EATING OUT

Draw up a table in your books. In the first column write “Australian Food Manners”. In the second column write: “Japanese Food Manners” Discuss what the Australian ‘rules’ are for eating food. Eg. Mouth closed when chewing. In Australia we have certain rules/manners we should use when eating.

Your table should look like this: AUSTRALIAN FOOD MANNERSJAPANESE FOOD MANNERS Let’s discuss what the Australian manners are when eating out….

Just like Australia, Japan has its own rules when it comes to eating: FACT: In Japan it is perfectly acceptable to slurp your noodles making slurping noises. In fact, the chef would take it as a sign that it is delicious.

Chopstick Manners Do not use chopsticks to pull a dish or anything towards you. Do not pick up a dish or a glass with a hand in which you are holding chopsticks Do not use chopsticks to stab food and pick up like using a fork. Do not stand chopsticks up in rice or other food. Because this is how rice is given to the dead. Do not pass food from your chopsticks to another person’s chopsticks or vice versa.

Other rules to remember: Before eating, the Japanese say “ i ta da ki ma su ” meaning ‘thank you for this food’. いただ き ま す After eating, they say their thanks again: “ go chi so u sa ma de shi ta” ご ち そ う さ ま で し た。 In Japanese culture, it is impolite to pour yourself a drink. You should always wait for an offer from someone near you.

SOME USEFUL WORDS TO USE WHEN EATING OUT: o i shii ne おいしいね = Delicious isn’t it? ari gatou gozaimasu ありがとうございます = Thank you very much eeto chotto ええと、 ちょっと = No thank you Korewa nandesuka これはなんですか = What is this?