1.Afghanistan: Kiss Bread That Is Dropped on the Floor

In Afghanistan, when bread is dropped on the floor, it’s lifted and kissed.

2. South America: Pay Respect to Mother Earth

In parts of Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, diners pay respect to Pachamama the Andean goddess of fertility and harvest, by spilling a few drops of their drink on the ground and saying, “Para la Pachamama.” This ritual is called “ch’alla.” To make an offering, some tip their glass over, while others flick it with two fingers.

3. Canada: Arrive Fashionably Late

Showing up fashionably late is socially acceptable in Canada, while showing up on time or early is not.

4. Chile: Never Eat with Your Hands

Chileans always use utensils. It’s bad manners to touch any part of your meal with your hands.

5. China: Make a Mess and Belch

In China, a host can tell that you enjoyed the meal when you’ve made a mess around your table. And leaving just a bit of food on your plate shows that you’re full and you had enough to eat. Although, it’s rude to leave any rice leftover in your bowl. Belching is another way of complimenting the host on the food. Also Slurp.

6. Egypt: Don’t Refill Your Own Glass

It’s customary in Egypt to wait for someone else to refill your glass and for you to refill your neighbor’s glass when needed. If a glass is less than half full, it needs refilling. If your neighbor forgets to refill your glass, you can let them know it needs to be refilled by pouring a little more drink into their glass. It’s never acceptable, however, to refill your own glass.

7. England: Pass the Port to the Left, and Know the Bishop of Norwich

In England, port is continuously passed to the left side of the table until it’s finished. Some say this has to do with naval tradition — the port side of a boat is on your left if you’re facing the helm — but the true reason is unclear. If the port is not passed, it’s considered impolite to ask for it. Instead, a neighbor can ask the person who has it, “Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?” If they reply that they don’t know him, the response is, “He’s a very good chap, but he always forgets to pass the port.”

8. Japan: Louder you slurp, the better.

In Japan, it mostly happens while eating noodles and soups.Slurping shows your appreciation of the food to the chef. The louder the better!
Never cross your chopsticks,lick your chopsticks or stick your chopsticks vertically into your bowl of rice.

9. India: Eat only with your right hand

In India, Middle East and some parts of Africa, it’s considered to be unclean to eat with your left hand.

10. France: Bread is an utensil

In France, splitting the bill is considered the height of unsophistication. Either pay the bill entirely or someone else will.

You are supposed to use two hands to eat- either fork and knife or fork and bread.
Bread isn’t your bread and butter, it serves to assist food to the fork.
When you eat a bread, tear off a piece of it to eat instead of biting directly into it. When not in use, it belongs to the table not in the plate.

11. Mexico: Use your hands

In Mexico, it is snobby to use your fork and knife.

12. Italy : Don’t ask for cheese

In Italy, never ask for extra cheese if it’s not explicitly offered to you.
It’s a sin to ask for extra cheese on pizza and even worse-in seafood.
(Seriously Italy, pizza without extra cheeeeese)

Brace your taste buds as you travel across these 29 states in India.

1. Rogan josh, gushtaba and tabaknat from Jammu & Kashmir is the first stop on this culinary trail.

2. Channa madra and nashpati sabzi are absolute dinner delights from Himachal Pradesh.

3. Ripe lemon chaat with bhang chutney is sheer craziness on plate from Uttarakha

4. Makke ki roti & sarso da saaaaag are lip-smacking dishes that are synonymous with Punjab. It’s not just food, it’s an emotion.

5. Gajar methi from Haryana is our next stop.

6. A vegetarian’s heaven, Rajasthan presents dal bati churma.

7. Let the galauti kebabs from Uttar Pradesh delight your taste buds.

8. Go green with the Indori palak puri from Madhya Pradesh.

9. Gujarat has snakes for every hour of the day to keep you majjama. Khandvi is just one

10. The simple litti chokha awaits you in Bihar. (speaks in Bihari accent)

11. West Bengal brings fish at its fantastic best. Don’t forget to try their roshogullas and puchkas.

12. Spinach khar from Assam is nothing like anything.

13. The dry fried chicken with bamboo shoots from Arunachal Pradesh is a must try.

14. Colors on your plate, jadoh from Meghalaya.

15. The fish of a different style: thambou singju in Manipur.

16. You must know that you will find the best momo in Sikkim.

17. Mui borok, a distinct delight on your plate from Tripura.

18. Mizoram’s misa mach poora is grilled shrimps at their best.

19. Pork with dry bamboo shoots from Nagaland will delight your taste buds.

20. Sattu ka paratha from Jharkhand. Because aaloo paratha is just too mainstream.

21. Petha from Raipur, Chattisgarh is where all sweetness begins and ends. Heaven.

22. Goan Fish Curry by the seaside is the food for gods.

23. Don’t you dare call it the Indian pizza. It’s uttapam from Kerela.

24. Odisha gave the pitthas to this world. Let us all bow down in respect.

25. That Maharashtrian energy level is from Puran poli,Ukadiche Modak and Vadapav. yeah! That’s where it comes from.

26. The Hyderabad biryani in Andhra Pradesh is an essential!

27. Mysore dosa from Karnataka is dosa with a difference. Try it to believe it.

28. The lip smacking natu kodi pulusu from Telangana.

29. And here’s idiyappam. Sheer beauty on your plate from Tamil Nadu.

How much do we think about food?

An average person dedicates almost 1 hour 40 minutes of his day just thinking about food.

Dinner is a meal where people dedicate most of their brain power to, followed by lunch and breakfast.

Food- some people consider it as a therapy.
Bad mood? Grab some food.
Period Cramps? Grab a dessert.
Bad day? Go out for dinner or a drink.
Literally, food is the solution.

A student confesses to think about break and what to eat in the break very much.
Women have this common problem “Aaj khane mein kya banau?”
Men think “Aaj khana acha hoga gharpe and uske sath desert mil jaye toh din bann jaye.”

From waking up in the morning till sleeping in the night, on an average a person has 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts.
Definitely, most of them are “Ab kya khau?, Iske baad kya khau?, Bhuk lagi hai!, Aaj khane mein kya hoga?, Kuch meetha khane ka mann kar rha hai!, Meethe mein kya khau? Break kab milega?”

Scientists say WE BECOME WHAT WE EAT.
Think about it for a moment: what are we made of? Bones, muscles, organs, tissues … all made up of billions of cells. These cells are alive: they need energy, vitamins and minerals to grow, function and communicate. And their source of nourishment comes from the process of digestion.
Indeed, digestion is most of all the transformation of food ingested into molecules assailable by our body.So our body is made up of what we offer it: I become what I eat!

So if I give him “happy food,” my body becomes happy, if I give him “grumpy food,” he becomes grumpy! And when one knows the link between body and mind, our mood is necessarily impacted: happy food, happy mood!

All I want to say is: Choose your food wisely. Think about it as much as you want, but STAY HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE.

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