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1、CuisineoftheUnitedStates(美国饮食)BecausetheUnitedStateshaslongattractedimmigrantsfromawidevarietyofnationsandcultures,itisnosurprisethatthecuisineoftheUnitedStatesisextremelydiverseanddifficulttodefine.OnewayofdescribingAmericancuisineisasynthesisofcuisinesfromaroundtheworld,astyleofcookingthattak
2、essomethingfromeachimmigrantcommunity.Ontheotherhand,Americancookshaveexportedagreatvarietyofdishesaroundtheworld,andinmanywaysAmericancuisineisjustasrecognisableandaspopularasFrench,Chinese,orIndian.[edit]ProblemswithdefiningAmericancuisineThehamburgermayseemaquintessentiallyAmericanfood,butsi
3、milarfoodsaremadeinGermanyandlikelybroughtacrosstotheUnitedStatesbyGermanimmigrants.ArtsoftheUnitedStatesThecuisineoftheNativeAmericanswasofcoursethefirstAmericancookingstyle,anditlentagreatdealnotonlytosubsequentAmericancookingbutalsotoculinarystylesaroundtheworld.Turkey,corn(maize),beans,sunf
4、lowers,potatoes,peppers,andvariousformsofsquash(includingpumpkins)areamongtheNativeAmericanfoodsnowwidelyconsumedelsewhere.Superimposedonthisoriginalnativedietisthemassivecontributionofthevariousimmigrantgroups;manydishesconsideredquintessentiallyAmericanareinfactbaseduponthecookingtraditionsof
5、othercountries.Forexample,applepies,pizza,runzas,chowder,andhamburgersarealleitheridenticalto,orderivedfrom,Europeandishes.BurritosandtacossimilarlyhavetheiroriginsinMexico.AnotherfactorthatmakesdefiningAmericancuisinedifficultisthatmostofitdevelopedashomecookingratherthanhautecuisine.Someaspec
6、tsofAmericanfoodculturethatmightnotbeimmediatelydescribedascuisineincludebakedbeans,barbecue,andclamchowder,aswellasmanyoftheAmerican-stylecandybarsandfast-fooditemspopulararoundtheworld.[edit]TheoriginsofAmericancuisineSomedescribenativeplantsandgameanimalsintraditionalrecipes.Asaresult,oneimp
7、ortantcharacteristicofAmericancookingisthefusionofmultipleethnicorregionalapproachesintocompletelynewcookingstyles.ThecuisineoftheSouth,forexample,hasbeenheavilyinfluencedbyimmigrantsfromAfrica,France,andMexico,amongothers.Asianco
