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types of restaurants - where to sit - who to pay - how much to tip - other advice
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types of restaurants - where to sit - who to pay - how much to tip - other advice
Eating out in the USA
In the USA, there are many types of restaurant. Fast food restaurants are very famous, with McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you'd like to eat. You pay the person who serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. When you finish your meal, you put the empty container and paper in the rubbish bin. There's no need to leave a tip.
In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You don't wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you'd like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage.
In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don't need to tell her yours. If you don't eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You addan extra fifteen per cent to the bill as a tip.
In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse if it tastes bad, not if you don't like it. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty per cent to it as a tip. You pay the waiter.
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Global pizza
So you thought the hamburger was the world's most popular fast food? After all, McDonald's Golden Arches span the globe. But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate fast food. It's easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands, and it's delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It's been one of America's favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
A brief HISTORY of PIZZA
It's kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was 'invented'. It gradually evolved over the years, but one thing's for certain - it's been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them ‘plakuntos' and ate them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic, onions, and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it 'picea'. By about 1000 A. D. in the city of Naples, 'picea' had become 'pizza' and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies, and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King Umberto I and Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffaele Esposito, to make it for them. He |decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese, and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named 'Pizza Margherita' in her honour.
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Pizza migrated to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 531/a Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World War II and raved about 'that great Italian dish'. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
PIZZA TRIVIA
1. Americans eat 350 slices of pizza per second.
2. There are 61, 269 pizzerias in the United States.
3. Pizza is a $30 billion per year industry.
4. October is national pizza month in the United States.
5. The world's first pizzeria, the Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba, which opened in Naples in 1830, is still there.
6. Pizza Hut has over 12, 000 restaurants and takeaway outlets in over 90 countries.
7. In America, pepperoni is the favourite topping. Anchovies is the least favourite.
8. In Japan, eel and squid are favourites. In Russia it's red herring, salmon, and onions.
9. In Brazil, they like green peas on their pizza.
10. In Australia the favourites are shrimp and pineapple.
11. The French love bacon and creme fraiche on theirs. The English love tuna and sweetcorn.
Ответьте на вопросы:
1 What does McDonald's Golden Arches span the globe mean?
2 What are the similarities and differences between the hamburger and the pizza?
3 What year was pizza invented?
4 Which came first, picea or plakuntos? How are they different from pizza?
5 Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?
6 What do the Italian flag and a Pizza Margherita have in common?
7 When and how did pizza become really popular in the United States?
Задайте вопросы к разделу Pizza Trivia.
How many... ? How much... ? Which month... ? Where and when... ? Which toppings... ?
Ответьте на вопросы:
• Which facts in Pizza Trivia do you find most interesting? Why?
• Why do different countries prefer such different toppings?
• Do you like pizza? What are your favourite toppings?
• What are the most popular places to eat in your country? Why?
• What is your favourite place to eat?
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