Crazy International Fast Food

Dried Pork and seaweed donut from Dunkin Donuts in China

Check out this list of Outrageous fast foods you can't have in the United States. Answer Hot Tamale Activities below via email bordner@cityhigh.org.

• Which food on this list would you try? Why?
• What fast food in the U.S. do you think is the craziest? 
• Find other "crazy" food from around the world. Describe the food and where it's from.

Below is a trailer about a documentary about how Bolivia kicked out McDonalds. You can read more about it here. Read the article/watch the video and answer the Hot Tamale Activities below. 

• Describe in your own words what you see in the video. How do Bolivians dress? How do they buy food? How is it different than the U.S?
• If you're a sophomore, how does this connect to what you have read in The Omnivore's Dilemma?
• Research - what other countries did McDonalds leave? Why do you think McDonalds was not successful there? 
• What kind of culture does a country need for a McDonalds to be successful? Is it possible for a society to be healthy if there are many McDonalds? 
• Should the government be involved in regulating fast food? Explain your answer.
• What are alternatives to fast food?