EatingintheUnitedStatesWhenpeoplethinkoffoodintheUnitedStates,theythinkmostlyoffastfoodslikehamburgers,hotdogs,andchicken.Infact,inU.S.citieslikeNewYork,ChicagoandLosAngeles,therearethousandsofdifferentkindsofrestaurantswithfoodfromallovertheworld.Soifyouliketotrydifferentfoods,theUnitedStatesistheplaceforyou.TheUnitedStateshaspeoplefromallovertheworld,andtheybringwiththemfoodsfromtheircountries.Youcaneattempura(天麦夫罗)inJapaneserestaurants,tacos(炸玉米卷)inMexican(墨西哥的)restaurants,paella(肉菜饭)inSpanish(西班牙的)restaurants,pastainItalian(意大利的)restaurants,andyoucanalsoeatAmerica'smostpopularfood,pizza.Yes,pizza!PizzaisfromItaly,buttodayitisanimportantpartoftheU.S.menu(菜单).Thereareabout58,000pizzeriasintheUnitedStates—that'sabout17percent(百分之……)ofallrestaurantsinthecountry,andthenumberisgrowing.TheUnitedStateshaseatingplacesforalltastes—andallpockets.Youcanbuyahotdogonthesidewalkandpayoneortwodollars.Oryoucangotoafour-starrestaurantandpay$200foradinner.