United States - Delicious Cuisine

by Abigail Enzana Nava 

The food in United States is as diverse as the geography and the people that live there. There are some dishes which have their origin from other countries; this is because this country was created by immigrant people who came from Europe, Asia and Africa, among others.

That is the reason why this country has a great diversity of food and is really important to know more about it, especially if you like to give your palate eating good tasting things. To eat in United States you have to know the time to do this because the American people have different times to eat than Mexico has. Dinner is considered the main meal of the day, usually served after 5:00 p.m. but before 10:30. Breakfast and lunch are usually light; they consist in cereal, eggs, toast, pancakes, coffee, and/or fruit juice. Lunch is usually served around noon, and an American lunch menu almost always includes sandwiches, soups, French fries and more. Full desserts are typically only served after dinner, and these are elaborate for special occasions.

I should say that this kind of food is amazing; that is why almost twice a week I opt for eat out and get in a place where I can find all of food above. I enjoy having breakfast at the same way than in U.S.A; including all the food mentioned. Also lunch and dinner, perhaps not at the same time but I can not stop eating delicious meals.

Is common that people cook turkey as a main ingredient especially in holidays but also they use ingredients like potatoes, corn, lima beans, cucumbers and pepper. The people from other countries love the fast food, which stands out routine or costume if you prefer, in the cuisine of the United States.

Who doesn´t like to eat delicious as fast as be possible?  The answer is nobody. When this happen I say: thanks for the fast food. And now the famous hamburgers, my favorites, or hot dogs that in Mexican people know, or maybe the fried chicken, French fries, chocolate chip cookies, macaroni and cheese, pancake, popcorns, pizza among others.

They are really delicious food and you can get it at local restaurants and take away if you want. As we can see the cooking in other countries could be very good. For me is a pleasure tasting food like this and share the Mexican with American food.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States#Cuisine

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-c13119/United-States:Food.And.Drink.html

American Cuisine

by Jessica Sánchez Munguía

American cuisine has a variety of ingredients taken from different nations as: Asia, Africa, Europe, and other. The first book published about food was American cookery; this book has different food from different places. For example, in South America has been influenced by immigrants from Africa, France and Mexico.

Examples of Germany influences are: Hot Dogs and Hamburgers these being a principal American food.

Given the huge size of the territory of the United States it surprising that the cuisine is diverse and can be typified by regional variations. The kitchen of the East Coast, for example, uses as ingredients as fish and shellfish more than the kitchens in the Midwest, where corn and beef have a higher prevalence and more of it is available.

The apple pie is one of the most representative 

icons of American cuisine

Some degree the increase in capacity transport in food has benefited the mixture of different tastes across regions, though, the Americans still associate certain foods with certain areas of the country, so, the steaks are related to Omaha; American lobster with Maine, salmon with Pacific Northwest coast, and the blue crab and crabcake with Maryland.

American cuisine has been able, however, beyond the borders, some examples such as the Tex-Mex, barbecue restaurants and others can be found in many parts of the world, being most popular fast food restaurants, burgers bars and pizzerias.

The popular burger is a clear example of food identified 

with the United States that has an origin in European cuisine.

 Some of the most representative dishes are:

The apple pie: is a fruit cake made ​​of dough covered with apple. There are many variations and can be chopped apple or applesauce. The apples can be placed directly top of the dough or a cream base. One of the most popular fruit tarts and international.

Brownie: also known as chocolate brownie, is a small chocolate cake, like a cookie, typical American cuisine. It is named for its dark brown, or "brown" in English. It is sometimes covered with fudge (chocolate syrup thick) and can lead into pieces of nuts, chocolate, butterscotch (a kind of crunchy toffee), peanut butter.

Cream cheese: is a cheese spread which is obtained by curdling milk enzymes using a mixture of milk and cream. This type of cheese is normally consumed with bread, being common to use the same toast. 

Some typical food in the U.S.A

by Valeria Clemente Lorenzo

The gastronomy in the United States is very interesting because it is practical and easy to do. Besides   all the people, including the children are accustomed to eating this food. In this moment I am only going to talk about two of these famous   foods like: hot dog and French fries.

Hot dog                

The hot dog   is from the U.S.A. Also this food is distributed in all the world. In the United States the “hot dog” refers to just to the sausage. Usually it is   consumed in summer. This can be of wiener kind; the snack is fried or boiled. The ingredients to prepare a hot dog are:

The bread: Is the most important ingredient to support the sausage, the bread can be big or small.

Sausage: Is the meat that usually the people put in the middle of the bread.

Vegetables: The vegetables are very essentials to the hot dog to give presentation at the food; this vegetables are tomatoes, onions, chilies peepers.

Condiments: The condiments that we can put on the hot dog are ketchup and mustard.

French Fries

The French fries are from U.S.A. this is a very famous snack in United States and in Mexico, for that reason I am going to talk about it.

The French fries are potatoes that are prepared cutting in slices in large form frying in oil, until this are totally roasted, and after, put on the potatoes some salt. Then we can take up the potatoes from the oil. This can consume with seasoning, ketchup and mayonnaise.

I am wrote about this topic because for me is very important know about the culture of   some countries, to make a difference with the Mexican culture.

Thanksgiving Day

By Laura Estrada

This day is traditional in the United States of America; it usually is celebrating the fourth Thursday of November although it used to be the last Thursday of November.

This day is celebrated in appreciation for good harvest. The first time of this celebration was in Florida. The first national day of thanksgiving was celebrated by the president Lincoln in 1863 and he proclaim that is going to be held every year from then on.

American people organize a dinner this day with their family. In some homes is common offer a prayer before to eat. Often people cook a big roast or baked turkey. Traditionally this turkey is accompanied with a filling made with corn bread and sage.

Usually the turkey is serving with cranberry sauce red, some vegetables, and sweet potatoes, some desserts like a pumpkin, nut or apple pie.

This day is famous because is a holiday in the Unites States celebrated by all American families so is a good day to go out shopping and buy the ingredients to the turkey. Supermarkets and malls are full and are good business for the traders. The most business and offices are closed this day, but some stores, shopping centers, restaurants and pubs remain open

Thanksgiving Day is considered by many people as the favorite holiday in USA because the family are bring together around the table for dinner.

After sharing dinner people preferred diversions like watching football games and for others like take a nap or simplify spend time with their family.

 RESOURCES

Thanksgiving Day (en inglés). Encyclopedia Britannica. Consultado el 27-11-2009.

Morill, Ann "Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals" Infobase Publishing, ISBN 1-60413-096-2 p.28

Una historia del día de acción de gracias “thanksgiving day” By Jhon Manuel Cáceres in 2008.

E JOURNAL USA. Sociedad y valores estadounidenses. Julio 2004.  “Celebra el día de acción de gracias” por Neil Klopfenstein

Thanksgiving Day

by Juan Manuel Hernández Vences

Thanksgiving Day is a celebration that most people of United States and Canada celebrate during the holidays. This celebration is each year, the exactly date is on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. This celebration is a long tradition that people doing with their families. Most people say that when this celebration ends at the next day all things are very cheap in the malls, and the people start to shop for Christmas.

According to this story the principal reason to realize this action is to remember when the Indians helped immigrants who left England, and came to American soil and had a very difficult time. They had nothing to eat and the Indians helped them to not starve.

Actually the American families celebrate this day making family reunions, inviting all the friends and people that don´t have family. Together give thanks to god for all good days and the health all the year, also the people go at the store and buy a lot of things that they need to celebrate this action with the family and friends. The traditional menu is roast turkey, mashed potatoes, caramelized sweet potatoes, green beans and carrots glazed; the typical dessert is pumpkin pie or pecan nuts.

Many people think that this day of Thanksgiving is a wonderful celebration, which gives them a long weekend and enjoy a delicious dinner. Others may think that just the day of Thanksgiving is the beginning of Christmas celebrations. You can go United States of America and celebrate this day if have family there or if don’t have family is not important because you can celebrate this day in a restaurant or wherever you want. The important reason is to give thanks.

References

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving 

Baker, James W. (2009). Thanksgiving: the biography of an American holiday. UPNE. pp. 273.

Halloween

By Guadalupe Miranda

Halloween is a festival celebrated in some countries as: United States, Canada, Ireland, etc., on the night of October 31. Its origin is the Celtic Festival and the Christian holiday of All Saints Day

In 1840 this festival comes to America. Irish immigrants passed versions of the tradition during the Great Irish Famine and they were who spread the custom to carve the "Jack-o'-lantern" (hollow giant pumpkin with a candle inside), inspired by the legend of "Stingy Jack."

photo by Shannon Buckley-Shaklee

However, the party did not start mass held until 1921. That year was the first Halloween parade in Minnesota and other states then followed. The party gradually acquired popularity in the coming decades and the internationalization of Halloween took place in the late 70's and early 80's thanks to movies and television series.

This day is often associated with the colors orange, black and purple. The typical activities include the famous Halloween trick and costume parties, besides bonfires, visiting haunted houses, jokes, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.

photo by Shannon Buckley-Shaklee

But the most important legend says: the door between the living world of the beyond opened and the spirits of the dead were a procession in the villages where they lived. On this night the spirits visited the houses of their relatives, and they had to put a candle in the window of the house for each deceased in the family. If there was a candle in memory of each deceased, spirits did not disturb the family, if not, the spirits disturbed at night and they could have terrible nightmares.

Now, Halloween is one of the most important dates in United States. Some Latin American countries have their own traditions and celebrations for this day, but they agree in its meaning: the union or extreme closeness of the living world and the kingdom of the dead.

U.S.A INDEPENDENCE DAY

by Mónica (Moni) Gabriella Ortega Macedo

The U.S.A was formed by people who came from different countries, for example: The Netherlands,Sweden, Germany, France, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, but the main country was England. They came because they wanted freedom; others left their country to escape the war.

The thirteen colonies developed on British traditions, but suddenly they realized that English people devalued the power of the king, and the Americans started to do the same. Americans claimed their rights. That was how the idea of independence started.

After Britain won a costly war with France, the thirteen colonies were asked to:

• ·       Provide food and lodging to the royal solders.
• ·       Americans weren’t allowed to have lands.
• ·       Pay the debt of the war.

After those acts the thirteen colonies were encouraged by the discourse of Samuel Adams and later by Geroge Washinton, to fought for the country’s independence.

After a time of fighting the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776. U.S.A become a free nation with universal rights.

That was a little bit of the history of U.S.A independence. But how do the Americans celebrate this day?

The celebration starts one night before the fourth of July with bonfires and fireworks.

During the day, families get together to make a picnic with typical American food. The most common colors, blue, white and red. are used in clothes, balloons, and streamers.

Patriotic songs are listened as the national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner", "God Bless America", "America the Beautiful", "My Country, 'Thais of Thee", "This Land Is Your Land", "Stars and Stripes Forever", all this songs remain the independence war.

Another important event, which takes place on Washington D.C at the middle of the day, is the traditional parade. It is full of balloons and streamers with the traditional colors. In the parade, perform famous bands from all around the country, this bands consists on musical instruments as drums and fifes. It is a wonderful and colorful show.

Another event that caught the eye of the spectators, are the giant balloons of Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, which parade along the streets of the city.

I think the celebration of the fourth of July is very important for the American culture, because is the birthday of a free nation, and represents the effort of the people who fought to obtain the independence.

http://www.july4thparade.com/facts_history.html

http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/biblioteca.htm

CELEBRATION IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INDEPENDENCE DAY 4 JULY)

by Giovanni Mejia Pedroza 

Independence Day in United States of America is the 4^th July in 1776 on day the country was separated from the British Empire. The hero was George Washington and he want be president.  Washington has a very big statue in a town that has his name.

Every year Americans celebrate this day with a lot of things. For example the big parade on the streets in memory of their heroes, each states traditionally celebrated with plays in their parks, various competitions, the most popular is to eat hot dogs, Who eats the most dogs is the winner, there is also racing and fireworks.

Also the people make representation of theirs heroes of the independence in some schools and in the tethers a lot of people stay with their family and make “barbecues” this are very popular here. 

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

The statue of liberty represent the “freedom." in 1886 France gave the statue to United States because United States was 10 years of independence,  because they had a good relationship. Was inaugurated on October 28^TH and the statue stay in New York, in the island of liberty together the river Hudson. Now the Statue of Liberty is a symbol representative of United States many people from other countries visit the statue because is one of the biggest attractions on the world.

When you visit the statue you can enter in this. The statue has inside stairs and you can climb it. When you arrive at the hand you can see the city of New York. You can also be in the crown and enjoy how beautiful is the city. 

British People Like Their Newspapers

By Selene Cid Montoya

About 70 percent of British people read a national newspaper every day and many also read a local newspaper. There are two main types of daily newspaper in Britain. The “broadsheets” contain national and International news and pages on topics such as money, the arts and travel. They are aimed at the educated reader.

Thought to give serious accounts of the news and reports on business matters and so on. You can read articles dealing with international news, the economy, politics, the arts, culture, daily life, sports, and it has a television guide. There are few colour pages during the weekend.

These are the four daily broadsheets:

The Times is very old, it started in 1785. It sells about 680,000 copies a day and it costs 50 pence.

The Guardian started in 1821, in Manchester. (Most newspapers started in London). It sells about 325,000 copies a day and it costs 55 pence.

The Daily Telegraph sells more copies than the others about 975,000 a day, and it costs 60 pence. It started in 1855.

The independent only began in 1986. It sells about 205,000 copies a day and it costs 60 pence.

Tabloids” contain national news but not a lot of international news, and they have a lot of pages on sport and the lives of famous people. The tabloids are more popular than the broadsheets.

The Daily Mail started in 1896 and it sells about 2,422,000 copies a day now. It costs 40 pence.

The Daily Express started in 1900. It sells about 878,000 copies a day and costs 40 pence.

The Daily Mirror started in 1903. It costs 35 pence and sells about 2,200,000 copies a day.

The Sun is quite new it started in 1964 but it is really popular. It sells about 3,452,000 copies a day. It costs 30 pence.

These are some newspaper that the British people read.

Bibliography:

http://www.mediaonline.net/es/reinounido/inglaterra/periodicos/16
http://www.mirror.co.uk/  
http://www.streathamguardian.co.uk/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ 
http://www.independent.co.uk/      
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/       
http://www.express.co.uk/home 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ 
(there are some websites where you can find newspapers to read).

 

 

 

 

 

 

London Eye

By Yessica Yazmin Cruz Resendiz

Visiting in the London Eye is an amazing experience!!!

The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve 1999 to celebrate the Millennium. It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see all of London.

This is the most popular trip for the tourist in the United Kingdom. It is located in the London Borough of Lambeth at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the south Bank of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.

On a clear day you can see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London eye has 32 capsules, in every capsule can trip 25 people, if you stay inside of this capsules you can walk around it, this is because you may see all the places that there are in England, you should go to London, you couldn`t lose this experience, it`s so amazing that you have never been, it`s a moment in a million years.

Each trip lasts 30 minutes, the London Eye moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 meters a minute, but it never stops.

In the picture you can imagine more less what is the experience but you need to stay there, if you want to feel the emotion that there is when you see all around in the capsule of the London Eye.

Remember this is one of the opportunities that you will have if you visit London, and don`t forget to bring camera before you arrive the London Eye.

Note:

Opening hours: Daily 10.00 am to 8.00 pm, and from May until September to 9.00 pm.

The Statue of Liberty

By Angélica Arellano Galindo

The statue Liberty Enlightening the World, it is the real name of this monument, but the people call it “Statue of Liberty”, is the most famous monument in New York.

When I will have the opportunity to travel to the New York in United States, I will visit the Bedloe Island to know the Statue of Liberty, because this is a symbol of liberty to the oppressed.

This monument was a present from France to the United States; it was created in July 4^th, 1884, in a French town.

The Statue of Liberty is copper and measure 46 meters. It wears a large tunic. In its right hand has a torch to mark at sky and in its left hand is find has a table that say: July 4^th, 1776” date of Declaration of Independence to U.S.A., also in its foot has a break chain, with a weigh of 225 tons. In it head has a crown with seven tips that the represent the continents of the world. An elevator to carry the people since the pedestal until the base of statue, where there is a stair with 16 steps, to up to the crown.

This Statue built for the French sculptor Frederic Augusto Bartholdi, he chose the Island Bedloe, in the high part of the Bahia to put this monument, because is a visible place for all the ships those arrive on the beach I want to travel in a ship to Island Bedloe to know the Statue of Liberty, because I always I hope to know a one of the seven marvels of the world also is a wonderful art and if you know the story about the liberty is important for you, you have visit this place, because the slavery is a bad practice.

All should people free.

Sources:

http://usembassy-mexico.hov/bbf/FAQeLibertad.htm
http://www.newyorkpass.com/tickets/Statue_of_Libertyaid=10&gclid=COKQy6aHuLACFYYZQgod9mJN5Q