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1. Grilling corn to be eaten straight from the cob is much easier than most people think.

2. A bit of sugar sweetens the herbed vinegar and oil dressing, and sunflower seeds, ramen noodles, cashews, and water chestnuts add the crunch in the salad dish of shredded raw cabbage, carrots, and other vegetables mixed with mayonnaise

3. It's just as easy to make a dish of chicken and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan as it is to make beef stew.

4. This simple recipe- when brought together and aged with the greatest care and attention- produces the incredibly pungent pepper sauce producing a burning sensation that is beloved the world over.

5. And experts warn that eating too much food with a high caloric value but low nutritional value is one of the factors that has contributed to the current childhood obesity epidemic.

6. Restaurants serving easily prepared processed food as a quick meal or to be taken away usually have a walk up counter or drive-thru window where you order and pick up your food.

7. Large pieces of onion, whole cloves of garlic or other smooth things can make a small flat cake of minced food, especially meat, unstable.

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Food in the United States is not all junk. There is an astonishing variety of true cooking in the country. Scrappie, grand central oyster stew, jambalaya, tacos, cioppino and hashed browns are all American dishes, yet they come from different traditions and different regions of the country.

There are six main cooking regions in the USA: New England, New York, Deep South, Mid West, Tex Mex and West Coast.

In New England they eat a lot of fish and shellfish. Many dishes are left on the stove to be eaten all day, such as boiled beef and chicken stew, and Boston is the home of the famous baked beans.

New York is where people from all over the world meet, and this is reflected in its cooking: Greek, Italian, Russian, Chinese and many others. Pizza and pasta are favourites, and it is the home of the hot dog and the hamburger.

In the Deep South, there is a mix of English, French, African and Caribbean cooking, with spicy seafood, beans and rice, pork dishes, pecan pie and of course, southern fried chicken.

The farmland of the Mid West produces corn-on-the-cob (maize), steak, tomatoes, potatoes and lettuce, and baked beans. The people who live there came from Europe, so European national dishes can be eaten there such as Hungarian goulash, Swiss, Dutch and English cheeses and Scandinavian coffee cake.

Tex Mex is hot and spicy, with green and red peppers, beans, tomatoes, mangoes, avocados, chocolate sauce (mole) and the fiery chilli con carne.

The West Coast is known for its fruit, especially oranges and lemons, and for its seafood, crabs, lobster and mussels. A lot of the cooking is with wine.

From brownies to tacos, from spare ribs to clam chowder, cooking in the USA has something to cater for all tastes!

Hamburgers in America

A hamburger is a kind of sandwich. It consists of one or more slices of ground meat. This slice is put between two slices of bread, or in a bun. After that, toppings (like tomatoes, onions, cheese, salad) and dips are added. A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese. A veggie burger is a hamburger-style patty that does not contain meat. The patty of a veggie burger may be made, for example, from vegetables, legumes, nuts, dairy products, mushrooms, soy, wheat, or eggs. Gourmet burgers are made from Aberdeen angus herd. 'Kiwiburgers', popular in New Zealand, are burgers which contain the ingredients such as beetroot, pineapple and a fried egg.

In North America, burgers may be classified as two main types: fast food hamburgers and individually prepared burgers made in homes and restaurants.

The two most common condiments are mustard, tomato ketchup and mayonnaise, other salad dressings, and barbecue sauce. Traditional "Texas" hamburgers and cheeseburgers usually omit other liquid condiments besides mustard.

In Wisconsin burgers are often made with a buttered bun, butter as one of the ingredients of the patty or with a pat of butter on top of the burger patty. This is called a "Butter Burger."

In the Carolinas a hamburger "with everything" may be served with cheese, chili, onions, mustard, and coleslaw.

A hamburger served with lettuce, tomato, and onion is called a "California burger."