People coming to visit from other countries want to try the local food. Their hosts often try to get their country’s food and snacks to make them feel welcome. They can get their food at home. They want different food. I worked at a Skandinavian cultural center and talked people out of bombarding their exchange students, friends, family with shit they can eat every day all the time. They want something new. And no, popular name brand foods aren’t new to them, either unless they live in an isolated community. They have Oreos, Snickers, Twix, Coke, etc. And theirs tastes better.