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　Chow mein (simplified Chinese: 炒面; traditional Chinese: 炒麵; Pinyin: chǎomiàn) is a Chinese dish made from stir-fried noodles with vegetables and sometimes meat or tofu. Over the centuries, variations of chǎomiàn were developed in many regions of China; there are several methods of frying the noodles and a range of toppings can be used.[1][failed verification] It was introduced in other countries by Chinese immigrants.[1] The dish is popular throughout the Chinese diaspora and appears on the menus of most Chinese restaurants abroad.[2] It is particularly popular in India,[3] Nepal,[4] the UK,[5] and the US. ーFrom Wikipediaー

　The photo shows "Beef Chow mein" a restaurant in central Okinawa that offers a delightful variety of ingredients.

　 A simple sandwich with ham, cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise-type sauce as an accent. Sometimes, for some reason, I have a craving for it, and I feel rich if I add a little more ham.
　When searching for "ham and cheese sandwich," I found the Italian-born warm sandwich called "panini." According to the internet, ingredients like ham, cheese, lettuce, etc. are placed between bread slices and then grilled using a special ridged iron plate designed for panini. As a result, many of them have a striped pattern on the surface of the bread, which has become one of the distinctive features of panini.
　Furthermore, both panini and hot sandwiches involve sandwiching ingredients between slices of bread and heating them, but they differ in the type of grill marks and the bread used. Panini are made by grilling a sandwich with ingredients sandwiched between chapata bread on a ridged iron plate, giving the bread surface a striped pattern and a chewy texture. On the other hand, hot sandwiches are made by grilling ingredients sandwiched between slices of white bread on a flat iron plate, resulting in a crispy texture without any distinctive pattern.
　Panini often use "ciabatta," which is a traditional Italian bread. The name "ciabatta" means slipper in Italian, and true to its name, it has a slipper-like shape. It's made from simple ingredients like flour, water, olive oil, salt, and yeast, without the use of dairy products like butter. This results in a chewy texture. With its simple flavor profile and excellent compatibility with various ingredients, ciabatta is the perfect bread for generously filled panini.　・・Using a web search.

　The species grow 1 to 12 metres (3 to 39 ft) tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4–13 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colours associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes called "paper flower" because its bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.　ーWikipedia ー

　When giving too much fertilizer and water, the plant will grow abundant foliage with prominent thorns, and the flowers will hardly bloom. By regulating the amount of fertilizer and watering, you can achieve 2 to 3 blooming cycles in a year.

　Apple pie can be made with many different sorts of apples. The more popular cooking apples include Braeburn, Gala, Cortland, Bramley, Empire, Northern Spy, Granny Smith, and McIntosh. The fruit for the pie can be fresh, canned, or reconstituted from dried apples. Dried or preserved apples were originally substituted only at times when fresh fruit was unavailable. The basic ingredients of the filling are sugar, butter, a thickener like cornstarch and an acidic ingredient like lemon juice. Spices may be added according to taste, most commonly cinnamon, and sometimes nutmeg. Lemon juice is used to prevent oxidation of the apples when macerating the filling. Many older recipes call for honey in place of the then-expensive sugar.（From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia）

　Today's tea time consists of apple pie and coffee. The homemade apple pie I received from a friend is exquisite, with the perfect aroma of cinnamon. The apple pie in the photo I received also, true to the expression, has an irresistible American scent and flavor. I remember being deeply moved when I once received an apple pie from an American acquaintance who said, "My wife made this." Later on, I learned that when praising a dish, the highest compliment is to say, "Just like mother used to make."

　Generally, chickens are not fried whole. Instead, the chicken is divided into its constituent pieces. The white meat sections are the breast and the wings from the front of the chicken, while the dark meat sections are the thighs and legs or "drumsticks" from the rear of the chicken. The breast is typically split into two pieces, and the back is usually discarded. Chicken fingers, which are boneless pieces of chicken breast cut into long strips, are also commonly used.
　American-style fried chicken gradually passed into everyday use as a general Southern dish, especially after the abolition of slavery, and its popularity spread. Since fried chicken traveled well in hot weather before refrigeration was commonplace and industry growth reduced its cost, it gained further favor across the South. Fried chicken continues to be among this region's top choices for "Sunday dinner". Holidays such as Independence Day and other gatherings often feature this dish. During the 20th century, chain restaurants focused on fried chicken began among the boom in the fast food industry. Brands such as Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Popeyes expanded in the United States and across the world.　(From Wikipedia)

　The original term "chicken karaage" existed in Japan, but this expression became popular due to the expansion of the restaurant industry that originated from the United States.

　Onion rings (also called a French fried onion ring) is a form of appetizer or side dish in British and American cuisine. They generally consist of a cross-sectional "ring" of onion dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then deep fried; a variant is made with onion paste. While typically served as a side dish, onion rings are often eaten by themselves.
　Onion strings are a variant where the onion is cut vertically first, resulting in strips rather than circles.

　A British recipe from 1802 calls for cutting onions into slices, dipping them into a batter including Parmesan cheese, and deep frying them in lard. It suggests serving them with a sauce of melted butter and mustard.(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

　From the A&W website about SuperFry. Made from European potatoes such as Dutch and Belgian.

　Potatoes are mashed into a powder, dissolved in water, squeezed out from a container with holes in the bottom to form long shapes, and then fried in edible oil. The thickness during shaping can be adjusted to change the texture.
　Compared to frozen potatoes, there are advantages such as being able to store the ingredients at room temperature, shorter cooking time, reduced degradation of frying oil due to temperature changes, and the ability to standardize the size of the product. However, because it is necessary to knead the powder with water in advance, the process is more extensive compared to directly frying frozen potatoes.

　Chop suey is a dish in American Chinese cuisine and other forms of overseas Chinese cuisine, consisting of meat (usually chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or fish) and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce. It is typically served with rice but can become the Chinese-American form of chow mein with the substitution of stir-fried noodles for rice.
　Chop suey is widely believed to have been developed in the U.S. by Chinese Americans, but the anthropologist E. N. Anderson, a scholar of Chinese food, traces the dish to tsap seui (杂碎, "miscellaneous leftovers"), common in Taishan (Toisan), a county in Guangdong province, the home of many early Chinese immigrants to the United States.Hong Kong doctor Li Shu-fan likewise reported that he knew it in Toisan in the 1890s.(From Wikipedia)

　In Japan, in areas influenced by U.S. food culture, such as Yokohama and Okinawa, it is often found on restaurant menus.

　Cake is a flour confection made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate and which share features with desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies.
Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some are rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur of cooks may bake a cake. (From Wikipedia)

　The sausages used in hot dogs are typically either boiled or steamed, or grilled on a grill grate or griddle. In stores and stalls, rotating grills with warming functions are often used. As for the bread, it can vary from being used at room temperature to being toasted or steamed, depending on the preference of the establishment or individual.
　The basic seasoning is mustard, and depending on preference, tomato ketchup, finely chopped relish made from onions and pickles, sauerkraut, and others are used. There are various variations such as chili dogs topped with chili meat, Chicago dogs with melted cheddar cheese, or sandwiches with vegetables like tomatoes, as well as salsa dogs topped with salsa.
　The idea of serving a hot sausage sandwiched in bread is believed to have been brought by immigrants from Germany. There is also a legend that a vendor who lent gloves to customers to hold the sausage was puzzled when they took them away, and as an alternative, came up with the idea of putting it in bread. There are various theories about who introduced this style that became popular in the United States, including Charles Feltman, who opened a stall in Coney Island (Nathan's, which was started by Feltman's employee Nathan), and Harry Stevens, a vendor at the Polo Grounds, but it is not certain. In any case, it is certain that such food in this form was recognized and sold in various places in New York in the late 19th century.
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