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As the fourth in my instalments of themed photos from my trip, I present FOOD.

Yes I was one of those people who whipped out the DSLR at restaurants and cafes and fast food stops, and you know what? I don’t care! I was on holiday and I wanted photos of what I ate. I put a lot of emphasis on eating, it’s one of my favourite things, and here are the photos to prove that American food can be pretty darn good!

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Nachos in New York. The Americans seem to have a love for liquid cheese, which is fine while it’s still hot, but ends up being sort of disconcertingly shiny when it cools down.

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Frogurt with various toppings in New York. I bought this on my way back from seeing a show on Broadway (it was a version of MacBeth with Alan Cummings and it was extremely good).

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New York Pizza; bought from a place near the ferry I took to go around the harbour and see the Statue of Liberty. I have to say, it wasn’t that good, but I probably didn’t go to the best pizza place so I can’t hold that against the New Yorkers.

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Tortilla soup in Washington D.C. It was really tasty, but not that hot (to me anyway). I spent a lot of time in the US smothering things in hot sauce. MMmmmm, hot sauce.

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After having hot tortilla soup we wanted smoothies. I think we were hoping for something with a bit more fruit and ice, but we ended up with very tasty yogurt and milk ones.

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From memory this is ginger ale in a peculiar little place in Whytheville, Virginia. They ran on a very slow timetable, they said that their food was made with love and as a result it would take time. It was quite good, but quite slow.

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Curly fries and buffalo wings at Hooters in Memphis. This was not my meal, but it looked good! Also in that Hooters there was a sign explaining that you couldn’t bring firearms into the restaurant. Only in America!

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I acknowledge that this meal does not look so good, but it was possibly the best meal I had while I was away. Pulled pork, slaw, beans and a bun. So good, I can’t even tell you (also in Memphis).

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Beignets (French doughnuts) at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. The were truly excellent, but you had to be very careful not to breathe in or out while taking a bite or the powdered sugar would get you! This place was also open 24 hours a day, everyday. By all accounts it’s a requirement when you’re in New Orleans to go there.

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Chocolate mole enchiladas in Austin, Texas. Another fantastic meal! Also the black beans in the top right were amazing.

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Probably the artiest food shot from the collection; gorgeous honey bread in a steak house in Texas. They made the bread on site. The steak was really good too, but I was too busy eating it to take a picture.

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I believe this is called the Big Bowl. It’s beans, rice, corn, minced beef, chilli and cheese all together. The puffy thing on the side is a sort of hollow bread puff, called a sopailla. This is in New Mexico.

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The last photo in the series is an Asian stir fry meal that we ate in Las Vegas.

One of the things I missed while I was away was Asian style food – Vietnamese and Thai in particular. I guess it’s a geographical thing, a lot of their restaurants are Mexican, because they’re close to Mexico, while here we have a lot of south east Asian food, because we’re much closer. I dunno, but it was a treat none the less.