Most of the time I know what my food is and what to do with it since it's usually all American/Italian food that I've grown up with. There were a lot of Indian kids in my high school. One time they wanted me to come with them to an Indian restaurant in Chicago to try some of their food with them. They were sure it would be way too spicy for me and it would be fun to watch me try all these new foods. I had wanted to try some of the foods they always mentioned so I went even though I was likely to make a fool of myself. The foods we order I couldn't quite pronounce let alone remember the names of. However, I do remember that we ate some kind of chicken and bread with a lot of different sauces. It was good, but definitely spicy. We had made sure to order food that was somewhat mild however, so I was able to eat it all. I felt a little lost when all the food was brought out though. My friends knew exactly what to do, but I didn't know what sauces went with what foods and how the foods were meant to be eaten. According to my friends though it wasn't spicy at all! Overall, it was a good experience. A little awkward at times, but it was fun to see a different culture and be the one who was learning knew things!
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I know what that can feel like but usually Indian food is not that confusing for me. I wonder why? But this summer in China was a real experience when it came down to the food department. Before the trip I couldn't really hold two chopsticks without one of them flying out of my hand as I struggled to eat. I also did not know what really chinese food tastes like but I did know that the Chinese food we get in America was far from authentic. I was really open to trying anything but didn't want to like an fool doing it. So I ate everything that was offered to me and loved its. Some more than others. The language barrier there was pretty big and the menus were rarely in English so I would just point to things and wouldn't what I ordered until they came out. It was definitely strange the first few days but I got used to it and I got the hang of the chopsticks.
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