dining customs around the world

DINING CUSTOMS

 Experiencing different food is one of the best parts of traveling but with new food we have new dining rules.

1. KOREA;

Let's get started in Korea. You need to wait for the oldest person to sit down first. You also don't start eating until the elders say let's eat and during the meal you don't hold your bowl of soup or rice . You leave it on the table. 

2.CHINA;

Really it's the opposite here in China, people usually hold their chopsticks with one hand and the bowl with another but we have strict rules about how we use chopsticks we don't stick them in our rice bowls or play with them. It's very rude.

3. ENGLAND;

In England it is badmanners to point with your knife or fork and English tea is a big part of our culture. Remember when stirring tea, the spoon should never touch the side of the cup. The clinking sound is rude, since we like quiet meal. 

4. JAPAN;

That's so interesting here in Japan. Sometimes it's okay to eat noisily, if you are eating noodles we usually slurp our noodles to show how much we're enjoying the food but we only do that with noodles we still eat other food quietly.

5. INDIA;

In India, you can show the chef that you have really enjoyed your meal by leaving your plate empty and we like to eat food with our fingers. We always joke that eating with fingers makes the food taste better.

6. CHILE;

 

In Chile we never use our hands to touch any food. We always use utensils even when eating french fries and remember women always take their seats at the table before men. We use a fork only to push food onto our spoon we never use a fork to put food directly into our mouths.