From My childhood and to this day I have eaten homemade food. My mother always prepared us tasty dishes .My sister and I learned more from mom.She prepared breakfast, lunch or dinner and every thing was perfect and tasty.
In Armenia and Georgia we don't have fast food restaurants,because we don't need them.Our women prepare food at home. Because it's healthy.Our restorant's serve good quality ,fresh,and natural meals.
The first time I heard about fast food was when I was at school.Our teacher talked about american meals ,what americans like to eat.It was interesting and funny to us .We had never tasted hamburgers,and she described it to us with more details. One of my classmates said :" We can't taste hamburgers an in real life ,please don't open our appetite ,I am hungry!"
When I came here,I said: "O.K. Now I can taste! ". My first hamburger was at the Mc.Donald's .If you asked me what it was, I would say: "I didn't understand what I am eating .For me ,it whas something tasteless".
Later I tasted other hamburgers,I liked some of them. In reality,I like food from my country and I miss it.
I noticed that a lot of Americans like this fast food.They always spend their time in a fast food restaurans.I understand ,that it's a comfortable thing.I was impressed how fast food is served in a drive-true window without waiting for a long time.
But on the other hand ,this food that we are eating today has many preservatives,hormones and chemicals. Because of these ,I don't like to eat it.It's so harmful for our health. It causes weight gan ,obesity,diabetis, high blood pressure,cholesterol and many other diseases.It is also dangerous for children and pregnant womens.Children here are growing fast and they are hitting puberty earlier.
This diseases are not a game,our organism is very sensitive .If we ignore these, it gives us more problems.
Now ,in my new family , we also prepare at home .My mother- in- law is good cooker.I learn from her a couple secrets , how can you prepare a tasty food.
Occasionaly my husband and me like going to eat to "In and Out" hamburgers.I know ,it's not healthy,but it's for variety.
It's always very interesting to hear from someone from a different culture!
ReplyDeleteIn high school I had many friends who had moved here from Europe. They echoed your sentiments. There are some things American culture lacks. I love to try authentic cuisine from Europe. Mostly here you get americanized italian or french. I have found some german, scandinavian, and russian dishes very tasty. Way to cook at home.
ReplyDeleteI love my mom's cooking. She's always wanting me to learn how to cook like her because she said that I an going to be on my own soon so I can cook for myself too.
ReplyDeleteI worked with Armenians before and have eaten Armenian food. My favorite is "piroshki". I think this was Armenia's closest version to fastfood. I must say it is way tastier than Taco Bell.
ReplyDeleteHi Rowena! "Piroshki"is russian dish,but armenians made it very good!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE In n out! it's one of my favorites, but I do agree with you that fast food is bad for our bodies!
ReplyDeleteI am in total agreement with you. Fast food is devious. It is something that kills you slowly. Either physically by gaining weight and who knows what else, but also the emotional baggage that comes from obesity. Fast food is not all that it is cracked up to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you home cooked meals taste much better than fast food.
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