Chopsticks etiquette when enjoying Japanese food
1. Hold chopsticks with your left hand.
The first step to take chopsticks is the way to take them. In fact, it is the thumb, index finger and middle finger that touch chopsticks, but the ring finger and little finger should also be close to the middle finger. First, the right hand holds the central part of the chopsticks horizontally, then the right hand holds it from below, and the right hand slides to the right end of the chopsticks. Then, turn your palm over and move it to the center of the chopsticks. When the thumb moves above the center, hold it tightly and then let go of the left hand.
2. Sanitary chopsticks should be separated up and down.
Generally, sanitary chopsticks are often used when entertaining guests. The more formal restaurants use high-quality products with clear wood grain such as Chinese fir chopsticks. To open the sanitary chopsticks, first you need to hold the chopsticks horizontally in the correct way mentioned above, and then gradually open the sanitary chopsticks with your hands up and down. It should not be too exaggerated. Also, in addition to extremely simple chopsticks, it is also a rather bad habit to wipe the tips of chopsticks after opening them.
How to hold chopsticks with a bowl in your hand
When eating Japanese food, most people eat with bowls. If you have chopsticks in your hand and then hold the bowl or put it down with the same hand, although it is not against etiquette, you don't have chopsticks in your hand. You can straighten all your fingers to hold the bowl, which will be more elegant. If you hold a bowl in your hand, the way to hold 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 upside down with your right hand.
Don't forget, every time you want to take a bowl, you must put down your chopsticks first. You may find it troublesome, but it will become natural as long as you get used to it.
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Skills of using chopsticks when eating Japanese food
Japanese cuisine is an important cooking school in the world at present, with its unique cooking style and style. In many countries and regions, there are Japanese restaurants and Japanese cooking techniques, and their influence is second only to Chinese food and western food.
According to Japanese custom, Japanese food is called "Japanese food". Literally, it is to mix the materials well. In Japanese cuisine, the earliest and most orthodox cooking system is "Shi Huai cuisine", which has a history of more than 450 years. According to an ancient Japanese legend, the word "Shi Huai" comes from a Zen monk's "Shi Wen". At that time, the Buddhist monk who practiced at that time had to abide by the commandment that he only ate brunch and lunch and did not eat in the afternoon. However, young monks couldn't stand hunger and cold, so they wrapped the heated stone in rags and called it "Shi Wen", put it in their arms and pressed it on their stomachs to resist hunger and cold. Later, it gradually developed into eating less, which played a "warm stone" role in resisting hunger and cold.
Shi Huai Cai also developed with the "tea ceremony". "Tea Ceremony" can be said to be a grand tea tasting ceremony and one of the ways to receive distinguished guests. If guests are hungry when invited to tea, it will not only be bad for their health, but also affect their tea tasting. Therefore, when holding a tea ceremony, it will be much better to invite guests to eat snacks or light meals first, and then invite guests to drink tea. This is the original intention of "Shi Huai Cai" produced in the tea ceremony. After hundreds of years of evolution, today's "Shi Huai Cai", as an ancient square dish, is characterized by adopting the procedures inherited from ancient times in cooking methods and retaining the flavor of raw materials as much as possible. Fish and vegetables are the main raw materials, and there should be representative fish and vegetables in the season every month, so the menu is different every month.
With the passage of time, the communication between Japan and other countries in the world has been strengthened, especially in recent decades, some foreign dishes have been gradually introduced, and modern Japanese dishes have been formed by combining the traditional tastes of the Japanese. "Hefeng Cuisine" is a Japanese western food, and pots and tempura are the representatives of this kind of dishes.
Japanese cuisine is generally divided into two major cuisines, Kanto cuisine and Kansai cuisine. Among them, Kansai cuisine has a great influence and a longer history than Kanto cuisine. Kanto cuisine is mainly Tokyo cuisine, while Kansai cuisine is mainly Kyoto cuisine and Osaka cuisine (also called Langcai). The main difference between the two is that Guandong cooking tastes heavy (thick), and it is famous for fried tempura and four-hi rice. This is because there is a kind of small fish and shrimp in front of Edo (that is, Tokyo Bay), which is especially delicious whether it is fried tempura or cooked four-in-one rice. The specialty of Guandong cooking is to use these local raw materials to make tempura and four-hi rice. Kansai cuisine is characterized by light taste and delicious taste. The raw materials used in Kansai cuisine are good, and the seafood in Seto Inland Sea tastes better.
It is said that Japanese food is eaten with eyes, which vividly shows the characteristics of Japanese food. The first attraction of Japanese cuisine is its refreshing color and unique shape: all kinds of exquisite foods made of fresh and tender vegetables and fat seafood keep the natural color of raw materials, and each kind is like a delicate work of art, which makes people tired of watching for a long time.
Japanese cuisine pays attention to the proportion of nutrition and likes to eat raw food: lobster, tuna and three fish are all dipped in green mustard and seasoning, and eat sake. Besides sashimi and sushi, famous Japanese dishes include teppanyaki, tempura, beef hot pot dipped in raw eggs and beef water pot similar to China instant-boiled mutton. Generally speaking, compared with Chinese food, Japanese food is much lighter in taste and less in quantity. People who are used to drinking in large bowls and eating large pieces of meat may feel underfed. However, in the layout decoration with Japanese national customs, you will be deeply attracted by its elegant and quiet atmosphere.
Japanese people have the following characteristics in diet: the quality and quantity of vegetables are very small, and the nutritional value of vegetables is emphasized. Generally do not like too salty, too sweet, too sour and slightly spicy. Accustomed to rice as the staple food. I am interested in assorted fried rice, red bean rice, eight-treasure rice, steamed stuffed bun, jiaozi, noodle soup and fried noodles. Non-staple food loves to eat fish, especially sashimi; I also like beef, wild birds, eggs, shrimp, crabs, kelp and lean pork. ; I also like to eat seaweed, eggplant, cabbage, cucumber, radish, bamboo shoots, celery, tomatoes, spinach, bean sprouts, green peppers, cauliflower, cabbage, fresh mushrooms, fungus and tofu. Seasonings like seaweed, ginger, sugar, sesame, soy sauce and so on. I prefer dishes made of cold, fried, fried, steamed, fried and skewered. Enjoy cold jellyfish, fried fish slices, beef in oyster sauce, Beijing roast duck, goo old meat and other flavor dishes. In China, I prefer Shaoxing wine and Maotai wine, and I like drinking green tea and black tea. I like to eat cantaloupe, melon, watermelon and other fruits and apples, pears, bananas, pineapples and strawberries. Dried fruits feed on walnuts, almonds and cashews.
Japanese food is sashimi. The Japanese call themselves "a fish-eating nation through and through". Japan's fishing volume ranks first in the world, but it still imports a lot of fish and shrimp from abroad every year, and each person eats more than 0/00 Jin of fish per year, which exceeds the consumption of rice. Japanese people eat fish raw, cooked, dried and salted, and sashimi is the most precious. Sashimi is the highest etiquette for state banquets or civilian guests.
The Japanese call sashimi "Shasimi". The general sashimi is made of bonito, snapper and perch, and the highest-grade sashimi is tuna sashimi. At the banquet, you can see a jar of live fish, which are now fished and killed, peeled and pricked, cut into transparent sheets like paper, served on the table and chewed with seasoning. It's delicious.
Japanese miso soup
Soy sauce soup is a favorite food of Japanese people. It is made of fermented soybeans, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and seafood. Soy sauce soup is mainly made of soy sauce, the main raw material is soybean, and it contains a lot of protein, which is nutritious and salty. In Japan, people even regard miso soup as "mother's handicraft", which shows its weight in Japanese hearts. Rice is eaten in miso soup, which is a traditional Japanese breakfast.
Soy sauce soup also has a long history in Japan. At the beginning of the 8th century, with the introduction of Buddhism from China, sauce was also introduced from China. It first rose in temples and palaces and was widely eaten by the people. Now Japan has developed and produced all kinds of instant sauce soup, which can be taken with boiled water and is convenient to carry. Because soy sauce soup is simple to make and nutritious, the Japanese army also attaches great importance to this traditional food.
Japanese food culture "prunes"
"Plum" symbolizes Japan. Why? Because the red prunes were placed in the center of the simplest box lunch of white rice, they became the national flag of Japan. "Dried plum", namely "salted yellow plum", is a traditional kimchi food in Japan.
Plum has the function of "resolving three poisons", which are food poisoning, blood poisoning and water poisoning. In other words, prunes have antibacterial, bactericidal, detoxification and gastrointestinal functions. In addition, due to the efficacy of citric acid and citric acid, they can activate metabolism and blood vessels, strengthen the functions of liver and kidney, excrete lactic acid from the body and eliminate fatigue.
You can also use it when you are carsick. Put prunes in your mouth.
When you are drunk and still feel unwell the next day, drinking prune tea is also effective. Put prunes in a cup, mash them with chopsticks, pour hot tea into the cup and stir, then drink prune tea. The curative effect is remarkable.
◆ Production procedure of prune
1. Select high-quality mature Huangmei, remove its pedicel, and soak it in water for one night to remove astringency. The containers used must be disinfected.
2. Put the plums in a shallow basket, drain the water, then drown them with salt, with salt 175g/kg. Sprinkle salt evenly and put the raw materials into a container.
3. Put ballast on it. The weight of ballast is 2 or 3 times that of raw materials, and it will be left for a few days.
4. Wash perilla leaves, drain water, rub perilla with half a amount of salt to extract astringency, and repeat. Rub perilla with the remaining half of the salt, squeeze out the astringency twice and wring it out. 400 grams of perilla and 80 grams of salt.
5. Pour the juice from Huangmei on the squeezed perilla to make it bright purple.
6. Put perilla on Huangmei.
7. Wait until the hottest sunny day in summer, take Huangmei out of the container and dry it for 3 days. After a day of sun drying, soak Huangmei in the juice oozing from Huangmei, then sun-dry, and sun-dry plum juice at the same time.
8. After drying, put the prunes in a container for storage. /kloc-can be eaten after 0/0, and the taste will become more mellow after half a year.
The way to eat Japanese food
Gift 1: How to put the shoes when entering the box?
You should stick your toes out. The steps are as follows:
1. People take off their shoes in front of the box.
2. Sit in the hallway.
3. Pick up the shoes with your hands and turn around and put them inside, so as not to be accidentally kicked when others walk. It is impolite to keep your back to the box for convenience.
Etiquette 2: how to arrange seats when entering the box?
At a formal banquet, the younger generation will arrive before the older generation. After entering the box, the owner or boss should sit farthest from the door, and the person with the lowest position should sit in the nearest place to help pass the food or close the door. If it is a private party, the person who should pay is usually sitting by the door.
Politeness 3: How to put the carry-on bag after sitting down?
Put it behind your back.
Etiquette 4: How to sit?
Officially, it should be sitting on your knees, with your thighs pressing your calves and your left and right soles overlapping; However, it is easy to get tired when sitting like this. You can also bend your feet into an inverted V shape and sit on the mat. At present, there is an improved box in Taiwan Province Province, that is, there is a square groove under the harmony table, so people who are not used to kneeling will put their feet straight.
Etiquette 5: How to greet the waiter?
Usually Japanese restaurants are full of waitresses. Don't shout when you call the waiter. You can usually call each other [Onesan].
Ceremony 6: Who will order?
If it is a company party, it is usually the subordinates who pick up the menu and ask the superiors what to order. Generally speaking, they should order wine first, and then order the basic dishes: sashimi, appetizer (appetizer), clear soup, boiled food and barbecue food. Other dishes can be added according to the situation.
Etiquette 7: What should I do after drinking?
The way a man holds a glass is to gently press the rim of the glass with his thumb and forefinger, and the rest of his fingers naturally bend inward. The way women hold the glass: the right hand holds the glass, the left hand takes the middle finger as the center, and the fingertips hold the bottom of the glass. If the boss is running out of wine, female staff or subordinates should help each other pour wine in time, whether it is beer or sake. When pouring wine, they should pick up the bottle with their right hand and hold the bottom of the bottle with their left hand. When accepting pouring wine, they should hold the cup with their right hand and the bottom of the cup with their left hand. When two people drink, they should first help others to pour wine, and then the other person will help themselves to pour wine, not themselves.
Etiquette 8: How to put chopsticks?
After the chopsticks are taken out, the chopsticks bag should be placed vertically on the left side of the food or next to the mat. Chopsticks are placed horizontally. Put them back on the chopsticks pillow when eating. They should also be placed horizontally. Don't directly face others with chopsticks. If chopsticks are stained with leftovers, they can be wiped clean with napkins. You can't lick chopsticks with your mouth, which is unsightly. If you don't have a chopstick pillow, gently tie a knot in the chopstick sleeve and use it as a chopstick pillow. After eating, put the chopsticks in the original paper towel and put them back on the chopsticks pillow.
Etiquette 9: How to say the dining language?
Before eating, say: [I'm going to start], the owner or boss will move chopsticks first; Say: [gozisososamadeshida] After dinner, that is, [I have finished eating, thank you for your hospitality].
Li 10: How to use mustard?
Mode 1: Dig some mustard from the sashimi dish into the soy sauce dish and mix it evenly with the soy sauce.
Method 2: Dip mustard in sashimi, and then dip sashimi in soy sauce. When dipping the seasoning, dip in the first third, dip lightly, and don't be greedy. What many Japanese people find most incredible is that people in Taiwan Province Province use Japanese food, which seems to mainly eat mustard instead of sashimi. In fact, only a small amount of seasoning is needed to make them taste fresh and original.
Gift 1 1: What is the order of eating sashimi?
Eating sashimi is actually learned. You should eat fish fillets with less fat first, while those with more fat or heavy taste, such as salmon, sea urchin and fish eggs, should be eaten last.
Li 12: What is the etiquette after dinner?
The host will say to the guests: (Thank you for coming today. It's an honor to have dinner with you. ) and other polite expressions; And if the guest is a mistress, he will also respond: (Thank you for your hospitality, this meal is very enjoyable and the food is delicious. ) Call me again the next day and thank you for your hospitality yesterday.
The principle of eating Japanese food
"Gourmets" in the industry think that Japanese miso soup, salmon sashimi, tempura, roasted eel, saury, sushi and salad are indispensable, otherwise it will not be rich.
The biggest difference between Japanese miso soup and Chinese soup and western soup lies in the difference between ingredients and soup. After serving, you can see that the soup is clear, seaweed and other ingredients are lying quietly at the bottom of the bowl, which is quite different from a bowl of chaotic Chinese soup and a bowl of rich western soup. Tempura and baked saury are both famous dishes in Japanese cuisine. Tempura is a Japanese assorted fried food, which is made of vegetables and shrimps wrapped in flour and lightly fried in oil. It tastes very good. The grade of sashimi is the same as beef, and it varies with different parts of the body. Generally speaking, the place with the most oil in the belly of fish is the best, which is called "big fat"; The abdomen near the spine is called "medium fat"; The place near the back and tail is called sashimi, which is the cheapest.
Japanese sushi is made of high-quality rice, cooked and cooled, then poured with special rice vinegar, stirred evenly, sealed overnight, and then used to make sushi. When eating sushi, the taste should be light and heavy. Eat sashimi first, then sushi, in order to better taste the delicious sashimi. The Japanese pay attention to "eat cold when it is cold and eat hot when it is hot".
What to eat with what wine is very particular about the art of eating. Among Japanese wines, "cold wine" is the highest grade, followed by "burning resistance" and "sake", which is more like dew in midsummer.
Matters needing attention in using chopsticks
Hold chopsticks with your left hand.
The first step to take chopsticks is the way to take them. In fact, it is the thumb, index finger and middle finger that touch chopsticks, but the ring finger and little finger should also be close to the middle finger. First, the right hand holds the central part of the chopsticks horizontally, then the right hand holds it from below, and the right hand slides to the right end of the chopsticks. Then, turn your palm over and move it to the center of the chopsticks. When the thumb moves above the center, hold it tightly and then let go of the left hand.
Sanitary chopsticks should be separated up and down.
Generally, sanitary chopsticks are often used when entertaining guests. The more formal restaurants use high-quality products with clear wood grain such as Chinese fir chopsticks. To open the sanitary chopsticks, first you need to hold the chopsticks horizontally in the correct way mentioned above, and then gradually open the sanitary chopsticks with your hands up and down. It should not be too exaggerated. Also, in addition to extremely simple chopsticks, it is also a rather bad habit to wipe the tips of chopsticks after opening them.
How to hold chopsticks with a bowl in your hand?
When eating Japanese food, most people eat with bowls. If you have chopsticks in your hand and then hold the bowl or put it down with the same hand, although it is not against etiquette, you don't have chopsticks in your hand. You can straighten all your fingers to hold the bowl, which will be more elegant. If you hold a bowl in your hand, the way to hold 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 upside down with your right hand.
Don't forget, every time you want to take a bowl, you must put down your chopsticks first. You may find it troublesome, but it will become natural as long as you get used to it.