Varities Of Strange Foods

1. Many foreigners find American food like hot dogs, crawfish, marshmallows, sweet potatoes, grits and pumpkin pie, unusual, or, in some cases, repulsive.
 
2. Many Americans and Englishmen may have the same reaction to things like sea slugs in China, sea urchins in Korea, sheep's eyes in the Middle East, sheep's organs and entrails in Scotland, horse meat in Japan, or toasted grasshoppers in Mexico.
 
3. When you are in a foreign country and confronted with unfamiliar food, and you do not know what it is, either taste it or refuse politely. If you are asked for your opinion, say something tactful like, "It has a distinctive flavour!"
 
4. Respect the sentiments of people you are dining with, and avoid eating something that offends their sensitivities.
 
5. Muslims do not eat the flesh of scavenging animals like pigs, certain birds and lobsters, though their products, such as oil, are used.
 
6. Muslims do not drink alcohol. Food cooked with alcohol are also taboo for them.
 
7. When eating with Chinese, ensure that you do not point with your chopsticks or suck on them.
 
8. Avoid sticking chopsticks upright in your rice, as this denotes the onset of bad luck.
 
9. Orthodox Jews eat meat and fowl that are ritually slaughtered, and they abstain from pork or shellfish.
 
10. Formal Chinese banquets, have many courses.