Table manners for Japanese cuisine are complicated and few people
really understand the official methods. An understanding of basic
etiquette is sufficient to avoid embarrassment on most occasions.
How to Pick up Hashi (Chopsticks)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)Pick them up in the right hand.
(2)Cradle them with the left hand.
(3)Adjust the right hand grasp to eat.
When there is no hashioki (chopstick stand) for wooden hashi, use
the paper container as the rest.
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Avoid the
Following Mistakes
Zuborabashi
Holding the chopsticks and bowl in the same hand.
Yosebashi
Moving a bowl with the chopsticks.
Tsukibashi
Skewering food with the chopsticks.
Mayoibashi
Hovering over the table with chopsticks poised, pondering what
to eat.
Saguribashi
Digging through a common dish of food to locate a tasty morsel.
Inugui
Eating while leaning over the plate like a dog (Inu).