I really like this illustrated guide on sushi etiquette. I found it on SwissMiss a few years ago.  Sushi bars are popular here in Australia and this guide is handy for anyone wishing to brush up on their sushi dining skills. I’ve also included some tips on chopstick etiquette. I love learning about other cultures and their customs.  I think food is a great way to do this…we all have to eat.  If you have any other tips that I have not covered, please feel free to add them to the comments section below. I’d love to hear them.

More Chopstick Etiquette*

• Decide what to pick up before reaching with chopsticks (do not hover around or poke looking for special ingredients). After you have picked up an item, do not put it back in the dish.
• When picking up a piece of food, never use the tips of your chopsticks to poke through the food as if you were using a fork. However, this kind of stabbing maneuver is common in informal use for hard to pick up items like cherry tomatoes or tearing apart larger things like kimchi. Never erect chopsticks point-first into a bowl of rice or a dish of entrée. This is reminiscent of ancestral offerings and can be seen as disrespectful.
• Chopsticks can be rested on one’s plate to keep them off the table entirely. A chopstick stand can also be used to keep the points off the table.
• Never wave your chopsticks around as if it was an extension of your hand gestures, bang them like drumsticks, or use them to move bowls or plates.
• In Chinese culture, it is normal to have your lips touching the edge of the rice bowl and using chopsticks to push rice directly into the mouth. In Korean culture, it is rude to pick the rice bowl off of the table and eat from it.
• In Chinese and Japanese etiquette, the blunt end is sometimes used to transfer food from a common dish to your own plate or bowl (never your mouth). In Korea, the blunt handle end is not considered sanitary.

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