Japanese Table Manners
Project:
«Japanese
Table
Manners»
Made by
Oleh Hurskiy
Group - 11
Say "Itadaki masu!" In Japan, you say "itadakimasu" ("I gratefully receive") before eating.
O When eating from shared
dishes, move some food from the shared plates onto your own with the opposite end of your chopsticks or with serving chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.
Chopsticks are used to eat most kinds of Japanese foods, with some exceptions.
Some of the most important rules to remember when dining with chopsticks are as follows:
Hold your chopsticks towards their end, not in the middle or the front third.
When you are not using your chopsticks, or have fnished eating, lay them down in front of you with the tips to left
Do not stick chopsticks into your food, especially not into rice.
Do not pass food directly from your set of chopsticks to another's. Do not wave your chopsticks around in the air or play with them.
Some Table
Rules
Blowing your nose in public, and
especially at the table, is considered bad manners. It is considered good manners to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice.
It is considered bad manners to burp.
After eating, try to move all your dishes back to the same position they were at the start of the meal. This includes replacing the lids on dishes and putting your chopsticks on the chopstick holder or back into their paper slip.
Drinking rules
When drinking beverages, it is customary to serve each other, rather than pouring your own beverage. Periodically check your friends' cups and refll their drinks if their cups are getting empty.
Likewise, if someone wants to serve you more beverage, you should quickly empty your glass and hold it towards that person.
Finish your meal with, "Gochi-sosama-deshi-ta.
(In Japan, you say
"gochisosama
(deshita)" ("Thank you for the meal") after finishing the
meal).
«Japanese
Table
Manners»
Made by
Oleh Hurskiy
Group - 11
Say "Itadaki masu!" In Japan, you say "itadakimasu" ("I gratefully receive") before eating.
O When eating from shared
dishes, move some food from the shared plates onto your own with the opposite end of your chopsticks or with serving chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.
Chopsticks are used to eat most kinds of Japanese foods, with some exceptions.
Some of the most important rules to remember when dining with chopsticks are as follows:
Hold your chopsticks towards their end, not in the middle or the front third.
When you are not using your chopsticks, or have fnished eating, lay them down in front of you with the tips to left
Do not stick chopsticks into your food, especially not into rice.
Do not pass food directly from your set of chopsticks to another's. Do not wave your chopsticks around in the air or play with them.
Some Table
Rules
Blowing your nose in public, and
especially at the table, is considered bad manners. It is considered good manners to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice.
It is considered bad manners to burp.
After eating, try to move all your dishes back to the same position they were at the start of the meal. This includes replacing the lids on dishes and putting your chopsticks on the chopstick holder or back into their paper slip.
Drinking rules
When drinking beverages, it is customary to serve each other, rather than pouring your own beverage. Periodically check your friends' cups and refll their drinks if their cups are getting empty.
Likewise, if someone wants to serve you more beverage, you should quickly empty your glass and hold it towards that person.
Finish your meal with, "Gochi-sosama-deshi-ta.
(In Japan, you say
"gochisosama
(deshita)" ("Thank you for the meal") after finishing the
meal).