American Food-Sofi Mathsson

The first thing I realized when I came to NY with my dad in the end of August was the accessibility to food, were ever you turned there was some kind of food to get.
At that moment I also realized that people being fat in this country wasn’t that strange, the accessibility to food everywhere provides the chance to grab some food when ever they want, no matter if they are hungry or not.
The only time I’ve seen any kind of food that seems to be a bit healthier is when I've been to restaurants that serves seafood and fish, or at some restaurant that is greatly influenced by the European or Asian kitchen.

Yui Inoue: American foods

English 1F

I consider that foods are the best illustrations to understand the country's culture. Because foods are necessary for people and these reflect of what people take into account in the country. For instance, Japanese foods are dished up beautifully in order to make it looks delicious. It means that they make a point of appearance as well as the tastes. On the other hand, I think that American foods represent American individualism, diversity, and flexibility. I chose a hambueger to write this essay and show these American culture's aspects because it is not shared, and has alot of tastes .

My View of American Food

What represents American food is its size and amount. The size and amount of food is so large that I felt I was having a dreamwhen I saw it for the first time. What makes me more surprosing is Americans eat this kind of food every day. As a matter of fact, obesity should be a major problem.In Japan, trying to find the people regarded as overweight here is very hard (exclude sumo wrestlers).Being overweight means there is a strong possibility of paying enormous medical expences in the future.It's not recommended to make medical workers happy only for this reason.I wonder why Americans don't make the size and quantity of food smaller.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto

Big surprise

Diana Ingrid Tejerina

English I F

When I just came to this country for vacations so many years ago my first thoght was to try the typical food .My husband's family who resided here a long time, with excitement brought us to Mc Donald, Burger King, KFC, White Castle!
We loved the french fries and hot sandwchs with mayonesse and melting american cheese in it that we were eating constanly.We were doing tourism every day of our stay , and only we have time for eating fast food at lunch time. At night when returning at home we sat at the family table, tasting what my mother in law were cooked for us, peruvian food!
I was doing shoping, I got fabrics,that is my first passion,shoes, clothes, chocolates,cheese cake in powder to bring to south america, but as the days goes by and we did not try yet an american restaurant I insist in going in some one, for my big surprise that nigth we went to a Italian place! What happens! I recall them, I want to go to a different place, "American ".
They said to me "we are sorry" this is American food! the food of all around the world.

FUMI OSOGAMI^^ Amrican food and culture

As for American food and culture, I have thought why American were more likely to gain weight. Needless to say, the plausible reason is that Amrican food is greasy and high-caloric and large in quantity. Im my opinion, in addition the foregoing, most sweets such as muffins, doughnuts, cupcakes..etc include a lot of suger are cheaper than other foods, so American people are easy to have them. I think that is one of the causes of obesity.

Hyunju Ji - Being the American

I think a bagle and coffee is one of examples of the Americanization.
At first, their origin was not in the America, however, they changed features to fit to the America with a flexible and variable temper. Various toppings and flavors tell the temper. Finally, bagles and coffee not only became most popular American breakfast menu but also they are introduced and regarded a very American food.
The American culture is a quilt.
Different races, languages, foods, culture, arts...
Those very different non-American things built a nation the United States of America through undergone a processing of tune.
As the result, Americanization products were born.

Ayaka Katakawa: American food and American culture

I think Hamburger is a typical American food.
Its word came form Germany, but hamburger that consists of beef some vegetable and bread is born in the United States. Also, hamburger became popular in the United States after McDonald's was opened.
Moreover, hamburger is the symbol that expresses that Japan became Americanized since the second World War. In fact, when hamburger came to Japan and became popular in Japan is 1950, after the second World War.
Furthermore, hamburger is appropriate to express the American recent society which face with social problem, obesity. Hamburger seems to the reason why American people become obese. Hamburger is the easiest way to eat for american people even though it is unhealthy. Also, if people order hamburger, they can get the french fries and soda. It is called combo. Also, most hamburger shops have super size. Even if only hamburger is high calories and unhealthy, combo and super size make American more unhealthy. In this way, hamburger may well be called American food because it is necessary to express the American society and culture.
Therefore, I think hamburger should be called an American food.


By Ayaka Katakawa

Deokhee Ko: American foods in American culture

At first, I just think about American foods like hamburgers, hot dogs, pancakes and canned goods. But, I cant't say that they are exactly American foods. I want to point out that many immigrants live in the U.S. Although they are from diverse countries and look like other country's people, they have American nationalities. When they came to the U.S. these people brought their characteristic cultures and foods with them.


by Deokhee Ko

mirim :American food -Two trends

Many American started to be concerned with nutrition in their diet. Surely, a lot more Americans keep simple, convenient and oily food. American food trends are dividing in two parts. ; nutritious, expensive and slow or taste, cheap and fast.

America has diverse people and there exists various kind of food. However, we generally think that American food can be classified as simple and fast food such as Hamburger and pizza. It is true in a respect, that most Americans usually enjoy them even though the origin is from different places. American's life is too busy, fast-pacede and not good in their budget, so they need food that is faster and cheaper but has much more calories.


There is the other trend of America. They concern not only what they eat but also how they eat.
They want more fresh food, so they look for locally produced foods can have more of an environmental impact than consuming mass produced (and far traveling) food from the supermarket.
Besides, they spend more money to buy organic foods because they think safer to eat than other traditional farming foods.
Moreover, these people enjoy trying healthiest foods of world. They can readily approach to a variety of foods because there coexists healthy foods from various countries here.


by mirim

Class discussion on Food & Culture

I want you to blog whatever comes into your mind about American food and culture, or any problem you have when you are working on this topic.

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Americans at the Table

We Are What We Eat:We are a Nation of Immigrants!

David Rosengarten

http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0704/ijse/rosengarten.htm


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