Bizarre food laws, part 3
Eating with your hands can sometimes be wonderful. And completely harmless and your own choice. Or is it? In the US, there is a law about it. And this is just one of the many laws that make us raise our eyebrows.
In the US, they are rather cautious when it comes to food. Americans are known for often and quickly suing. A woman once walked out of a courtroom with $480,000 because her McDonald’s coffee was allegedly too hot. To prevent these kinds of lawsuits, you’ll find disclaimers, laws and rules every few metres. These are the most bizarre:
Shared dining
In the state of Oklahoma, it is against the law to take a bite of someone else’s hamburger. And this is a law I fully support. In fact, in my opinion, this law belongs in every legal code. All over the world.
Eating peanuts
In the town of Greene, New York, you may eat peanuts, but not while walking backwards on the sidewalk. To me, this law seems more like a way to fill a blank line or two. Is it really that important? Other states think so, because in Marian, Ohio, it is also forbidden. But there, it’s donuts.
No cheese allowed
We’ve written about it before: cheese in your apple pie. But whether I always want cheese with my apple pie, I’m not entirely sure yet. In the state of Wisconsin, you have no choice at all! There, it is illegal to serve apple pie without cheese on top. Help!
Eating with cutlery
In Gainesville, Georgia, it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork. Eating with your hands, we’re all for it. Still, I think you should mainly do whatever tastes best to you. And with this law, you can no longer take matters into your own hands.
Picking up candy
During Halloween, in the United States, you go door to door to trick-or-treat. It’s similar to going out for Saint Martin’s, something you eventually become too old for. Children stop doing it when they get older. Just by instinct. In the town of Hampton Roads, Virginia, they don’t take this risk. There, going door to door is prohibited for anyone over the age of thirteen. That’s an early start to showing your ID at the door.
Selling alcohol
In Colorado, they make absolutely sure that you enter the polling booth clear-minded . On election days, it is forbidden—yep, including for supermarkets and liquor stores—to sell alcohol.
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