He sweated as he watched us gobble down the food.

So to stop from shopping on Black Friday, you may need to top up with a late-night turkey club. And start the day with a turkey scramble.

In some countries, like China, Japan, and some African nations, the food' s the thing, so don' t start chatting about your day' s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner.

But don' t use this as an open invitation to pig out.

I have sampled as much of it as possible, from one end of China to the other and in many great Beijing restaurants.