There are supposed to a lot of do's and dont's when eating in a japanese restaurant...so wht are they??
2007-01-25 23:34:46 · 6 answers · asked by NZlink 2 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
Yes, there are a lot of do's and don'ts - more than I ever imagined until I came over here! Here are a few:
DO Lift a bowl of rice when you are eating rice - it's not polite to leave it on the table and eat from it, but
DON'T put it to your mouth. This is ok in China (they have different rice which is not sticky like in Japan), but not in Japan. You will see people do this in (not very classy) gyudon shops etc, but it is not polite.
DON'T stick your chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice, as this looks like something done at funerals.
DON'T pass food between two sets of chopsticks. This is another "funeral" thing...
DON'T set your chopsticks down pointing at someone. They should not point up vertically like we set knifes and forks on the table, but should be horizontal, parallel to the edge of the table.
DON'T put soy sauce directly onto white rice.
DO serve yourself with food from a communal plate (most food is like this) and put it on your own plate, but
DON'T eat directly from communal plates, as this is considered rude.
(When serving yourself from a communal plate...) DO use the "other end" of your chopsticks, so your saliva etc doesn't get onto the food. Not everyone does this, especially when out with friends, but it's polite.
DO (if you want to be very polite) cover the bottom of your cup with your hand when drinking tea.
and
DO say "itadakimasu" before you eat. This is a humble word meaning to receive and while in the past it was used as animals had died to provide us with food, it is now used any time before a meal.
DO say "gochisou-sama deshita" at the end which means "thanks for the meal" but can also be used to show you've finished.
When setting the table, rice should be on the left, and miso soup should be on the right. At the end of a meal, people put the lid on a bowl of miso soup upside down to show there is none left, but the right way up if there is a little left.
There are lots more, like people at some schools get taught how to eat oranges in a "polite" way. I'm sure there's loads more that I don't know.
2007-01-27 12:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Salvador 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you lay down your chopsticks, it's rude to have them pointing at anyone. Use the wide end of chopsticks to pick up food from a common plate. Slurping is acceptable when eating ramen or any noodle dishes - in fact, a Japanese noodle shop is very noisy! Always leave a few grains of rice in your dish.
2007-01-26 03:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by woodlands127 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
all the advices are solid. I purely could make some clarifications. > ask permisson to apply the bathe head whilst taking tub. this is not needed. although, reckoning on the skill of the boiler on your host family contributors, they (besides as you) might desire to avert having warm water working at 2 places on a similar time (normally interior the tub and the kitchen). So this is a robust concept to ask the female of the abode if this is alright to take a tub formerly doing so. in case you opt to take a warm bathtub, do it whilst every person else does, that's in many circumstances interior the night, so as that they do no longer ought to reheat a large amout of water purely for you. bathtub is for warming and relaxing purely - do the bathing outdoors the bathtub. > once you consume soup there in case you like it slurp your noodles, this is authentic that locals generally try this, in spite of whether or no longer they like their noodles or no longer, yet they do no longer anticipate non-jap to maintain on with their occasion and you do no longer ought to imitate. (in reality, this is a rather beneficial thank you to soil your outfits with stains) As others have reported, jap every person is ordinarily somewhat tolerant of ordinary blunders made by ability of foregners. So do no longer concern too lots and function relaxing!
2016-11-01 08:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you will get a wet hot towel to clean your hands on. Also, when you eat rice, put the bowl to your mouth. Sushi is to be eaten in one bite.
2007-01-26 00:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by cirene40 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One thing I can think of right away is that chips are not necessary. (if it is in Japan.)
Check out the following links for table manners.
2007-01-25 23:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by gs_at_ya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well .... yes and they eat noodles and sushi
2007-01-25 23:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by sugar puff 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋