The rules of toasting are both vast and various, for instance in Italy it is essential to maintain eye contact, in South Korea one must accept their drink with both hands and contrary to popular belief glasses should not be touched when toasting for obvious reasons. So what about the word "toast" how does that figure in to the whole toasting deal? In the 16th and 17 centuries they actually put dried bread into their wine to soak up bitter or acidic sediment enabling them to consume more of the beverage. With that tidbit of trivia in mind try not to laugh next time someone proposes a toast!
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