Weekly English Words with Alisha Famous American Dishes
Begin! Alright welcome back to Weekly Words.
My name is Alisha, and today we’re going to
talk about famous American dishes. Let’s begin.
I’m guessing this is not going to be about
ceramics.
Philly cheese steak.
Man, I’m really hungry. Okay. Philly cheese
steak. It’s a sandwich. It’s a sandwich but
there’s pieces of steak and there’s cheese
melted on top of it. It’s a fairly simple
concept really, it’s just a hot sandwich but
its steak and cheese, and it’s so good. ‘Philly’
is short for Philadelphia, where this sandwich
is very popular. In a sentence, “If you
go to Philadelphia, make sure you try a Philly
cheese steak.”
Buffalo wings.
Buffalo wings not made from actual buffalo.
Buffalo wings are actually just chicken wings
but they’re really spicy. I wonder why we
call them Buffalo wings. Is it because it’s
a type of sauce? Anyway it’s just a spicy
chicken wing and you can dip them in ranch
dressing, you can have them with vegetables,
whatever, they’re very popular food at bars,
sports bars. In a sentence, “Buffalo wings
are my favorite thing to eat while I watch
the football game.”
Next is a BLT.
BLT stands for Bacon Lettuce Tomato. This
is a very popular type of sandwich, maybe
you can guess the ingredients based on the
name. It’s just a delicious sandwich. Sometimes
people put a few more things on, like maybe
mayonnaise, mustard, I don’t know, chicken.
Who knows, whatever, the sky is the limit,
go crazy with your BLT, add a few more letters
in there. In a sentence, “The BLT is one
of my favorite sandwiches.”
Hushpuppies.
Oh man, you’re killing me with the food. Hushpuppies,
a savory food made from corn meal batter that
is deep fried or baked, rolled into a ball,
or maybe as a different shape. I’m going to
try this very soon, I think this sounds delicious.
Hushpuppies are a great side dish for clam
chowder maybe, find out, leave us a comment.
Guest! I don’t have really any experience
with southern food I’m not from the South,
but we have—he’s not going to be on camera
but you can hear his voice—Keith has joined
us to explain the magic of Hushpuppies. What
are Hushpuppies? Keith: They’re just little
fried balls of dough that you have as a side
dish usually with seafood, I think.
Alisha: Like, are they good with clam chowder?
Keith: Usually had with fried fish.
Alisha: Oh, fried fish?
Keith: Yes.
Alisha: Ah.
Keith: In replacement of fries, sometimes,
with seafood.
Alisha: Ah. Fish and chips but those are the
chips.
Keith: And do you know why they’re called
hushpuppies?
Alisha: Why?
Keith: Because when they made them, dogs were
barking because, you know, they wanted to
eat some fish they were frying up, they made
these little fried balls to give the dogs
to get them to be quiet.
Alisha: Is that a real story?
Keith: I hope it’s true.
Alisha: I think that’s a great story if that’s
actually true.
Keith: I didn’t do any research; I heard that
as a kid.
Alisha: Okay. What if the children are the
puppies?
Keith: That could be it too.
Alisha: What if we’re the ones that are just
making all the noise, like, “Mom when’s
dinner going to be ready?”And they’re like,
“Here, eat this ball.”
Grits! Grits is a southern food that I have
not tried myself, actually. Grits are corn-based,
that’s about all I know, but there’s butter
on top of it, so it’s essentially just corn-based
and butter, it seems. In a sentence, “I
like to eat grits every morning for breakfast”.
I’m aware of grits, I’m grit-aware.
Keith: They’re very popular in the South,
they’re usually for breakfast. You have them
with eggs and bacon on the side. They’re never
sweet. Some people add butter to them, I like
to have them with salt and pepper. Some people
add cheese, I don’t do cheese.
Alisha: What do they taste like?
Keith: Got the consistency of oatmeal, but
it’s made out of corn. And they’re always
served hot. I like them not every day, but
every once in a while they’re great.
Alisha: I got to go to the South. Thanks Keith!
Keith: Sure.
Alisha: Thanks for telling us about hushpuppies
and grits. Sorry to bother you.
Keith: That’s okay.
Alisha: Bye. Bye Keith. Oh, the more you know.
That’s the end of food. Popular American dishes.
I am so hungry. I hope you have a chance to
try some of these. Thank you very much for
joining us this week, we’ll see you again
next time, when we talk about, maybe more
food, who knows? Bye!
Keith: I want to get this candy out of my mouth.
Alisha: Go big or go home.