Dining etiquette in Japan
What should perform.
You should assign seats in the status of each clearly.Before and after eating food. you should press the hands together at the chest in sign of respect because thanksgiving, people make the food after you lift dish up the breast. During meal, you use your left hand. Moreover, you have a small dish container under food before you nip food into mouth and use chopsticks to eat all kinds of food. While you chew your food in mouth, you should not move the chopsticks. you should alternate between eating soup, savories and rice by eating only one consecutive.The soup,you should lift up a cup of soup directly. Drinking a cup of soup broth up directly. by not using a spoon.Engage in conversation during the meal, If you eat the better voice,It will expose the delicious culinary chef. Japan had lost the war and food shortages.Therefore, the importance of food. Eating it all, it's considered to be one of the most important manners.It is commonly known should drink tea after you finish eating and that you should turn off your cellphone when at the table.
What should not perform.
You should not lift the container up from the table but the bow closer to the container. It is commonly known that the elbow should not be placed on the dining table and you should not place items. Whether it's a handbag, cigarettes, etc. tableware.In addition you should not be lean out to food.It is important that you should not stab chopsticks into the rice bowl because of to pay respect to the ghost. Chopsticks should not be placed on a plate or bowl. If you eat finishes, you should place the chopsticks to the side , not hold chopsticks in hand and not to burst from the seats. you should not lift the container up from the table but the bow closer to the container.Do not use a toothpick during eating.