Ever sniggered at a translation blunder on a sign or instruction manual? Check out these hilarious menu blunders that will make you think twice about what you’re eating…and the benefits of spell-check!

When traveling abroad, I always marvel at the many creative interpretations of the English language.

Though the effort to translate local specialties for tourists is no doubt a smart marketing move, the results might sometimes have the opposite effect…

1. Chocoholics Beware!

Room Service Menu at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, China.

2. A Modest Selection

Restaurant in Saigon, Vietnam.

3. Made with Love and Effort…

Chinese flea market in Atlanta, Georgia.

4. Teach Your Poultry a Lesson!

Chinese menu.

5. Cannibalism on the Side?

Chinese menu

6. Vanilla Lovers: a Sacred Desert

Chinese menu

7. What’s My Dad Been up to?!

Menu found in Zhejiang, China

8. A Meal for the Militantly Healthy

Menu found in Shenzhen, China.

9. The Post-Breakup Dish

10. On a Second Thought, I’ll Choose the Merlot..

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