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Different countries have different foods for many reasons. One of the big reasons is the climate. The climate makes us change our foods. For example, we can’t grow a pineapple in Greenland. Let’s find out different foods in some different climates.

Winters in Germany are very cold, so lots of stews with potatoes are very popular. In many restaurants, Germans can have potato dishes only. Germans call these restaurants Potato House. They serve many delicious potato dishes.

It’s a very cold place on the planet, but people live there. So what do they eat? The native people of Arctic lands, the Inuit, eat the food like seal and polar bear. Some of these meats have a high fat and the Inuit people can survive with it.

In hot countries, spicy food is very popular. Do you know why? Bad bacteria usually grow faster on food in warmer temperatures, but they don’t in hot spicy food. When you eat hot food in dry hot climates like India, it raises your body temperature.