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Ex. 3. Read the third text and look up the words in bold type in
the dictionary and explain their meaning
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American food and drink
What is «American» food? The answer is that it is part Italian,
part British, part German, part Mexican, part Chinese ... When
people from other countries came to live in the US, they brought
different cooking traditions. Some of them opened restaurants and
food stores, and today Americans enjoy food from all over the world.
Over the years, some foreign dishes changed a little. «Tex-Mex»
food is popular in Texas and other states in the Southwest. But it is
not quite the same as the Mexican food you will find in Mexico.
Doughnuts were originally from Holland. But doughnuts with a hole in
the middle are American. In 1847 a young boy complained to his
mother that her doughnuts were never cooked in the middle. He cut
out the centers and his mother cooked them — and they were delicious!
Maybe the US is most famous for «fast food.» The first fast
food restaurants served hamburgers, but now they serve other kinds
of food as well. Many fast food restaurants have a drive-in section.
Here you can order and pick up your food without even getting out
of your car! Inside there is often a «salad bar», where you can help
yourself to as much salad as you want.
Americans eat out a lot, and when they go to a restaurant, they
don’t expect to be hungry afterwards. Most restaurants will put a lot
of food on your plate — sometimes it can be too much. But if you
can’t finish it all, don’t worry: the waiter will bring you a «doggy
bag» and you can take it home with you.
Busy people don’t have a lot of time to cook at home, and so
snack and convenience foods are becoming more popular. Most
Americans now have a light breakfast instead of the traditional eggs,
bacon, toast, hash brown potatoes, orange juice and coffee.
But on weekends there is more time, and a large late breakfast
or early lunch «brunch» is often eaten with family or friends. And if
guests come to lunch or dinner, the hosts will make something
special. It might be Mexican enchiladas, Japanese sushi, or Italian
lasagna — or it might be good old American steak. Many people take
a bottle of wine or some flowers when they are invited to dinner at
someone’s home. At a «pot luck» dinner, all the guests bring something

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