Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2015-04-24 5:37 PM, Victor Sack wrote:
> > Eat Up. You'll Be Happier.
> > By Pamela Druckerman
> > International New York Times
> >
> > PARIS -- MY father-in-law, an anthropologist, likes to talk about
> > the time he ate dog penis.
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> Okay... You lost me right there.
> I don't need to read any more.

Then you missed the point.

Victor, some of the best meals in my life were with things I didnt know
what I was eating but the camoraderie (sp?) made it memorable.

Dave, I sat at a table, the sort where it is low and on the floor that
you sit. There were no pictures, just 4 painted menus om a wall. My
friend and i order one each and found it was a HUGE amount of food. We
managed with pantomime to invite the table next to us to to come share
our accidental largess. Ensued was a very fun meal with lots of
pantomime and even one dish they went 'arf arf' at me (in case I was
not sure) so I shared a bit to the barker who ate it and closed his
eyes in heavenly joy so I tried some and it was very well prepared.

I was in another country, sharing a meal and a few beers and if i had a
wish that was possible to meet, it would be to have them have a meal at
my house of southern pulled pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, garden
salad, Ambrosia, Pecan pie, Baked macaroni and cheese, Slivers of
American cure type bacone both cooked crisp and served frozen on ice
with endive leaf and horseradish, Collard greens made southern style,
and salt boiled peanuts. Lots of gravy and watch them just taste it
all! Like me, they wouldnt like all of it but they would find it
interesting I bet and some they would love.

When you experience another culture, accept that it is theirs and that
you are a guest. If you do that, you will have fun.



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