Is it rude to go to another person's house and eat their food/ask for food?

If you are at someone's home for awhile, it would be okay to tell them if you are hungry if you might have something to nibble on, but I wouldn't ask for a meal unless it was offered. If they offer you food, it's okay to accept. But I would never go to someone's house and ask for a sandwich or something like that, that I would consider rude.

As long as you ask, and as long as it's a good friend, no. But each person is different. If you know the person is frugal, don't ask.

I thought you meant "Is it rude to go to someone's house and just ask them for food to take home with me"..? (which is funny) - If one invites another over to their home, and offers food, then it is considered polite to consume what's offered. If the guest has a food allergy, is a Vegan and the host is serving meat, cheese, eggs, etc.., or the guest can not stomach the offering (due to a medical problem) it is not rude to explain one can not consume the food. It is irrelevent if the hosts have "worked hard" for the money to purchase the food, or if it was donated to them. If they are offering it, then it would never be inconsiderate to consume the food. If the host prepares a "care package" or "doggy bag" for guests to take home, they don't want left-overs to go to waste and wouldn't have offered it, if they did not genuinely want the guest to take it home. - Some people devote a great deal of time, energy and caring when they prepare a large meal, and would have their feelings hurt if invited guests did not partake. It may be considered rude to refuse to eat the food, or refuse to take the doggy bag home. ====================

It absolutely is not rude - food is there too be eaten. If the host hasn't offered you food and you are hungry then they are not being a good host. As well, it goes both ways - my friends always know they are welcome to anything in the house and I would expect the same if I went to their house. However, people can give you strange looks if you don't eat offered food, or if you do it regularly (to be polite, not because you are like ano or anything) so I would just accept the offered food and eat as much as you want. I think as long as you would be willing to offer food to them you should be allowed to ask for food. Nothing worse than suffering in silence.

It is very rude to ask for food in someone else's house. They are the host and they decide when/whether to offer food to guests. If they do offer food, you should accept and eat it with good grace, even if it isn't to your taste.

Not at all. Most people are happy to give you food. Just don't look like a big for eating two ice creams and a chocolate bar :P At my friends' house I just go and take food, and they do the same at mine.

just wait till they ask you and only ask for food if youre about to pass out

It depends, If the person is a good friend, then no, but if its a stranger, it wouldn't QUITE be rude, but it will feel awkward so don't. Hope this helped~

Um, what? If you go to a person's house, you should wait to be offered food, and then eat it. If you have been there for more than 3 or 4 hours and they have not offered you should mention you are hungry. Only eat another person's food without asking, if they would go into your house and eat yours.