Ophelia wrote:
>>Do you consider food American food to be ethnic?
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> some of it yes. A lot of it seems to be very highly spiced.
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>>What characteristics distinguish cooking in the U.S. from other ethnic
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> The amount of cheese and hot spices you use
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>>What do you see as the most typical trait of American cooking?
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> Cheese and sauces and spicy foods. Grilling meats on BBQ (grill) ))
> Using packs of mixes to make things.. ie cakes, bisquick (sp) etc
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>>What do you see as the most distinctive American dishes?
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> Macaroni and cheese, Grilled meats, cheesecakes and very hot peppers
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>>Any other observations you'd like to make.
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> I love the meat recipes here and the sweet things. There just seems to
> be a sauce on every vegetable and the food seems very rich. I think we
> might eat more simple foods ie new potatoes with a little butter and
> salt. May I am wrong and I will happily stand to be corrected if so
> I have made much of the cheese and sauces aspect and I do love them, I
> just don't eat them often.
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>>If you would, please tell me what country you are from.
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> Scotland
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> O awaits the fires of hell to rain down on her shoulders
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Good observation on the hot peppers (chiles) and cheese, but it's a
fairly recent trend. Consumption of both chiles and cheeses has doubled
in the last 20-25 years.

And I agree with you in that sometimes...less is more.

Bubba

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