You could start in Egypt with some falafel, get a taste of Taiwan with a cup of bubble tea next door, pick up a side of fries at an old-fashioned American diner down the block, and finish it off with sopaipillas from the Mexican restaurant in town. Walk down any main street in the United States and you're likely to see the cuisines of many countries that, despite being nowhere near each other on the globe, are sitting side by side. For a lot of cultures, a major part of their identity is food. America is often described as a melting pot-a place where different cultures have come together over the centuries to form a new set of customs while maintaining the ones their ancestors have long held dear.
