Americanized
By Sheela Hanagal, Wynne Yao, and Zachary Rapaport
Meals that we get at home often don’t match up with their restaurant versions, or are different from what’s served at restaurants advertised as representing a certain culture. We decided to explore these differences through interviews with people originating from India, China, and Mexico. We discuss the differences in the food, possible reasons behind them, and more! These differences between home-cooked meals and restaurant meals gives us better insight into the preferred tastes of various cultures.
Reyna Foods opened their retail outlet, in the heart of Pittsburgh’s historic Strip District, in 1988. Being the first and only Mexican grocery store in the Pittsburgh area, Reyna Foods has grown into a favorite stop for shoppers. More information can be found here.
Everyday Noodles is a restaurant in Squirrel Hill where meals come with a show. Tables are positioned so diners can watch the action behind a plate glass window, where a cook transforms a muscle of dough into noodles. Mike Chen and his son Allen, owner of Tamari in Lawrenceville and Warrendale, have carved a niche by opening accessible Asian restaurants with menus that court fusion cuisine and offer lively dining rooms for cocktail drinking and people watching. More information can be found here.
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