Eating in the United States

When people think of food in the United States, they think mostly of fast foods like hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken. In fact, in U.S. cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, there are thousands of different kinds of restaurant with foods from all over the world.

So if you like to try different foods, the United States is the place for you. The United States has people from all over the world, and they bring with them typical foods from their countries. You can eat tempura in Japanese restaurants, tacos in Mexico restaurant, paella in Spanish restaurant, pasta in Italian restaurants, and you can also eat America's most popular food, pizza.

Yes, pizza! Pizza is originally from Italy, but today it is an important part of the US menu. There are about 58,000 pizzerias in the United States----that's about 17 percent of all restaurants in the country, and the number is growing.

The United States has eating places for all tastes---and all pockets. You can buy a hot dog on the sidewalk and pay one or two dollars. Or you can go to a four-star restaurant and pay $200 for a dinner.