banana, apple, tangerine), milk, soft drink, tea or coffee.

  The normal practice in America is to eat the salad before the main course. A wonderful American invention is the salad bar. In restaurants that have these salad bars the waiter does not bring your salad. You go to the salad bar and help yourself, usually to as much as you want. This is normally done after you have ordered your meal; you eat the salad while the main course is being cooked.

  There are many different salads, such as: "Grilled Chicken Salad" - Mixed Greens tossed with warm grilled Chicken Breast, Carrots and Tortilla Strips in our Cider Vinaigrette. Topped with roasted Walnut Sauce. "Chicken Tender Salad" - Chicken Tenders atop mixed Greens, Avocado, Scallions, Tomato and shredded Cheddar, tossed in Peppercorn Ranch Dressing. Drizzled with Barbecue Sauce. "Steak Salad" - Grilled seasoned Beef on mixed young Greens with Avocado, Tomato and fresh Mozzarella tossed in Italian Vinaigrette. 

  Sandwiches are also served in many different ways, if you eat out sandwiches may be as follows: Served with crispy seasoned French Fries or mixed young Greens or Baked Potato. Cheeseburger - Grilled with your choice of Cheese on a toasted Sesame Seed Bun. Cooked well done unless otherwise specified. Zone Burger - Add seared Mushrooms, Red Peppers, and Onions to our Cheeseburger. Cooked well done unless otherwise specified. Turkey Burger - Grilled all white Meat Patty with your choice of Cheese on a toasted Sesame Seed Bun. 

  DINNER: Dinner is normally the largest meal of the day. It normally involves food such as pizza, meat (steak, chicken, fish, pork, turkey) with potatoes and a vegetable (corn, green beans, beans, carrots, spinach, peas, greens, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli), spaghetti with either tomato or meat sauce, lasagna, tacos, and dessert (cake, cookies, pies, ice cream, and candy). Dessert is served after the main meal - Triple Chocolate Cake, All-American Apple Pie, Rum Carrot Cake, Sudden Death Brownie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae, Berries and Sorbet. turkey (pictured) is a traditional food for Thanksgiving meals.