Choose one (1) country from Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America.

Discuss
the country's culture regarding the following:

 Food
- In Asian cuisine, Northeast Asia, rice and noodles are always eaten by the
Asian peoples. Their side dishes often use meat and vegetables, and when
prepared, they are flavored using bean paste, soy sauce, fish sauce, spices and
a variety of other ingredients. The flavors that Asian people would often use are
sweet, spicy and salty to sour. Asian food also has a variety of fragrances and
coloring. They also have two methods in eating their cuisine of food, using
chopsticks and spoon of Northeast Asia, and the bare hands culture of West
Asia. The spoon and fork culture of Southeast Asia was developed between
these two major regions. That is why culinary traditions of Asia is diverse and
massive.

 Rituals
- Love rituals
 Cambodia
What: The love hut
Why: To find the right man

Ritual: The father of the women’s who are finding their right man
builds a love huts as their venue to find a fine potential suitors for their daughters. The
process will continue until their true love was found.

 Philippines

What: Sayaw ng Pera or the money dance

Why: To gift the bride and groom with money for their honeymoon
and marriage.

Ritual: After the wedding when the bride and groom needs to dance
in the middle of the venue, the people will line up to stick the money to the clothes of
newlyweds through safety pins or a tape.

 Malaysia
 What: No Poo, No Pee

Why: To ward off a bad marriage, infertility or the death of a child.

Ritual: Newlyweds must hold their bowel and bladder for three days
and three nights after the marriage ceremony. They are monitored by their relatives to
make sure that they are really doing the ritual. Also they are given a minimum amount of
food to eat to that days. This ritual was made to strengthen the bond between the bride
and the groom.

 Faith/Religion
 Buddhism
 Christianity
 Confucianism
 Hinduism
 Islam
 Jainism
 Judaism
 Shinto
 Sikhism
 Taoism
 Zoroastrianism.

 Customs
 Kick of your shoes
- This is the most common Asian traditions. Taking off your shoes
before entering a homes and temples is a sign of respect and courtesy.
Entering with shoes will be disrespect to the Asian peoples.
 Mind your head and feet
- In many Asian cultures, the head is considered the most sacred
part of the body. You are not allowed to touch the heads of other people
or even the Buddha statues. However, the feet are considered as the
dirtiest part of the body because it was the one who touched the ground.
Do not point the soles of your feet to anyone, it will look like you are
cursing them. That is why many Asian people when they are sitting, we
should tucked our feet beneath us.
 Slurping is good
- Many Asian people considered slurping and burping is a sign that
you appreciate and enjoyed the food that they served . It might also
surprise you that slurping is considered as totally polite. However, in
 South Korea it is considered rude to slurp and chew with you mouth
open.
 Share your food
- Another common Asian tradition is sharing food. Most Asian
households like to prepare a bunch of dishes and share them all together
around a big table. If you’re going out to eat, it’s custom to order a few
main dishes and share everything, rather than order individual dishes.
 Pouring drinks
- When drinking with your family or co-worker, If you're served as a
communal drink at a meal, you shouldn't pour your own drink. It is a sign
that you are a greedy and disrespectful one. You should wait someone to
pour you a drink.This is important especially when you are drinking with
people who are older than you.

References:

Food: https://yab.yomiuri.co.jp/adv/wol/dy/opinion/culture_171010.html

Rituals: https://www.unreservedmedia.com/6-strange-love-rituals-in-asia/?amp

Faith/Religions: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Asia

Customs: https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/asian-traditions-cultural-customs/