Japanese Chopstick Etiquette.

Japanese chopstick etiquette.

Fun fact! : Chopsticks (hashi 箸) have been around for over 6,000 years, first coming from China. I was looking up do’s and don'ts… and there are so many don'ts!! (Ｔ▽Ｔ) I listed the most common ones. I’ll just try to remember what I can and I don’t think my local Japanese restaurant will mind my ignorance. Chopsticks are used in some funeral rites, which is why some of these actions are taboo. And some actions are just considered improper etiquette. Here we go!

Don’t eat directly from common dishes, you should pick up food and put it on your own plate.

Don’t hover over food with them, you should be decisive.

Don’t dig in food dishes, you should take from the top.

Don’t wash them off in soup or search for things in your bowl with them.

Don’t suck on the ends of them.

Don’t pass food from your chopsticks to another’s, you should use a common utensil to pass food.

Don’t rest them across your dish. *see below*

Don’t stick them straight up in your food.

Don’t cross them on the table or over your bowl like an X.

Don’t pull a plate or bowl toward you with them.

Don’t point at people or things with them.

Don’t tear food apart with one chopstick in each hand.

Don’t hold the chopsticks and a dish in the same hand.

Don’t eat with an unmatched pair.

When not using, the pointed ends should be placed on a chopstick rest (hashioki 箸置き). Sometimes when using disposable wooden chopsticks (waribashi 割り箸) there is no rest provided. You can make one out of the paper wrapper. If there is nothing you can use, in a casual setting you can place them across your dish, but try not to do this in a more formal setting as it’s considered slightly improper.

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