A brief history of the garbage plate
The garbage plate was born in Rochester,New York,at Nick Tahou Hots,a landmark restaurant famous for this great example of American extreme cuisine.The earliest version goes all the way back to 1918,when it was originally called “Hots and Potatoes”.The regular customers called it by the nickname “Hots and Potots” and it was basically a plate piled high with fried potatoes,baked beans,hot dogs,onions,mustard,and a chililike meat sauce.
It wasn't until many years later that the dish was officially renamed the “Garbage Plate”.The restaurant and bar had became very popular with Rochester's large community of college students,who upon seeing this huge plate of food,and not knowing what exactly it was called on the menu,would simply ask the waitresses,“Can I get one of those plates with all the garbage on it?”
The modern day of the garbage plate
Today,this bizarre dish is a popular item all over the Rochester area,and each restaurant uses their own particular blend of ingredients.Depending on where you go,it may be called a “trash plate” or a “dumpster plate” instead.In recent years,the cheeseburger has replaced the hot dog as the most popular type of garbage plate.Custom dictates you get your choice of two base items,from a list that includes home fries,pasta salad,baked beans and cheese,French fries,among others.After the starchy foundation is formed,it's topped with either grilled hot dogs,cheeseburgers,eggs,fish,or whatever else the place you happen to be at offers.Oh,and don't forget the meat sauce,onions,and bright yellow mustard!
Watch one chef as he prepares this meal
If you would like to see a garbage plate being made step by step,here is the link.
1.First the Macaroni salad is put on the plate.
2.Then come the home fries.
3.Time for the hot dogs.
4.Yellow mustard and onion garnish (装饰) the plate.
5.The plate is finished with a mysterious meat sauce.
67.How many names of the American popular dish are mentioned in total?
A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.
68.Which of the following food can't be found in “the garbage plate”?
A.Chili. B.Potatoes. C.Beans. D.Cheese.
69.If you want to enjoy the garbage plate,you can do the following EXCEPT________.
A.go to Nick Tahou Hots in New York
B.go to restaurants in the Rochester area
C.make it at home by yourself
D.order it from the Internet
70.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The garbage plate spread to New York later.
B.Nick Tahou Hots is wellknown for the cuisine of the garbage plate.
C.The garbage plate has a history of 90 years.
D.The garbage plate isn't a kind of junk food.