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These videos show how to eat sushi, ramen, Ethiopian food and more

'How to Eat' showcases several much-loved cuisines and their unique dining conventions.

Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut tries unique dining conventions of much-loved dishes, cuisines

CBC's Paul Karchut, right, and Monty Kruger, not pictured, visited Calgary restaurants to learn how to eat tricky food the right way. (Monty Kruger/CBC)

There's so much good food in the world but sometimes only one way to best eat it.

Some cuisine, like Moroccan and Ethiopian, are enjoyed with specific dining etiquette. Some dishes, like lobster and ramen, are best devoured with particular utensils. 

The Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut tried the unique dining conventions for a series called How to Eat.

Watch the eight videos below to learn all the tricks, including the dos and don'ts of fine dining, how to twirl your spaghetti like an Italian and how to perform the fold and tuck — the original pizza pocket. A warning, however: they'll make you hungry.

Moroccan cuisine

How to eat Moroccan cuisine

6 years ago
Duration 2:37
The Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut learns the intricacies of eating Moroccan food.

Sushi

Lobster

How to eat lobster

6 years ago
Duration 2:49
The Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut learns how to eat lobster with an imperfect but delicious process.

Spaghetti

Spoon or no spoon? How Italians twirl their spaghetti

6 years ago
Duration 2:36
The latest episode in our How to Eat series explores a classic childhood favourite: spaghetti and meatballs.

Pizza

The fold and tuck: an original pizza pocket technique to eat a classic pie

6 years ago
Duration 1:56
CBC Calgary's Paul Karchut heads to Pulcinella to learn if there's a "right" way to eat a classic Italian pie.

Ramen

How to eat ramen

6 years ago
Duration 2:18
The Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut learns how to properly eat ramen.

Ethiopian cuisine

How to eat Ethiopian food

6 years ago
Duration 2:25
The Calgary Eyeopener's Paul Karchut sits down for an Ethiopian meal to learn the proper techniques for eating it.

Fine dining

How to Eat: The dos and don'ts of fine dining

6 years ago
Duration 2:40
For our grand How to Eat finale, CBC's Paul Karchut asked wrestler Erica Wiebe to discover the ins and outs of fine dining.

​With files from Monty Kruger, Paul Karchut and the Calgary Eyeopener.