1First Fire
Evidence found in 2012 South Africa
2Tibet
Mid-wives place blessed butter on a newborn's nose
3Japan
100 days after birth a single grain of rice is placed on a baby's tongue
4New Year's Celebrations
Southern USA - Black-eyed peas
Japan - Red Snapper
Greece - Coin baked into a cake
Spain - Eating 12 grapes at each chime of the clock
Tibet - Guthuk
Rosh Hashanah - Traditional foods
5Christmas
USA - Turkey, ham
Denmark - Roast Goose
Greece - Leg of Lamb
Hungary - Chicken paprikash
Italy - meatless
7April Fools' Day
Chocolate fish treats
8Halloween
USA - Trick-or-treating
Ireland - Colcannon and Barmbrack
9Breakfast
USA - pancakes, bacon, eggs
Australian - cold cereal, toast with vegemite
Brazil - ham, cheese, bread w/ coffee and milk
China - regional; dim sum style
England - eggs, sausage, bacon, beans, and mushrooms
Columbia - Changua (meat, scallion, and egg soup)
Germany - cold meats, including sausages, local cheeses, and fresh bread
Pakistan - Nihari (stew of beef sirloin/ shank pieces)
Japan - miso soup, steamed white rice, japanese pickles
Morocco - breads with jam, cheese, or butter
Korea - Korean egg rolls
10Balut
Embryonic duck egg from the Philippines
11Century Egg
Preserved egg from China
12Country Ham
Cured and aged ham from the Southern USA
13Prosciutto
Similar to country ham from Italy
14Sushi
Sushi - flavored rice & other ingredients
Sashimi - raw fish
15Chitlins
Large intesines of hogs. Seasoned then boiled or fried from Southern USA
16Bird's nest soup
Composed of male swift's saliva. Very expensive
17Vegemite
yeast extract from Australia
18Snake Wine
Whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol from China
19Deer penis wine
Dried in the sun and infused into rice wine or grain alcohol from China
20Khash
Middle Eastern stew made with cow/ sheep feet and head