Eating Etiquette Abroad You Probably Never Knew For many of us, eating is the reason we travel. We brave overnight buses and questionable rickshaw rides to find that storied dish someone told us about many years ago. We wait in airports, on tarmacs, on train station platforms and in traffic for hours to reach a restaurant we read about once. And we stomach sketchy hotels, despite our better judgement, to make sure we get to that street food stall first thing in the morning -- the place where all the locals get breakfast -- before all the food runs out.
While we may pore over food blogs and study books upon magazines upon newspapers to learn about that elusive meal, we're typically paying attention to the ingredients, not the proper way to eat it. We want to know what's in the dish, why it's famous or sought-after by those in-the-know and where exactly we can get our hands on it. We're likely not focused on the correct way to eat this special dish. Eating etiquette, however, is an important part of traveling for food. Not only do you want to show respect to the cooks and chefs whose food you're consuming, but you also don't want to make a complete fool of yourself. For these reasons, it's important to stay up-to-date on eating customs if you're looking to take a trip that involves, well, a lot of eating.
You've likely seen lists and infographics about dining etiquette and rules abroad. A new infographic from The Co-operative Travel offers advice you may not have seen before. You won't find any rules about chopsticks or eating with your right hand instead of your left here. What you will learn is the correct way to eat tamales in Mexico and Fufu in St. Lucia. You'll also learn some fun facts along the way, like, for example, the snail the French use to make escargot is illegal to hunt in England. (We can't imagine how thrilling hunting snails must be, but we can attest to how thrilling they are to eat, so long as lots of butter is involved.)
If you're traveling any time soon, or simply want to dream about eating like a local in Greece or the Netherlands, check out this infographic below.
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While we may pore over food blogs and study books upon magazines upon newspapers to learn about that elusive meal, we're typically paying attention to the ingredients, not the proper way to eat it. We want to know what's in the dish, why it's famous or sought-after by those in-the-know and where exactly we can get our hands on it. We're likely not focused on the correct way to eat this special dish. Eating etiquette, however, is an important part of traveling for food. Not only do you want to show respect to the cooks and chefs whose food you're consuming, but you also don't want to make a complete fool of yourself. For these reasons, it's important to stay up-to-date on eating customs if you're looking to take a trip that involves, well, a lot of eating.
You've likely seen lists and infographics about dining etiquette and rules abroad. A new infographic from The Co-operative Travel offers advice you may not have seen before. You won't find any rules about chopsticks or eating with your right hand instead of your left here. What you will learn is the correct way to eat tamales in Mexico and Fufu in St. Lucia. You'll also learn some fun facts along the way, like, for example, the snail the French use to make escargot is illegal to hunt in England. (We can't imagine how thrilling hunting snails must be, but we can attest to how thrilling they are to eat, so long as lots of butter is involved.)
If you're traveling any time soon, or simply want to dream about eating like a local in Greece or the Netherlands, check out this infographic below.
Your Guide to Eating Etiquette Abroad [Infographic] by the team at The Co-operative Travel
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