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Welcome 

Welcome to the International Family Eat and Learn book. Our family started doing this 

over a year ago and since then we have sampled foods and flavors from every corner 

of the globe. Now we and our children can tell you about different clutures, how they 

eat, why they eat the way they do, and also about thier economies religions, 

demographics and more. Doing this has not only educated our children to the world 

around them but also taught them how to cook and the best part is that they and we 

have enjoyed every minute of it. The conversations around the dinner table are lively, 

interesting, and always a learning experience. It is our greatest hope that this book will 

bring as much joy and learning to you as it has to our family. 

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Introduction 

Our family includes myself, my wife Michelle, and our three hungry boys Charlie 13, Braxton 

12, and Joel 10. And when I say hungry I do mean hungry. Whether it's a big meal with lots 

of prep or just frozen pizzas, dinnertime for our family is always an event. For us it's not only 

a time for eating, dinnertime is also one of the only daily times when all of us can sit down and 

join together in conversation. Now, for those of you with children, you know that generating 

constructive conversation with hungry children at the dinner table can be a challenge; let 

alone conversation that might be educational or provide a learning experience with your kids. 

Expecting every dinner experience to be fun and infomative might be expecting to much when 

hungry kids are involved. But, we have discovered a way to make at least one dinner 

experience each week to be just that. My wife and I love to cook together. The kitchen has 

always played a central role in our family. Not only is the kitchen where we eat but also where 

the kids do their homework, where we pay the bills and make family decisions, it's where the 

kids chores are posted, and even on Friday nights it's where my wife and I have date-night 

and if I'm lucky, dance in the kitchen too. 

Over the past few years my wife and I have tried different ways of enhancing the boys interest 

in food and cooking. When it comes to making mac and cheese or baking brownies, our kids 

are pros. But when the day comes that each of them move out into a kitchen of their own or 

perhaps meet that special someone who expects a homecooked meal, we knew that thier 

kitchen survival skills needed improvment. In order to peak their interest and teach them 

some basic kitchen skills we needed to construct a way of making it interesting and fun. This 

routine gives us a chance to work with each child individually on a weekly basis with the end 

result being shared and discussed with the entire family. Making unique dinners not only 

teaches the child about measureing cups, spices, cooking temperatures, etc. but also about 

different flavors, textures, and smells. Then, at dinner they are required to explain their 

ingredients which gives a much deeper understanding and lasting impression of the 

experience to them. They actually learn, remember, and are able to adjust and create their 

own reciepes! 

The concept of this book is simple and easy. It doesn't require any extra time in the kitchen 

and over time becomes something your children actually look forward to. And we hope that it 

brings as much conversation, discussion, and laughter as it has ours. 

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How to use this book and the website 

Using this book is simple 

This book contains 52 pages which will enable you to use it once a week for an entire year 

with your children. For us having 3 boys, one child has one assignment each week. 

During their week, they are giving their assignment below and expected to either make or 

assist with making thier chosen dinner. Then, at the dinner table, using the book they carry 

out the rest of their assignment. 

1) Using the map located in the middle of this book, have your child pick a country they are 

interested in. It doesn't matter where in the world or even if they can pronounce the 

county's name or not. Sometimes our boys will even close their eyes and poke the map at 

random. 

2) Via the library, internet, or even friends the job of your child is to find a recipe they are 

interested in making. Help them by choosing one that is relativly easy to make according 

to their skill level and also one that the ingredients are readily available. 

3) Instruct your child, again using the informative tools available, to find five interesting 

facts about the country they have chosen. Depending on their age, facts might be anything 

from the country's geographical location, currency, demographics, religious affiliations, or 

even what type of clothing or language the country's people have. Older children might 

even be encouraged to discuss GDP or political aspects. The important thing is that they 

discover the information and are able to openly and informativly discuss it with the other 

family members because inevidibly, there will be questions. 

4) As you and your child prepare dinner you can help them with their 5 topic discussion 

items. Help them be able to explain fully their items so they are confident when it comes to 

speaking and explaining in front of everyone else. 

5) Have the chosen child help set the table and then during dinner they will name the 

country they chose, explain the dish they have made, and then tell the 5 items they 

discovered about that country. 

6) In our house, those who make dinner get to watch those who didn't do the dishes. This 

is of course up to you. :) 

Extra ideas: new utensils, clothing, props, etc. 

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Deadly Dishes 

Did you know? 

Some countries serve up delicious 

but deadly cusines. 

Many nations serve up delicacies 

that, if prepared incorrectly, can be 

deadly. In Japan, a puffer fish dinner 

can paralyze and asphyxiate diners 

when prepared wrong, while the 

brain mushroom, which is popular 

throughout Scandinavia, Eastern 

Europe, and the Great Lakes region 

of North America can be fatal if 

eaten raw. In Namibia, meanwhile, 

the adult giant bullfrog is considered 

a delicious delicacy—but young 

giant bullfrogs, eaten before they 

reach maturity, carry a toxin that can 

cause kidney failure. 

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Dinner in Korea 

In Korea, to this day, when a young 

person is eating with someone older, 

they must turn their face away from 

the elder member of the table and 

shield their lips with their hand when 

taking a sip of alcohol. This is done 

as a sign of respect. The importance 

of respect is found everywhere in 

Korea: the Korean language has 

over 600 different word endings to 

be used in different social situations, 

depending upon seniority. This 

makes Korean the hardest language 

in the world to learn, despite its 

simple 24 letter alphabet (Hangul). 

Korean Barbecue 

Pickled Cabbage (Kimchi ) 

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How Much? 

Most Expensive Burger! 

Sit down, expensive burgers of yore. The 

“Glamburger” is here to kick your privilege 

in the face. All fancy burgers have some 

form of black truffle and a Kobe Wagyu 

beef patty from Japan — this one throws 

in lobster, beluga caviar, venison, a duck 

egg and an edible gold leaf. And it only 

costs $1,768! 

That’s right, kids. A layer of gold on your 

burger. To eat! 

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Would you eat that? 

RECIPE 

Stewed Cane Rat 

Skin and eviscerate the rat and 

split it lengthwise. Fry until 

brown in a mixture of butter and 

peanut oil. Cover with water, add 

tomatoes or tomato purée, hot 

red peppers, and salt. Simmer 

the rat until tender and serve 

with rice. 

In West Africa, however, rats are a major item of diet. the giant rat (Cricetomys), the cane rat 

(Thryonomys), the common house mouse, and other species of rats and mice are all eaten. 

According to a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization report, they now comprise 

of over 50 percent of the locally produced meat eaten in some parts of Ghana. Between 

December 1968 and June 1970, 258,206 pounds of cane-rat meat alone were sold in one 

market in Accra! This is a local recipe that shows the South American influence on West 

African cuisine. 

If you're squeamish, maybe skip this fact. 

Castoreum, If you're squeamish, maybe skip this 

fact. Castoreum, which is used as a substitute 

vanilla flavouring, is actually taken from the anal 

glands of beavers. Yep. They use it in combination 

with urine to scent mark their territory. We just hope 

this doesn't put you off your next vanilla '99. is used 

as a substitute vanilla flavouring, is actually taken 

from the anal glands of beavers. Yep. They use it in 

combination with urine to scent mark their territory. 

We just hope this doesn't put you off your next 

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Seasoning Secret: Keep Feet Smelling Sweet 

Another great secret about your seasonings: If you use sage only to stuff turkeys, then 

you’ve been missing out. Sage is great for preventing foot odour because it kills the 

odour-causing bacteria that grow on your feet in the warm, moist environment inside 

your shoes. Just crumble a leaf or two into your shoes before you put them on. At the 

end of the day, just shake the remains into the trash. 

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, cras eget 

sed sit metus et. Elit amet sapien, diam 

wisi vel. Felis quisque erat vitae, egestas 

consequat orci proin dui elit duis, turpis 

velit, auctor rhoncus lectus curabitur justo 

tempus lobortis, semper tincidunt 

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proin, sodales massa posuere, egestas 

velit vitae cras. Proin nulla eget ipsum, 

donec eget, quis quis, mauris mattis vitae 

accumsan nibh, leo felis odio autem 

mauris. Cras eu ut ornare montes, nec 

diam, tellus vitae vitae eget, sit nec, 

venenatis massa. curabitur at pretium 

tellus. 

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, cras eget 

sed sit metus et. Elit amet sapien, diam 

wisi vel. Felis quisque erat vitae, egestas 

consequat orci proin dui elit duis, turpis 

velit, auctor rhoncus lectus curabitur justo 

tempus lobortis, semper tincidunt 

neque. Tellus nec ut, morbi non tempor 

proin, sodales massa posuere, egestas 

velit vitae cras. Proin nulla eget ipsum, 

donec eget, quis quis, mauris mattis vitae 

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The World 

Consumes 

More Than 

11 Million 

Pounds Of 

Food Every 

Minute Of 

Every Day! 

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Don't Fork Around 

You probably think the fork should 

be used to spear food from your 

plate in order to place it in your 

mouth. Not in Thailand, however, 

where it's considered crude and 

low-class to eat this way, when 

everybody knows the only use for 

this utensil is to push food onto a 

spoon, which is then placed into the 

mouth. 

Fried Chicken Feet Recipe 

1. Clip the toenails on chicken feet and wash the feet, 

removing the callous and any loose-hanging skin. 

2. Place the chicken feet in a 2 quart saute pan and 

add enough water to cover. Add the ingredients for 

simmer and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer 

and cook until feet are tender, one and a half to two 

hours. Remove the feet from the cooking liquid, which 

can be reserved for another purpose. 

3. Allow the feet to cool. Then dip in egg and flour, 

shaking off excess flour. To make sure that the feet are 

covered in the batter, dip in egg and flour twice if 

needed. 

4. Bring a wok with the quart of oil to 375°F. Add the 

chicken feet in batches and deep-fry until the batter is 

golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Have a lid ready in the 

event of splattering oil. Serve immediately and add a 

sprinkling of sea salt if needed. (Alternatively, skip the 

batter and fry the feet as-is. Dress in more soy sauce 

and chile oil, as desired.) 

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What do they eat in space? 

At the beginning of the 1960's, space food was bite-sized or placed in aluminum tubes. 

The food was prepared this way so that they wouldn't be too heavy or take up too much 

space. From the 1970's, during the Apollo period, the number of space food items 

began to increase. Currently, there are about 150 different types of food. The meals are 

very similar to the meals we eat on Earth. 

Space foods are in plastic containers. Some space foods can resume their consistency 

by adding cold or hot water, while others can be heated up in the oven. Foods such as 

fruits, bread and nuts can be eaten just as they are. When drinking liquids, a straw is 

used to suck the liquid out of a sealed package. This is done so that it will not spill or 

possibly cause any damage to machines. 

At the International Space Station, 300 different types of food are planned to be on the 

menu. 

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Quiz and 

trivia 

and sample 

recipes 

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Slurp Loud, Slurp Proud 

While you probably consider slurping 

noodles to be rude, this is not the case in 

Japan. In fact, slurping is not only 

acceptable, but encouraged, as it's 

believed to improve the noodles' flavour 

and considered to be evidence that you 

enjoyed your meal. 

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Did You Know! 

In early Christianity, meat and 

dairy products were avoided 

during certain times of the year, 

but today, the most well-known 

and holiest dietary practice is the 

consumption of bread and wine 

—sometimes replaced by grape 

juice—during Holy Communion 

in the Protestant tradition or the 

Eucharist, in the Catholic 

tradition. 

The symbolism of bread and 

wine began in Christ’s time, 

when these were very common 

foods. Jesus, during the Last 

Supper, took the bread and 

“broke it and said, ‘This is My 

body, which is for you; do this in 

remembrance of Me.’ In the 

same way, after supper, He took 

the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the 

new covenant in My blood; do 

this as often as you drink it, in 

remembrance of Me.’” 

And so communion or the 

Eucharist has been continued in 

the Christian church in 

remembrance of Jesus Christ. 

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Food and Religion 

Judaism 

In Judaism, foods are divided into two groups—kosher, which is allowed, and treif, 

which is forbidden. 

According to the Tora, only animals which chew and have cloven hooves are 

permitted for eating, and four animals are expressly forbidden as food—the hare, 

camel, hyrax, and pig. Also forbidden are insects and reptiles. 

In addition to this, even kosher animals must be slaughtered using a specific 

process for the meat to be considered acceptable for use by the Jewish people. 

Because the Torah prohibits the consumption of blood, all blood must be removed 

from the meat through soaking, salting, or broiling before consumption. Because 

of the difficulty in completely removing blood from it, the liver is not eaten. 

Meat and dairy products may not be eaten together, and must be kept separate. 

Interestingly, utensils, plates, bowls, and even sinks and dishwashers can inherit a 

“meat” or “dairy” status through prolonged contact with either type of food. For 

example, if a bowl was used to contain milk, and then that bowl was placed in the 

dishwasher, that dishwasher rack would inherit the “milk” status. It could not, then, 

be used to clean a dish that had been exposed to meat. The two, and anything that 

touches them, must always be kept separate under Jewish law. 

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What are the three main 

ingredients in the campfire 

treat known as a "s'more"? 

Marshmallow, chocolate 

and graham cracker 

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THE DRINK OF THE GODS 

Beer was among the many gifts 

of the gods granted to humanity 

in the early days of the world. 

According to the myth, the god 

Osiris himself gave humanity 

the gifts of culture and taught 

them the art of agriculture; at 

this same time, he also 

instructed them in the craft of 

brewing beer. No actual single 

story relates this event, 

however, and the origin of beer 

in Egypt is often - inaccurately - 

given as the story known as 

The Destruction of Mankind. 

However, this story, which dates 

from the New Kingdom of 

Egypt (c. 1570-1069 BCE), 

makes clear that beer was 

already known to the gods. No 

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Thousands of years ago, ancient 

Egyptians left evidence of their love for 

food. Well-preserved wall paintings and 

carvings have been discovered on tombs 

and temples, depicting large feasts and a 

variety of foods. Many of these ancient 

foods are still eaten in Egyptian 

households today. Peas, beans, 

cucumbers, dates, figs, and grapes were 

popular fruits and vegetables in ancient 

times. Wheat and barley, ancient staple 

crops, were used to make bread and beer. 

Fish and poultry were also popular. Dried 

fish was prepared by cleaning the fish, 

coating the pieces with salt, and placing 

them the sun to dry. Fasieekh (salted, 

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Strange but true 

Strange but true: Even if you generally eat a healthy diet, 

consuming fast food can increase your risk for depression, 

according to a Public Health Nutrition study of nearly 9,000 

participants. In fact, those who eat greasy burgers, hot dogs, and 

fries are 51 percent more likely to develop depression that those 

who don't indulge. Thankfully for those who only hit up the drive 

through once in awhile, the researchers observed a doseresponse 

relationship between the blues and the burgers. "The 

more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression," 

explains Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study. 

The takeaway here: Try to limit your fast food habit to once or 

twice per month at the very most. Or better yet, stick to one of 

these healthy fast food restaurants when you need to grab grub 

on the run. 

If you're an avid Eat This, Not That! reader, you probably have a 

pretty good idea how many calories are in your go-to fast food 

order. But the majority of folks aren't as knowledgeable, 

according to a Harvard Medical School report. To come to this 

finding, researchers asked 1,877 adults, 330 school age children 

and 1,178 adolescents dining at Burger King, Subway, Wendy's, 

KFC, Dunkin' Donuts, and McDonald's how caloric they thought 

their meals were. Compared with the actual figures, participants 

underestimated their meal's calorie content by 175 calories, 259 

calories, and 175 calories, respectively. If the calorie information 

is printed on the menu, give it a peek and look for something 

with 500 calories or less. (At BK that's might mean ordering a 

Whopper Jr. Sandwich, a side salad with half a dressing packet 

and a water.) 

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Clean Your Plate... Or Don't 

In Japan and India, cleaning one's plate is 

seen as honouring your host, expressing 

how much you enjoyed the meal. But this 

isn't true everywhere. In China, for 

example, it's seen as a message that 

your host didn't feed you enough, and it's 

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McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second of every day. That's 

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#1 HOTTEST Pepper in the World 

The Carolina Reaper! 

2,200,000 SHU 

As of August, 2013, Guinness World Records 

stated that Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper® is 

officially the world’s hottest chile pepper. 

Originally named the “HP22BNH7”, bred by 

cultivator Ed Currie, who runs PuckerButt 

Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. 

The original cross was between two former 

world record holders, the ghost pepper and a 

Red Savina Habanero. It is, to date, the 

world’s hottest hybrid pepper. 

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Can you name all these vegetables? 

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What's unique about your culture? 

Fish is Never Cheesy 

Most North Americans think 

nothing of adding grated 

Parmesan to a plate of shrimp 

linguine, or some other type of 

seafood pasta, but this is 

unheard of in Italy, where the 

idea of combining cheese and 

seafood is seen as a culinary 

catastrophe. 

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Chopsticks: Did you know? 

1) Using chopsticks involves over 30 joints and 50 muscles in the fingers, wrist, arm, 

shoulder as well as thousands of nerves. 

2) The Chinese use 45 billion chopsticks annually.3 

3) February 6th is National Chopstick Day. 

4) Almost one third of the world uses chopsticks every day, about as many as use a knife 

and fork. 

5) Silver chopsticks were used to test toxicity in food in ancient China. Poison will make 

silver chopsticks turn black so the royal family uses silver chopsticks to tip them off on the 

plans of assassins and prevent assassination. 

6) 80 percent of chopsticks made in Japan are made in the little city of Obama, named like 

President Obama, population about 32,000. 

7) The fear of chopsticks is called “Consecotaleophobia.” 

Right Hand Man 

Many Middle Eastern cultures 

encourage eating with one's hands, 

but that doesn't mean all hands are 

created equal. In fact, the right hand 

is reserved for handling food, and 

reaching for food with the left hand 

is considered to be an insult to one's 

host. 

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Celebrity chef Gordon 

Ramsay opened his first 

restaurant in what city? 

London, England 

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Iraq, officially known as the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia, 

bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, 

Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. 

Iraq is located in southwestern Asia, in the heart of the Middle East. Its land 

area is comparable in size to California. There are four distinct land regions in 

Iraq. The Delta region is a broad plain in the southeast. To the west are the 

Steppe-Desert Plains, made up of sand and stony plains. The north region, 

between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, is a fertile area of grassy flatlands 

and rolling hills. The Zagros Mountains rise steeply in the northeast. 

The climate in Iraq is as varied as the different regions, ranging from tropical 

in the east and southeast, to dry and desert-like in the west. The north is 

pleasant during summer months and freezing in the winter months. On 

average, Iraq is a dry country, even in the fertile lands between the rivers. In 

the summer, a dry, dusty wind called the shamal blasts through the country 

with dust storms, lasting for several days. 

Since the country is so dry, there are few plants, except for the date palm, 

known for its fruit (dates). In fact, more than 80 percent of the world's date 

supply is grown in Iraq. 

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Islam 

Similarly, Islam also has lawful and unlawful foods, which are designated, 

respectively, as halal and haram. 

The Quran forbids meats from animals which die of natural causes, the blood and 

meat of pigs, and animals that have been dedicated to idols, or to any deity other 

than Allah. 

All meat must be properly prepared in order for it to be halal. The animal must not 

suffer, and must not see the blade used in the process. It must also be slaughtered 

while speaking the name of Allah. 

All intoxicating drink is prohibited under Islamic dietary law. 

Despite these regulations, Muslims are permitted to eat any food in times of 

necessity, such as if they are starving. This is called the “law of necessity”. In this 

way, drinks like wine and foods such as pork could be eaten in order to survive. 

Because of the status of Islam as the second largest world religion, halal foods 

make up a surprising 16 percent of worldwide trade. There may even be a halal 

foods shop in your neighborhood! 

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Beyond 2016: The Future of Online Ordering 

Online ordering is still progressing and major changes could be coming in the future. 

Driverless Delivery 

Could we see food being delivered via driverless cars? Yep - it’s possible. Google has 

had their very own self-driving car in the works for quite some time now. These cars are 

equipped with multiple sensors that allow them to detect people, vehicles, and other 

objects that are up to two football fields away. While Google’s focus with driverless cars 

is to make the roads safer, we could one day see these cars delivering our food! 

Drone Delivery 

Could food be delivered via drones? Yep - it’s possible and you could be looking to the 

sky for your next meal. Online retailer, Amazon, plans to use drones to deliver packages 

to customers with the introduction of Amazon Prime Air. Their goal is to use drones to 

deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. There’s no reason that food 

delivery via drones can’t be next! 

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What was the first restaurant in the United States of America? 

Ye Olde Union Oyster House, open to diners since 1826, is 

amongst the oldest operating restaurants in the United States of 

America, and the oldest that has been continuously operating 

since being opened. It is located at 41–43 Union Street, Boston, 

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Joke 

Q: Why did the fisherman 

put peanut butter into the 

sea? A: To go with the 

jellyfish! 

Joke 

Q: Why shouldn't you tell a secret 

on a farm? A: Because the potatoes 

have eyes and the corn has ears. 

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Hinduism 

Diet in Hinduism is not as strictly regulated what we’ve seen in the Jewish or 

Islamic traditions, but there are a number of fascinating practices. 

No food is forbidden in ancient Hindu texts, but non-violence against all life is 

recommended. The oldest Hindu text, the Rig Veda, is often interpreted as 

denouncing the consumption of meat. Because of this, many Hindus prefer a 

vegetarian or vegan diet, and methods of food preparation that are not harmful 

to animals or to the environment. 

Those Hindus who do consume meat prefer it slaughtered in the Jhatka method, 

that is, killed instantly in a single strike rather than being left to suffer. 

Particularly important to the Hindu tradition is a food called ghee—a type of 

clarified butter. In Hindu culture, cows are sacred, and butter is the only animal 

fat that many Hindus will consume. Ghee is used in religious rituals, burned in 

sacred lamps. In Hindu mythology, Prajápati, Lord of Creatures, created ghee by 

rubbing his hands together, pouring it into fire to create his progeny. When the 

Vedic ritual of pouring ghee into fire is performed, it is a reenactment of creation. 

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What would we see if we took a peek into your refrigerator? Condiments? Takeout 

containers? Something unrecognizably fuzzy? Don't be embarrassed -- that describes 

the fridge shelves of many of us, whether we admit it or not. Maybe it's a busy life or 

just a lack of cooking skills, but sometimes it's hard to whip up a homemade dinner (or 

breakfast or lunch). Frozen entrees to the rescue! 

Relying on frozen convenience foods is nothing new -- who actually invented them, 

however, is a bit more contentious. Though credit is widely given to the Swanson 

brothers, it took a combination of a stocking error at Swanson, a light bulb idea by 

Swanson company salesman Gerry Thomas after a visit to Pan American Airways in 

Pittsburgh and some smart marketing to give rise to the TV dinner. 

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Wheaties is a brand of General Mills breakfast cereal. It is well known for featuring 

prominent athletes on the exterior of the package, and has become a cultural icon 

in the USA. Primarily a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes, it was introduced 

in 1924. 

Here are some fun facts about the cereal we've grown up with: 

• The first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box – the back of the package – was 

baseball great Lou Gehrig in 1934. 

• The 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins were the first team to appear on 

the package. 

• The first non-orange Wheaties box was released in 1992. The red and black 

package honored the NBA Champion Chicago Bulls. 

• In 1934, Aviator Elinor Smith became the first female to appear on the back of 

the Wheaties box. 

• Babe Didrikson became the first female athlete to appear on the Wheaties box 

– the back of the package – in 1935. 

• In 1926, Wheaties pioneered the singing radio commercial with “Have You 

Tried Wheaties?” 

• Wheaties sponsored the first televised commercial sports broadcast when, on 

August 29, 1939, NBC presented a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds 

and the Brooklyn Dodgers for some 500 owners of television sets in New York 

City. 

• The first athlete to appear on the front of a Wheaties box was decathlon gold 

medalist Bob Richards in 1958. 

• The first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box was gold medal 

gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984. 

• The first race car driver to appear on the front of a Wheaties box was Dale 

Earnhardt in 1997. 

• The first football player to appear on the front of a Wheaties box was Walter 

Payton in 1986. 


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In parts of 

Kentucky, eating 

squirrel brains is 

considered a 

delicacy. But 

doctors say 

some squirrels 

could carry 

Creutzfeldt- 

Jakob disease, 

better known as 

mad-cow 

disease, which 

zombie-fies you 

by eating holes 

in your brains. 

You most 

probably won't 

eat lion not 

because it's not 

legal -- because 

it is. 

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Oh, nothing much, just a poisonous 

species of an icky looking, hairy spider 

that is deep-fried till perfection. That’s 

right! In Cambodia, the Thai Zebra 

Tarantula, which is about the size of a 

human hand, is a common delicacy. 

These can be found everywhere in 

Cambodia- from street-side vendors to 

expensive restaurants. The tarantulas 

are pan-fried with garlic and a pinch of 

salt. It is crispy on the outside and 

gooey on the inside. Most people only 

eat the legs and upper head, which is 

said to be extremely crispy, but the 

brave-hearted also eat the abdomen. 

Do you remember fighting from breath 

every time you passed by a science lab 

with ammonia and sulfur? Now imagine 

eating it. Century eggs or millennium 

eggs are a Chinese dish in which the 

eggs of quail, chicken, and duck are 

covered in ashes, clay salt and 

preserved for months together. The 

insides of the egg decompose and form 

a greenish jelly-like mixture which is 

then served straight on your plate. Their 

taste is extremely strong but the dish is 

very well liked in China. 

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The East- Asians do love their insects and how. This 

Japanese food item of Wasp Crackers is exactly what it 

sounds like. Wasps are caught, boiled to death, dried and 

then simply mixed into a batter or dough of crackers. 

Imagine a chocolate chip cookie but instead of chocolate 

chips, you have wasps! Wasp crackers are extremely 

famous in Japan and are extremely cheap too. These 

Wasp Crackers have created quite the buzz around the 

global food market recently. 

Not all the exotic food items are from the east. Some 

bizarre food items from Europe can also shock you for 

their ingredients. Haggis is a dish from Scotland. It is a 

savory pudding containing sheep’s liver, heart, and lungs. 

This is mixed with some chopped onions, spices etc and 

then again, encased in the stomach of the sheep and 

simmered. Although this dish doesn’t sound appealing, it 

is said to have great texture and taste, two things that 

food connoisseurs are always on the lookout for. 

Balut is a duck meat dish. Now, eating ducks is 

completely normal and people from all around the world 

eat duck meat. But this dish serves duck with a twist. 

Balut is a dish served mainly in the Philippines which is 

basically fertilized duck egg. The eggs are served with a 

hole and they contain a grown duck embryo. To perfectly 

get the taste, you have to pierce the duck eggs first and 

drink all the liquid inside it and then break the shell and 

eat the entire developing duck baby. Mostly, Baluts are 

eaten when the egg is 17 days old but some people wait 

till it is 21 days old and the duck has developed beak and 

feathers! 

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Competitive eating, or speed eating, is an activity in which participants compete 

against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. 

Don "Moses" Lerman is known as having the fastest 

hands in competitive eating. This was never more clear 

than in a one-on-one baked beans title match with Leon 

Feingold. Lerman downed six pounds of beans in one 

minute and 47 seconds. Lerman also recently 

performed well at the Broadway at the Beach 

Steeplechase, trailing only slightly behind Dale Boone 

for a second place finish. The butter and jalapeno 

pepper champion still has many meals left in his career. 

Fans have been asking for a three-way bean eat-off 

between Don, Dale Boone and Sonya Thomas in baked 

beans. Until this happens, the world will not know who 

is the planet's fastest baked bean eater. 

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Joey Chestnut is the greatest eater is history. That is not 

empty editorializing or bloviating. That is empirical fact. 

Members of the media and members of the scientific 

community are warmly invited to conduct their own 

independent analysis; MLE is confident that you will come 

to the same conclusions. Chestnut defeated Kobayashi at 

the 2007 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating 

Contests to return the Mustard Yellow Belt to the United 

States. That victory was the start of an unprecedented 

eight-year run at the top of the Nathan’s Hot Dog World; 

Chestnut was undefeated at the event he made his own 

through 2014. He regained the title in the 2016 

Championship to earn his ninth title. He also holds the 

world hot dogs eating record—an incredible 73.5 Nathan’s 

Famous hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, at the time of 

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Our Website 

Using this book is fun, interesting, and easy. Getting started however 

includes looking up information that many are probably not accustomed 

to such as international recipes, unique ingredients, and facts about other 

countries. While it won't take you long to catch on, we have developed a 

website that coincides with this book to help you along the way. 

In addition the providing helpful information, our website also provides 

suggestions, testimonials, links to informative sites, and a place for your 

to join in. We welcome your hints and suggestions, photos, and stories of 

how you and your family are adapting to international cuisine. 

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Building Memories 

Growing up on a farm and the life I remember seems quite distant from what we 

experience today. Back then, everyone sitting around the dinning room table was a 

regular nightly occurance. In addition, and to show my age, I don't remember there 

being very many outside distractions. Talk around the table consisted of family matters 

and everyone was expected to be a part. Often times, long after dinner was over 

members of the family remained at the table talking. 

For better or worse, today's family dinners are typically quite different. We struggle with 

getting the kids off the video games, getting them to discuss their interestes (aside from 

video games), and then often struggle to keep them at the table long enough to just 

finish their food, let alone stick around for conversation. 

I'm not saying this book can put a stop to today's family struggles or alter the attention 

span of their children. But, it does offer a vialbe solution for at least one night a week 

and give parents a topic of discussion that not only involves the kids but also provides 

an educational, friendly, learning experience that they may remember forever.

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