Weekly English Words with Alisha - Famous American Dishes

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