Eating Etiquette
- Chopsticks- a pair of equal size sticks used to eat in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, China
- Believed that it originated in China and are made out of bamboo or plastic.
were holding a pencil, using you forefinger, middle finger, and thumb. Slip your middle finger between both chopsticks. One stick will rest between the thumb and fore finger, the other will rest in your middle finger, and you will use your finger to move it.
To eat soup using chopsticks you pick up your bowl and sip from the side of the bowl, dip your chopsticks to pick up pieces of thin curd or seaweed.
When eating noodles, if served in a hot broth alternate from picking up the noodles and sipping on the broth.
NOTE: Slurping when you eat is okay in Japan, it shows you are enjoying your meal with pleasure.
Drinking Etiquette
When drinking in a Japanese bar, customers pour drinks to each other from bottles of beer. customers also reciprocate (buy each other their drinks). When you are drinking in a group, you have to wait until everyone is served. After everyone has their drink everyone shouts Kampai (cheers).
If you are drinking sake and somebody offers you to drink some from their bottle, you have to finish whats in your cup and then hold it out. As well as the beer it's good to reciprocate.
What is sake?
Sake is a clear liquid made out of rice and water that is kind of sweet, and contains 15% alcohol. Sake can be drank hot or cold. Hot sake is called Atzucan and cold sake is called Hiyazake. You might want to watch your drinking.
