We all love to dine at a fancy restaurant with our family, and loved ones, and enjoy good food and good conversation. Most of us like to think we have impeccable table manners but it’s good to be reminded. Who knows, maybe this can help you make a better impression at your next business luncheon or dinner date.You can’t stop yourself from attacking the food as soon as it comes. But this practice is considered rude. Don’t start eating until after the waiter is done serving everyone.
Utensils should be used from the outside and then move towards the inside.
It is considered rude to place your items like mobile, keys or bag on the dining table.
Salt is the key ingredient of every dish and to add salt without even tasting the meal is considered an insult to the chef.
Especially at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant, rubbing the chopsticks is a rude signal. It indicates you consider the utensils to be of low quality.
You probably never knew, but you can send signs to the restaurant staff using your utensils. You won’t even have to mention anything, just place your utensils right.
You probably never knew, but you can send signs to the restaurant staff using your utensils. You won’t even have to mention anything, just place your utensils right.
Japan has a very strong food culture, and when you visit a Japanese restaurant, make sure that you never let your chopsticks stand in your bowl. This practice is known to be offering food to the dead.
If you are wondering about a proper way to hold your utensils down, then follow this practice. It indicates that you are finished and are content with the food you ate.
You might find this dining practice a little weird but while passing, pass salt and pepper together.
This table etiquette is not just limited to fancy restaurant. It should be a regular practice; never speak while your mouth is full.
In Japanese culture, passing food with chop sticks is considered equivalent to passing someone’s bones at a funeral.
At an informal serving, this setting is used. It looks humble and familiar.
A formal setting has more utensils and a different arrangement and requires specific dinning etiquettes.
Always leave plenty of tips to the waiter after a god meal. It is a an expected gesture to the restaurant and the server.
