Restaurants & Bars

especially what would be found on a menu in a colombian restaurant that is different from what would be in an american one. what similarities would there be. Gracias!

No matter what is on the menu they always have the same things in 90% of Colombian and Ecuadorian restaurants…

1.)Bifsteak (skinny steak often breaded and served with lime
2.)Fish (cooked same way) served with lime
3.) Rotisserie Chicken (free run and good!)
4.)Arroz con Pollo (made all kinds of ways ie mama’s style)

All of the above are served with a piece of boiled corn, a piece of yucca, piece of potato, smattering of lettuce with a wedge of avocado and tomato if you’re lucky…These basic meals are good and cheap and everywhere.

Other than that most of the stuff on the menus will be "hoy dia – no hay!" …that is "we’re out of it today"…As an American, it drove me crazy for a while, I mean, why have these long menus but serve the same things day after day? Ah well, you get used to it. Of course the expensive restaurants will have everything…I loved the variety of ceviches—Fish and shellfish "cocktail" cooked in lime w/ peppers and onions! And the LOBSTER cheap and plentiful on the coasts!

I forgot… they have the most AMAZING fresh soups…MY GOD!!! The variety boggles the mind…Its a sad thing that our cafes don’t spend the time on great soups.

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Episode 10 of 21. Our good friend Terry Border shows us some of his amazingly creative work (which he calls Bent Objects) during our stop in Indianapolis, IN. See all the videos at:

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I’m visiting an american expat in france and i want to bring some american candy/food that you can’t get there. I know reeses cups/peanut butter and cheetos. any other ideas that i can pack? thanks!

hi, im an american that lives in europe now. i can tell you the list is endless, but i try and make due with care packages when a friend visits. To name but a few things that are unavailable…hot tamales, caramels, tootsy rolls/pops, bit-o-honey, laffy taffy, plain white marshmallows, cool whip, lucky charm cereal (most sugary cereals that we know are missing from here) english muffins, biscuits, graham crackers, thick pretzels, and the list goes on and on. But your friend is lucky as the food in france is great!

What is a “Food Desert”? Find out what is being done to combat these nutritional wastelands on a trip to Philadelphia with First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary Tom Vilsack. Learn more at http://letsmove.gov.

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Fast food is the most common food in US, right?
And I think Hong Kong have a lot of food from different countries.
I want to know the difference between them.THX~

Hong Kong, being part of China, has mostly chinese food – and no, I’m not talking about the stuff you find at most American restaurants, either. However due to being a British colony for so long, also offers some Western (European) style food, like pork chops, spaghetti, etc. But these are slightly altered, just as most Chinese restaurants in America serve Americanized Chinese food, these places in Hong Kong server Hong Kong-style Western food. A good example would be the "hamburger steak" which is essentially a Salisbury steak, but then topped with other types of sauces besides plain boring brown gravy and mashed potatoes. One favorite of mine is the hamburger steak with pepper sauce and spaghetti.

Perhaps one of Hong Kong’s most famous food is Dim Sum, which is a bunch of small appetizer type dumplings, pastries and other items. It’s sort of like Chinese style tapas (Spanish). You go for Dim Sum with your friends and family so you can try a lot of different dishes. Servers pushing carts of various food circulate through the restaurant. If you want something, just gesture to it, and the server places a plate on your table then stamp your bill so they know how much to charge you later. Some Dim Sum dishes may be familiar – like pot stickers, or a plate of noodles. Others incorporate familiar items in new ways, like fried dumplings stuffed with chopped shrimp. Still others may seem downright scary like boiled chicken feet…which tastes like chicken, surprisingly but may freak out first time visitors.

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Nutrition by Natalie

Top Ten Worst Foods

Natalie counts down the 10 worst foods you could eat. Chances are if you eat an average American diet, you ate at least three of these today.

In a fast food nation, eating healthy food becomes difficult to do. Yet a poor diet contributes to low energy, obesity, stress, health problems and high medical bills.

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I have to go to an ethiopian restaurant so what is the closest to an american food in Ethiopia and what food is it closest to.

Not much of it is. It’s 5 billion times more flavorful and more interesting than most American food so don’t worry.

If you eat meat, I would recommend zil zil tibs, which is basically a cubed rare steak simmered in a light pepper sauce in a butter. When I still ate meat, I loved that stuff. It’s not all that "weird" and is good. Also, yebeg wot, which is cubed lamb that is in a very rich, flavorful, kind of smokey red sauce.

For veggies, most places have a vegetarian plate or platter that let you sample every veggie they have. Get that. Most of the veggie dishes will be lentils or garbanzo beans in a variety of different aromatic sauces, all of which are delicious.

They also have collard greens, which are found in soul food.

I’m from New Zealand and have recently won a trip to Los Angeles leaving in about a week.
What nice food is there that you can only get in America that I must try while I’m there including things like candy and fast food?
Thanks
good suggestions! but are there any specific brands that I should try?

You’ll find PLENTY of candy at any petrol/fuel station, supermarkets, and other places that you won’t find in any other countries. It’s rediculous how much candy they have!

As far as regular food, it depends on where in the country you go. Fast foods are everywhere, but every region of the country has different styles of popular foods.

I’ve been to Los Angeles once, and they have a very heavy Mexican influence on food, along with lots of different seafoods. LA is an extremely diverse place, so you’ll find all kinds of weird and interesting foods with influences from everywhere around the world. The Mexican food is really good, but also very hard on the digestive system!

You’ll find many places with pasta’s and Italian kinds of foods too. It’s hard to pinpoint anything specific because there’s just too much to choose from really there.

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