There are many differences between the UK and the USA, but if they share one thing, besides their language, that is their bad reputation for food. When you travel to one of these countries, one of the first pieces of advice people give you is: try to eat well! Many people have the image of these countries as the paradise for fast food restaurants, where no other type of food can be found, and that is definitely not true. Perhaps this image comes from the fact that neither American nor British people have many traditional dishes, and those they have don't have a very good reputation, since they tend to be greasy and high in calories: burgers, hot dogs, fish 'n chips, etc. However, to be fair, there are other traditional dishes which have survived through generations, and are, unfortunately, less internationally famous:
Clam Chowder (USA)
Lancashire Hotpot (UK)
Jambalaya (USA)
You could try those recipes and then maybe you'll change your mind about American and British food! Other examples of good traditional food in these countries are desserts, but we'll dedicate an entire post for that, since it will be the topic of this unit's sweet special project.
Besides traditional food, the UK and the USA offer a wide range of good international food, due to the high presence of foreign people living in these countries. Their multicultural nature results in good authentic food from all over the world: Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, etc. Indian food, for instance, has become so immersed in the British life that people even speak of English curry which, apparently, is different from Indian curry. Something similar has happened with Mexican food in the USA, giving way to the creation of Tex-Mex style (meaning Texan-Mexican), of pure American origin.
This is an interesting link about that topic:
http://www.lifeintheusa.com/food/texmex.htm
See you in class!
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