美国人的用餐习惯

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1、美国人的用餐习惯美国人吃饭用刀叉，而且他们的用餐方式是很有讲究的。因此，在应邀与美国朋友一起吃饭时，应特别注意他们的用餐习惯。一般情况下，餐桌上摆放有一幅餐刀和两幅餐叉，外边的餐叉供你吃色拉，里边的餐叉用于吃主食和其它点心食品，餐刀用来切肉食。如果你两手并用，应左手握叉，右手握刀，而且一次握刀时间不能太长。美国人的早餐有：炒或煮鸡蛋、香肠、油炸土豆片、薄煎饼、果子冻、烤面包、松饼、桔子汁以及咖啡等。　　EatingCustomandPractice用餐习惯　　Americaneatingisfunny.The

2、yeatalmosteverythingwithafork,anditappearsthatholdingaknifeinone’srighthandlongerthanafewsecondsisconsideredtobeagainstgoodtablemanners.　　Thesystemisthatifitisabsolutelynecessarytouseaknife,peopletaketheforkintheirlefthand,andcutoffapieceofmeatorwhateveriti

3、sinthenormalmanner.Thentheyputtheknifedown,transfertheforktotheirrighthand,andonlythendotheytransportthefoodtotheirmouth.Thisisclearlyludicrous(滑稽可笑),butitisconsideredgoodmanners.　　Thereareseveralresultsofthissystem.First,ifitisnotabsolutelynecessarytouseak

4、nife,Americansdon’tuseone,becauseobviouslythisgreatlycomplicates(使复杂化)things,andyouwillthereforeseethemtryingtocutthingslikepotatoes,fishandevenbacon(熏猪肉)withafork.Second,towardstheendofacourse,sinceonlyoneimplement(器具)isbeingused,foodhastobochasedaroundthe

5、platewiththefork—andforthelastmouthfulthethumbhastobeusedtokeepthefoodinplace,althoughoneisnotsupposedtodothis.　　Third,tablesaregenerallylaidwithoneknifeandtwoforks,theoutsideforkbeingforthesalad.ThereisnoneedforforeignvisitorstofollowtheAmericansystemandtr

6、ytoeatthesaladwithonlyafork,butifyoudouseyourknife,remerbertosaveitforthemeatcourse.Evendesserts(甜食)(excepticecream)areeatenwithaforkifatallpossible,andthespoonyouseebyyourdessertismeanttobeforcoffee(butifyouuseitforyourdessertnoonewillsayanything).　　SomeBr

7、eakfastDishes早餐食谱　　Breakfastinarestaurantisaveryenjoyableexperience.Ifyouordereggsinarestaurant,thewaiter/waitresswillaskyouhowyouwantthem.Youcanreplythatyouwantthem“scrambled(炒)”or“boiled”.Itisnotsufficient,however,toaskforthem“fried”;youwillhavetospecifyw

8、hetheryouwouldpreferthem“sunny-side-up”(煎一面),“over”(两面煎),“over-easy/easy-over”(两面煎，但蛋黄仍然呈流体状).　　Americansausage(香肠)comesinslicesandisquitespicy.Butyoucanalsohavelinksausage.　　Americanbaconcomesinsmalls