Pocket 10 culinary cultures when traveling

If you are someone who enjoys enjoying and experiencing local cuisine while traveling, you should pay attention to the 10 things below to be able to eat properly.

1. You should eat sushi with your hands.

Chef Morimoto says that while it is acceptable to eat sushi with chopsticks, sushi is a food that was created to be eaten with your hands. The culture of eating sushi with your hands dates back to when it was considered a form of fast food sold on the streets. Don’t forget to use a wet towel to wipe your hands after each dish.

2. Do not use your left hand when eating shared dishes.

In some African countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, family-style shared meals and eating with hands are common. When dining with the locals, using the left hand is taboo. This rule is also seen in some countries in the Middle East, even India.

3. Don't order well-done steak in a fancy restaurant.

In many fine dining restaurants serving high-quality beef, it is considered an insult to the chef to request a well-done steak. A high-quality steak must retain its natural flavor, fat, and protein content.

It makes no sense to go to a high-end restaurant and order a steak that has the same cut of beef as a much cheaper hamburger.

4. Don't eat cheese with your Reuben sandwich.

Many people like to add cheese to their sandwiches, but this is not acceptable in Jewish restaurants that serve Reuben sandwiches. Their dietary rules forbid mixing meat with cheese or milk.

5. Don't add Swiss cheese on your Philly cheesesteak

Unless you're trying to offend the locals in Philadelphia, never order cheesesteaks with Swiss cheese. Locals say it's served with cheez whiz, an orange-yellow American cheese.

6. Drinking cappuccino after dinner is very eccentric.

“Never order a cappuccino after dinner at an Italian restaurant,” explains Bruce Lefebvre, owner of The Frog & The Peach. In Italian culture, milky coffees are only consumed in the morning.

7. Don't eat Chicago hot dogs with ketchup.

If you need a sauce, mustard is the only thing you can add to this dish.

8. Eat pizza with your hands, as soon as you receive it.

Many politicians in the US have lost the support of voters, just because they were caught cutting pizza with a knife and eating it with a fork. For many Americans, pizza is a food eaten with your hands.

9. Don't try to finish the bread at a French restaurant.

Don’t be “thrifty” by eating all the bread, including the crumbs, in a fancy French restaurant. Sometimes, you have to accept that you have to leave the bread behind, even if you’re still hungry.

10. Don't eat tacos with cheddar cheese

Traditional Mexican tacos and burritos should never be served with cheddar cheese. In an authentic Mexican restaurant, these dishes are served only with locally produced white cheese.

According to Zing