Food in the US

Obesity is a sore issue in the current US society. Many of the people are overweight to the state of being extremely unhealthy. And I can truly understand why. Their food portions are huge and the method of cooking are limited. Most of their food are either fried or grilled (unlike Europe where there is a varied style of cooking).

The people in NYC, men and women, are seen having burgers and fries for lunch, even at famous steak houses. That is their staples. Burgers and fries everywhere, plus coke as beverage. How to fight obesity with such food?

Here are some "evidences" I took of the food I OVERate there:

I can only say, because they have limited style of cooking, we didn't find fantastic food even at some highly recommended restaurants. My only interesting experience was having bouillabaisse for lunch at The Oyster Bar & Restaurant inside Grand Central Terminal.

I've heard much about this dish and how it is a speciality of Marseille. So I decided to order this fishy soup for lunch. WF was asking if I'm on diet again since I'm only having soup. He didn't know this soup is enough to last the entire afternoon with its huge bowl of seafood.

I was first asked to wear the plastic bib to prevent any food stains later while devouring the shellfishes. Wearing the bib alone attracted a lot of attention from other diners. And finally the soup came. Full of mussels, clams, fish meats and half a lobster. Yummy... makes me go hungry in this rainy weather. But of course, this is not the authentic French version, but American style. Still... good enough for my tummy.