Monday, August 18, 2014

Piece of Cake


It sounds odd, yes.

And it’s a weird topic for a quick blogpost… but it’s the little things that are sometimes noticeable cultural differences. 

We eat our cake differently in the US.  I have no idea how much of the rest of the world eats cake like this, but in Africa a celebration cake or birthday cake is eaten out of the hand.  One will go to an absolutely posh party with linen napkins and every other decorative detail looked after, and then be served cake straight into his/her hand, gooey frosting and all.  In the US, it’s pretty safe to say that cake is never considered a finger food unless it comes in a cup-cake wrapper.  Funny little details.

I’ll take my cake with a fork, please!