Americans usually drink cocktails before lunch and dinner, but in California, people mostly drink wine.
At the same time, we usually eat a salad before eating the staple food. Stir-fried mushrooms and onion rings can be used as appetizers, steak, pork chops and chicken (legs) are staple foods, and lobster, shellfish, various fish and even freshwater fish are collectively referred to as seafood. French fries are very popular and almost indispensable food.
In addition, we should pay special attention to the fact that if there is leftover food, we must pack it and take it home to avoid waste.
Americans use both knives and knives when eating, and the way they eat is also very particular. Therefore, when invited to have dinner with American friends, we should pay special attention to their dining habits. Generally, there is a knife and two meals on the dining table. The rice outside is for you to eat salad, the rice inside is for staple food and other snacks, and the knife is used to cut meat. If you use both hands, you should hold the knife in your left hand and right hand, and don't hold the knife for too long at a time.
American breakfast includes scrambled or boiled eggs, sausages, potato chips, pancakes, jelly, toast, muffins, orange juice and coffee.
If you are not familiar with American restaurants, you should pay attention to the following points:
1. Choose a suitable restaurant (such as family restaurant, specialty restaurant, cafeteria);
2. Restaurant business hours (business hours 165438+ 0: 30 am to evening);
Generally speaking, you should reserve a table in advance:
4. After arriving at the dining room, you can't go straight to the dining table and enter the dining table unless there is a notice of "Sit at will" in the dining room;
5. When checking out, don't forget to leave a certain percentage of tip for the waiter (generally 10% ~ 15% of the actual total).
With the accelerated pace of life in the United States, fast food came into being. Its fast food chain stores are all over the world, among which McDonald's fast food chain stores are the most influential. The fast food provided includes: hamburger, roast beef, steak, ham, sandwich, KFC, potato chips, baked pies, ice cream and various carbonated drinks.
British people's eating habits
The British don't eat the heads, feet and internal organs of animals, but only the meat of animals. Potatoes have replaced rice as the main carbohydrate in British food. If you are not used to eating potatoes with meals, don't be shy about asking for rice. It is polite to eat quietly and finish all the food on your plate. Put the knife and fork on the plate in parallel, indicating that you have finished eating. If you haven't finished eating, divide the knife and fork into eight shapes and put them on the plate.
In British eating habits, most people drink milk, porridge, eggs, bread, ham, bacon or smoked fish for breakfast. Tea in the morning is about 10: 30. Have a cup of coffee, milk tea or cola, eat some biscuits or desserts, replenish water and calories in time, and do a good job in the later stage. Lunch is between 1~ 2 pm, and staff usually eat in fast food restaurants, mainly French fries, hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, Italian pies and coke. Even the lunch at home is relatively simple, and we often eat cold meat, vegetable salad and bread left over from the night before. There will be another tea break at four or five in the afternoon, about 20 minutes. Have a cup of milk tea and have some snacks. The most abundant thing in a day is dinner, also called dinner. There are at least three courses. The most common entrees are barbecue with gravy, steak, ham, fish, mashed potatoes and vegetable salad. And you usually drink beer or wine. Drink soup before meals and eat fruit after meals.