Japanese Table Manners and how to use Chopsticks 〜和食の作法〜 | easy Japanese home cooking recipe 

They learn in school, but some don't get to eat with company often.

He mixed the second and third taboo as number two.

As Christians we do 😇

@@kelliintexas3575 the pope plays with little boys

@@lilypad2 yeah, but like, respectfully. It's the little wangs in life.

I do appreciate It is difficult to slow down in a world of speed. Slow means wasting payed time Not producing enough Hamburgers You gone . Find some other performing artist with a brain eight arms and six legs for 10 dollar??? Its only a small matter of a clock ticking tock Shock 😲 Things change Bang

@@johnskott6304 The little what?

Nah it's quite different, we do namaste to greet someone in indian way, whereas itakadimasu is done to show gratitude to the cook, and the people by whose efforts the dish was made possible. In indian culture we have a different way to chant a shloka(which is done rarely now) for the food and the God b4 having the meal

​@@niXrgI agree. Greetings and gratitude are two different things.

I also do that. And to indicate something other than mosquitos or cockroaches (I sometimes even point at them with my feet), I use my whole hand.

Wrong Chinese chopsticks still can do all what's Japanese can do and Chinese not only wood, plastic, metal ,gold or ivory in the rich and elite ? The Korean used metal chopsticks and spoon but am not here to about look it yourself 😂

to me, japanese respect and to complimet is just something wonderful. i am so interested of this culture. Respect is a vanishing thing, only highly civilized countries have it.

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totally agreed.

I dont agree, People dont have tine for bullshit. Mahathma gandi said this, U drank manners I drank tea, Manners are some shit , U may have such a small mind to not realise this along with the fools that liked ur shit. Respect is different but people from different cultures neednt to learn all those manners

Exactly 🙌🏾

So if you follow this logic it means Asian people should not slurp when they come to western cultures.

I truly love what you said... But I also wanted to say, THANK YOU for using "Being" or anything else instead of "As a" to start. Yes, It's such a small and silly thing to nitpick over... I'm an idiot, but I can't help it. "As a" just doesn't feel or sound right, and seemingly everyone uses it.

in russia it is impolite to point fingers at people, you wanna use your hand for that. for pointing at things it's fine.

Lol, Its weyyweyyy ober der. XD

I'm Native American as well, Wampanoag!

That could be because your ancestors most likely walked across the land bridge in Alaska coming from Asia. Both cultures are rich in ideas like honor , respect, and balance with nature.

You get the same result by blowing gently the hot food. That way, no noise of slurping nor burping because you swallowed air. I get it is a cultural thing, not better not worse.

I guess that makes some sense, but here’s a thought too…wait until it’s cool enough that you don’t have to slurp to avoid burns. I was raised that if you can hear someone eating, it better be because they’re eating chips. Otherwise it’s rude because no one wants to hear what’s going on in your mouth. Sort of the same concept as chewing with you’re mouth closed and not talking with food in your mouth. No one wants to see your food.

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@@dudanunesbleff I'm Japanese 74yrs old and I find Taiji slurps a lot when he demonstrate eating finished dishes. I think it's his home cultural thing. We don't usually slurp except hot soup noodles so that you can cool it to enjoy while it's still hot. Many Foreigners are not used to eating piping hot food but in Japan some dishes (including Ramen, Udon, Soba and some pot dishes etc. ) are served that way precisely bcz it's best while it's hot. So yes it's a cultural thing but it's uncomfortable to witness foreign ppl struggling to eat hot noodles of any kind just go ahead and slurp it you're doing Japanese cultural thing.

@@dudanunesbleff I was told that in Asian cultures it was a sign of respect to the chef indicating that you were enjoying the meal. It may be country/culturally specific, though.

Thanks! That's a great idea to practice chopsticks.

Much, much thanks. Very appreciative to share us japanese ways of eating with Chopsticks.😊

Have fun learning!! ❤

I'm just a regular white guy, but I also do this. In good weather I often (multiple times a week) will eat my dinner outside while watching the sunset, and I thank God for my food, for my life, and I thank the animals for giving their lives for me to eat. I only eat fish meat though. I believe its important to be thankful for our food.

People who have had a garden or have been around hunting also have a greater appreciation. I know I do. I try very hard not to waste anything. I give thanks to the farmers, so many people are involved during every process of having food on your plate in front of you. Many many processes,and people. And always give thanks to an animal. You don't have to be Japanese or Indian, you just have to have awareness of how the food arrived to your mouth. 😊

Why eat animals at all in that case? You don't need to eat animals to sustain life. Just an excuse.

@@plauditecives It's not like human biology and history revolved around eating meat right?

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Why specifically being left handed would make using chopsticks cooler? (I’m left handed and use them with left hand btw)

@@outofahat9363 I was just saying

Yeah! I’m Colombian and my mom taught me this in our meal prayers 🥰

No problem! Most restaurants will ask if you can eat with chopsticks. These days, of course! And most Japanese will give you a lot of room if your chopstick manners are inadequate, or still developing. Once I went with my boyfriend (a foreigner from a 3rd world country) who could not use chopsticks, to a small island resort area. The inn provided meals. Nobody asked if we could use chopsticks. I was afraid I would have to use my own chopsticks to feed my boyfriend. Miracle upon miracles -- after more than a year in Japan, somehow it clicked. He somehow managed to use chopsticks to get the food from the plate to his mouth. I was so thankful -- I didn't want to have to baby-feed him. Frankly, I think it was his fear of being baby-fed that finally made him figure out how to use the chopsticks. He was not elegant with his chopstick usage, mind you, but he functioned. Kind of a funny story, since I had never before encountered anybody who couldn't use chopsticks. And I grew up in a family that went to eat at a Chinese restaurant annually on January 1st, and then marveled and pointed at the Asian poeple around us whgo were using chopsticks and even feeding their children with them! My Dad would point around, saying "Look at that!" Years later, when I was Associate Professor in Japan, my students would often ask if I could use chopsticks. They were aged 18-19. I told them I'd been using chopsticks for 20 years. Then giggle, and ask for the next question. It takes a long time for ordinary folks to come to terms with customs and behaviors from other countries. But once it happens, a bridge is crossed. Some of my students even told me that they, for the first time, saw themselves and foreigners as part of the same group, and that they would no longer "be afraid of foreigners." I even had some students who would greet me politely on the street or in shops where they encountered me. It may seem like nothing important to people outside Japan, but at that time it was a great way to build a way to help young Japanese to get in touch with the oneness of humanity. I hate that phrase, but I don't know a better one. My students were not always great students, but they were fine human beings, and enjoy remembering the moments when they got to make a connection to the larger world around them.

Maybe the waiter was disgusted with your poor manners and wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

箸をお椀の上に置く行為は日本人だとしても間違えて頻繁にやってしまいます😅 式典や高級日本料理店に行った時だけ気を付けてます

@@johnp139 Please that's so mean but I was cackling at this comment 😭😂

I think placing the chop sticks across the edge of a bowl or plate mistake made by many westerners is fusing fork and knife with chopstick etiquette. Forks/knives are placed that way across dishes to signal to servers in a restaurant that you are finished with the dish/course. Much like for example at a special event banquet. Think of Downton Abbey or a state banquet with royalty like a v.i.p. Many different courses and utensils/plates for each in a certain order. Most people never need to learn all that.

In a fine dining or more conscious etiquette in Western culture (and sone other cultures), lying your silverware aligned on your plate diagonally let’s a server know you are finished. That could translate to some Japanese restaurants or servers as well.

Agreed. I fully understand the cultural aspect but slurping is like this is like nails on chalkboard to this Cuban's ears. It is good to know to know to expect this in a Japanese restaurant.

Wow! And my Korean friend gave me some made from sterling silver

​@@moodslingerz5209 I just received the chinese sterling needle for testing poison in food the chinese use back before the revolution.

hahaha, thank you so much!!

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Yuck talking with food in your mouth is gross even too a westerner. Mother (I say this to my children also) always said we dont want to see what your eating. Finish your food then speak.

I would blow of fuse if people in my house spoke with their mouth full. You don't need to make westerners look like savages to make Japanese culture shine. We have manners too, just different. And equally as codified in some circles.

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Is this why we wrap the left side of a robe/kimono with the left side on top?

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@@taijiskitchen it's thx or thanks

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@@Wagia. smh = shaking my head