American cuisine (the cuisine of the USA) reflects the mentality of the whole American nation and is characterised by rationality, standard and mass character. The food eaten by Americans has often been the object of mockery and criticism.
Brazilian cuisine
Brazil is famous not only for its spectacular masquerades but also for its delicious cuisine. Brazilian cuisine is a result of combining traditions and circumstances. It is considered to be the most exquisite among the South American cuisines. Here you'll find hotness of Indian dishes, spiciness of Portuguese recipes and delicacy of French culinary masterpieces. Depending on the prevailing cultural influence every region of Brazil has its own cuisine. People living in some of them have mostly traditional ways of cooking meals, others prefer to eat European food because European traditions have been brought here by colonizers and immigrants. The diverse character of the Brazilian food is also defined by the closeness of this or that territory to water, for example a river or the sea, as well as by the type of the soil and precipitation.
The typical Brazilian dishes are feijoada (baked black beans with dried meat, sausages, garlic etc.), rice with beans, meals made of dried fish, churrasco (bits of beef beaded on a metal rod and baked in the open air on coals; served with a sauce made of with tomatoes, onions, pepper, vinegar, olive oil and salt), takaka (thick yellow soup with dried shrimps and garlic), watapa (a dish made of shellfish), sarapateu (pork liver or heart with fresh blood, tomatoes, pepper and onion), caruru (salty shrimps with hot sauce made of red pepper and Brazilian plant called kiabu. Among the most popular drinks are Kashasa – vodka made from spirit of the sugar cane, Guarana – refreshment drink made from fruits of guarana.
In general, Spanish meals are plain, but due to the spices like saffron they are rich with delicate taste. As a special flavouring for soups and salads olive oil is used. It is considered to be the most useful of all oils for the human organism.
Indian cuisine is one of the oldest, the richest and the most diverse cuisines in the world. An Indian meal usually consists of snacks, for example salads, then main course, pastas and bakery called chapati, which is eaten with vegetables and rice.