Many people think that national cuisine of the United States is based on fast food, and they are fundamentally wrong. Traditional dishes of the inhabitants of America consist of meat, fish, which are served with various vegetables.
Americans are skillful in vegetable and fruit salads and various desserts. In addition to the famous American cookies, local confectioners surprise with cakes, pies, puddings with a variety of fillings. And what is really surprising American cuisine for the domestic gourmet is the meager offer of first courses - in America sometimes eat only broths and puree soups.
But the traditional dishes of Dallas have their own specialty. Here the so-called cuisine of the southwestern states is widespread, which got its unique name "tex-mex" from the English tex-mex (Texas-Mexican). It is based on Mexican dishes, which are prepared from ingredients familiar to European cuisine. Therefore, in the restaurants of the city often along with Mexican tortillas with spicy sauce offer beef, beans, melted cheese. A characteristic feature of traditional restaurants is that dishes are served on separate plates placed on a single tray.
