Different Dining Experiences Essay, Research Paper

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Different Dining Experiences

It can be very satisfying to sit down in front of a good meal and indulge in eating

it. Eating is fun and plays a large role in every day life. During the preparation there are

many choices one must make. What to eat? Where to eat? If one decides to go out, there

are many different types of cuisines and restaurants to choose from. Say, for instance, a

family wants to go out this Friday night for dinner. They come up with the following

choices; a fine Italian restaurant, fine Mexican restaurant, or fine Chinese restaurant. In the

process, the family compares the three with the following information.

Italian Cuisine

Usually, when dining at a fine Italian restaurant the atmosphere and dining

experience can be fairly conservative, and is often quiet. There are romantic candles

flickering, accompanied by soft music. The food is very delicious and tends to be a little

rich. In most cases, the prices are somewhat expensive. The menu consists of the obvious:

spaghetti, lasagna, some seafood dishes, and other meats depending what the specials are.

The soup and salad are always served before the meal. The soup is a thin broth, full of

tomatoes, celery, kidney beans, garbonzo beans and pasta pieces. It is common to leave an

Italian restaurant feeling a little too full, because the food can be very filling.

Mexican Cuisine

You may want to research the menu thoroughly before deciding what to eat at a

Mexican Restaurant. Everything is flavorful and very different. It tends to be on the spicier

side, with dishes consisting of assorted peppers and other spices. There are dishes made of

tortillas. Tortillas are a flat, circular, bread like objects. They are made out of flour and

shortening. They can be filled with beans, meat, or cheese. Or your choice of meat or

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poultry. Often the meat is prepared as a fajita, where the meat, onions and peppers come

out on a frying pan, sizzling in the oil in which they were cooked in. The meat may also be

brought out tossed, and wrapped in tortillas. They are filled with other side items such as

rice or beans. There is no salad or soup before your meal, but chips and salsa are always

customary, and very good as an introductory appetizer while deciding your meal. Mexican

food is tasty and authentic. But remember, there is a real kick to your meal with all those

spices!

Chinese Cuisine

Oriental cuisine is usually very proper and elegant. It is generally quiet inside the

restaurant and the authenticity of the dining experience plays an important role in your

experience. Most dishes are prepared in a wok and tossed with different sauces. A wok is

a large circular frying pan that sits on top of a flame and cooks the food. There are

chicken, beef, egg, vegetable, pork, and shrimp dishes. With some occasional scallops,

lobster, or crab chunks thrown in to make up the seafood dishes. It can sometimes be

spiced up with Chinese peppers. These are long, skinny dark red peppers, that can be

added upon your request to make your dish spicier. A Chinese meal tends to be a lengthy.

Due to the time it takes to prepare the food. The pricing can vary, but in most cases is

reasonable. Chinese food is very unique and delicious.

As proven above, the three different types of food are all very unique in their own

ways. They all carry certain traits that reveal there individuality. Nevertheless, they?re all

delicious, and can be a real treat to anyone with a big appetite.