April sees New Yorkers go crazy for a certain root vegetable while the Japanese celebrate 'eel day' in July. Every country has its seasonal food traditions.
Find out what the rest of the world is eating and when with our round-up of the biggest global foodie customs.
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April sees New Yorkers go crazy for a certain root vegetable while the Japanese celebrate 'eel day' in July. Every country has its seasonal food traditions.
Find out what the rest of the world is ...
April sees New Yorkers go crazy for a certain root vegetable while the Japanese celebrate 'eel day' in July. Every country has its seasonal food traditions.
Find out what the rest of the world is ...
blimey how old is this one I'm sure I have seen it at least once before ,AOL. getting hard up ,soon they will be reporting that the Titanic as sunk like it was breaking news ,or haven't they thought of that one yet .
Graham
grahamhpalmer: blimey how old is this one I'm sure I have
Its not just the jocks its the Cornish to, i went to high school in Cornwall and it was nothing to go to the arcade and make yourself sick eating a battered mars bar :) puke lol
lawleigh: Its not just the jocks its the Cornish to, i
I didn't like moon cake, edds, they were made from sesame seeds and I don't like them. We gave a load of them to our local Chinese takeaway and they loved them.
Kraptonfactor: I didn't like moon cake, edds, they were made from
The Chinese and Koreans have several types of dried fish, squid etc that you can eat like a packet of crisps! To be honest they are not for me, its the smell of ammonia that puts me off.
Ben_Derrick: The Chinese and Koreans have several types of dried fish,
I love Chinese Peking Duck and often have it - in fact looking at all the food above they all look delicious and my favourite is French Escargot with garlic butter and french bread, now I could eat that until the cows come home lol. In fact I like most foreign foods.
Barbara_Longstaff: I love Chinese Peking Duck and often have it -
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First Posted: 5/01/2012 16:21 Updated: 20/02/2012 14:25