Many people like Japanese food, but do you really know the etiquette of Japanese dining? The following table manners in Japan are brought to you by me. I hope you like them! Table manners in Japan 1. Rice bowls and soup bowls

So how to distinguish rice bowls from soup bowls? The mouth of the rice bowl is relatively wide, while the soup bowl is relatively deep and obviously sunken. Among them, the rice bowls used by men are bigger than those used by women, while the soup bowls are higher than those used by women. Both rice bowls and soup bowls have lids. When eating, open the lids together. Put the left ones on the left and the right ones on the right. Put the lid back on after the meal. Table manners in Japan 2. Putting chopsticks

Hold chopsticks in your right hand and hold them under your left hand. Slide your right hand and grab the upper side of chopsticks.

quietly put the chopsticks horizontally on the chopsticks rack. Chopsticks must be placed horizontally, and they should be put back into the chopsticks pillow during the meal. They should also be placed horizontally, and chopsticks should not be facing others directly. If chopsticks are stained with leftover dishes, you can use napkins to wipe them clean, and you can't lick them with your mouth. This is very unsightly. If you don't have a chopsticks pillow, gently tie a knot in the chopsticks cover and use it as a chopsticks pillow.

Although both left and right hands can hold chopsticks, if you want to look exquisite, you should hold chopsticks with your right hand, hold the upper end of chopsticks with your thumb and forefinger, and the other three fingers naturally bend to hold chopsticks, and both ends must be aligned. Table manners in Japan 3. Use of tableware

If you go to a restaurant, the tableware is often already set, so you don't need to worry too much about the placement. But if you are invited to a Japanese home, you should pay attention to it. Japanese tableware mainly includes chopsticks, teacups, rice bowls and soup bowls. The placing method is to place the rice bowl on the left and the soup bowl on the right, and the chopsticks should be placed horizontally on the chopsticks seat.

Then why are the chopsticks in China and South Korea placed vertically, while those in Japan are placed horizontally? There is no exact answer to this, but there is a saying that when chopsticks were introduced to Japan, ancient China chopsticks were placed horizontally. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like to put chopsticks horizontally, so China gradually put chopsticks vertically, but the Japanese didn't change it, because they thought it was a disrespect to people to put chopsticks vertically. This is also an answer to the problem of chopsticks placement. Table manners in Japan 4. Others

Besides, we should also pay attention to the use of sanitary chopsticks. Generally, sanitary chopsticks are often used when entertaining guests. However, the more formal restaurants use high-quality products such as fir chopsticks with clear wood grain. After taking chopsticks according to the above steps, put the sanitary chopsticks flat, compared with standing up and breaking them. It is more elegant to just pull one like opening a fan. Also, apart from the extremely simple chopsticks, it is quite a bad habit to rub the tips of chopsticks after opening them.

so, knowing all kinds of habits, what should I do with chopsticks when holding a bowl in my hand? When eating Japanese food, most people eat with bowls in their hands. If you already have chopsticks in your hand, it doesn't violate etiquette to take a bowl or put it down with the same hand, but it doesn't look very elegant. The elegant way is to put down the chopsticks in your hand, and then straighten all your fingers to get the bowl. If you have a bowl in your hand, the way to take chopsticks is different. When you hold the left end of chopsticks between the middle finger and the ring finger of your left hand (or between the ring finger and the little finger), then hold it with your right hand upside down. If you feel very troublesome, I suggest that you put down your chopsticks first every time you take a bowl.

It should be noted that after eating, you must put all the used tableware back to the place where you started eating. You should also cover the bowl and put the chopsticks back into the chopsticks box, chopsticks holder or paper bag. In addition, there are ten taboos in using chopsticks, which must be remembered, otherwise it will be considered as low personal accomplishment:

1. Lick chopsticks with your tongue.

2. Use chopsticks as toothpicks.

3. Chopsticks are not allowed to be swallowed upside down.

4. Put chopsticks in the food, or use them as forks to eat.

5. Use chopsticks to pick something to eat in the food.

6. Swinging around with chopsticks, indecisive.

7. Chopsticks are not allowed to straddle the plates and bowls.

8. Don't suck chopsticks like candy.

9. Point at people and things with chopsticks.