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作者：Evan Tao - 常春藤賓夕法尼亞大學

翻譯: Gemini K

所謂食為天，就算出國了我都想知道最好吃的食物是什麼？！

免費食品活動

演講活動、社交活動和聯誼會可以幫助你了解你的同學，並在課堂之外學到東西，但別忘了這些活動也可以填滿一個空肚子。你看，這些課外活動得到了學校的資助，可以從附近的餐館訂餐。所以，不管你是否對事件本身感興趣，你都可以通過參加這些活動來吃他們的食物。這就像去餐館吃飯一樣，只是更方便，而且不花錢。對於UPenn的學生，我們在Facebook上使用了「免費的食物」小組——有4000多名會員——我們可以每天在免費的餐飲服務上看到最新的信息。

校內外食品車

假設你不太熱衷於參加活動而只是為了吃他們的食物; 那麼，你的下一個最佳選擇是你的校園食品車。這些流動的食物供給者每隔幾個街區就駐紮在主要的校園走道上。他們在價格和便利度上都能被稱為精英階級。你可以用不到7美元的價格買到一頓飯，並且隨時可以在上課餓得慌的時候停下來買東西。他們在食品衛生上的得分不高，因為這些車裡的廚師幾乎沒有足夠的時間在顧客與顧客之間洗鍋碗瓢盆。值得注意的是，食品車通常只存在於城市和郊區的校園裡，不是哪裡都有的。

校內外食品車

假設你不太熱衷於參加活動而只是為了吃他們的食物; 那麼，你的下一個最佳選擇是你的校園食品車。這些流動的食物供給者每隔幾個街區就駐紮在主要的校園走道上。他們在價格和便利度上都能被稱為精英階級。你可以用不到7美元的價格買到一頓飯，並且隨時可以在上課餓得慌的時候停下來買東西。他們在食品衛生上的得分不高，因為這些車裡的廚師幾乎沒有足夠的時間在顧客與顧客之間洗鍋碗瓢盆。值得注意的是，食品車通常只存在於城市和郊區的校園裡，不是哪裡都有的。

校園食堂

餐館可能會因為你去的地方而被經常光顧或錯過; 而在大多數學院或大學裡，餐廳都是會有的而且雷同，就沒法錯過了。他們的食物選擇很寬，但吃多了很快就會變得很無聊。此外，去食堂和去餐館一樣耗時。因此，他們在這個食物選擇列表上排名很低。從好的方面來說，每次你走進一個食堂，你都可以想吃多少就吃多少——所以要記得把盤子填滿！

自己煮

自己做飯是非常不明智的。不僅買雜貨很費時間，而且單獨烹飪會把你和你的同齡人隔絕——而大學就是要結交朋友，和別人在一起。不過，在這裡，和別人一起做飯當然也是一種難忘的大學經歷，這是一種很好的減壓方式，可以和同學們一起學習一項你在以後的生活中需要的技能。如果你決定和別人一起做飯，那麼在你的後兩年，很可能會煮得比較多，通常情況下，你會被允許住在校外，因此會有自己的廚房。

所以，這是美國大學校園裡找食物最好的五個地方。記住，每一所學校都有自己的特點，有自己的長處和自己的食物選擇。所以，為了得到你感興趣的學校的最新獨家新聞，聯繫現有的學生或安排一次校園訪問是最明智的。吃貨們，讀得快樂還要吃得快樂!

US College Food Options Ranked Best to Worst

A UPenn alum』s guide on where to eat in your four years, based on price, quality and convenience

Evan Tao

1. Free food events

Speaker series, networking events and socials help you get to know your classmates and learn things outside the classroom, but they can also fill an empty stomach. You see, these extracurricular events get school funding to order catering from nearby restaurants. So, you can attend these events to eat their food, whether or not you』re interested in the event itself. It』s like going out to a restaurant, except more convenient and at no cost. For UPenn students, we used a 「Free Food at Penn」 group on Facebook -- with over 4,000 members -- where we could see up-to-date information every day on free catering.

3. Restaurants

Restaurants are a solid option in terms of quality -- you can trust the food you』re eating. However, they suffer in price and convenience. Early on in the school semester, you』ll have time to eat out with friends; however, by the time your first midterms roll around, you』ll be spending a great deal of time in the library or in your dorm. During this period, restaurants aren』t as viableofa food option. As the semester winds down, student groups will start to hold celebrations and gatherings again, and you』ll find yourself going to restaurants again.

4. Dining halls

Restaurants can be hit-or-miss depending on where you go; dining halls are consistent across most colleges or universities. Their food selection is wide, but they get boring rather quickly. In addition, they』re about as time-consuming as restaurants to go to. Thus, they』re ranked quite low on this list. On the plus side, each time you walk into a dining hall you can eat as much as you want --so remember to fill up!

5. Cooking

Cooking on your own is highly unadvised. Not only is buying groceries time-consuming, but solo cooking isolates you from your peers -- and college is all about making friends and spending time with others. Here』s the catch, though. Cooking with others can be a memorable college experience. It』s a great way to de-stress from schoolwork and spend time with classmates learning a skill you』ll need for the rest of your life. If you decide to cook with others, it』ll probably happen more in your junior and senior years since, typically, that』s when you』ll be allowed to live off-campus and hence have your own kitchen.

So, those are the five best places to eat on US college campuses. Remember that every school has its own character, its own strength and its own food options. So to get the latest scoop on schools you』re interested in attending, reach out to existing students or schedule a campus visit. Happy eating!