PartFourSocialLife
foodanddrinks
Eskimos(爱斯基摩人)neartheNorthPolepreferrawmeattoroastedmeatofsheepandgoats.Americanscookthemeatofdifferentanimals,buttheirfavoritemeatissteak.Theyalsoeatalotofchickens,aswellasfishandotherfoodsfromthesea.SomepeopleinIndiadonoteatmeatorfishatall.Theyarecalledvegetarians(素食主义者).AsAmericaissuchavastcountry,thereareanumberoffoodsthatwereunknowntotherestoftheworldbeforeAmericawasdiscovered:potatoes,tomatoes,beans,clams(蛤蚌),pumpkins,turkeys,maplesyrup(枫糖浆),andofcourse,corn---thatsortofgraintheycallmaize(玉米),whichwasfirstrecordedbyColumbus.TheearlycolonistsmightneverhavepassedthatwinteralivewithoutthecornandtheIndians’advicetotheearlyPilgrims(旅行者)onhowtoplantitandfertilize(使……肥沃)itwithfishheads.
LargenumbersofimmigrantshavebroughttheirspecialwaysofcookingtoAmericaforyears,sothatmanyforeigndisheshavebe中科白癜风医院好吗北京治疗白癜风一次多少钱
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