{"id":741,"date":"2018-01-11T11:34:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T02:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/?p=741"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T04:29:23","slug":"some-notes-on-chopstick-manners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/some-notes-on-chopstick-manners\/","title":{"rendered":"Some notes on chopstick manners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-488 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/DSC1621-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/DSC1621-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/DSC1621-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/DSC1621-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There are manners in using chopsticks that tourists may be unaware of. We would like to introduce some of those here.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, it is impolite to place chopsticks on your dish in the middle of a meal. Make sure to place them back on the chopstick stand when you aren\u2019t using them.<\/p>\n<p>It is also poor manners to stab food with chopsticks (Sashi-bashi) and or to use chopsticks to look through dishes. Please avoid breaking up the beautifully arranged dishes when you eat.<\/p>\n<h3>The improper use of chopsticks<\/h3>\n<p>1. Passing foods (Hiroi-bashi or Awase-bashi): Never use your chopsticks to take something from someone else&#8217;s chopsticks. This way of passing things relates to <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joincake.com\/blog\/kotsuage\/#h_719954126421593186483962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese funerary customs (Kotsuage)<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Drawing plates or bowls near you (Saguri-bashi): Don&#8217;t draw a plate or bowl toward you with chopsticks.<\/p>\n<p>3. Touching foods unnecessarily (Utsuri-bashi): Don&#8217;t touch foods with chopsticks unnecessarily without eating them.<\/p>\n<p>4. Scooping: Don&#8217;t scoop up food by using chopsticks like a spoon and bring them to your mouth.<\/p>\n<p>5. Shoveling food into the mouth (Komi-bashi): Don&#8217;t put your lips on a plate or bowl and shovel food into your mouth with chopsticks.<\/p>\n<p>6. Picking up plates or bowls while holding chopsticks (Nigiri-bashi): Don&#8217;t pick up a plate or bowl while holding chopsticks.<\/p>\n<p>7. Pointing at someone (Sashi-bashi): Don&#8217;t point at someone with chopsticks.<\/p>\n<p>8. Laying chopsticks across a plate or bowl: Don&#8217;t lay chopsticks across a plate or bowl.<\/p>\n<p>9. They stuff their mouth full of food and push it in with chopsticks (Oshikomi-bashi).<\/p>\n<p>10. Lick the chopstick tips (Neburi-bashi).<\/p>\n<p>11. Hold it with chopsticks while dripping the cooking juices (Namida-bashi).<\/p>\n<p>12. Eating the same food over and over again (Kasane-bashi).<\/p>\n<p>Related contents: <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/sushi-restaurant-etiquette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUSHI RESTAURANT ETIQUETTE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[sc_apply url=&#8221;https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/apply\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We hope this information will be helpful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/02\/4a332f05ade4ac7bb3c46c472cb5eac8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Revision date: March 1, 2024<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Share this article<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing\" data-heateor-ss-offset=\"0\" data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/some-notes-on-chopstick-manners\/'><div 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We would like to introduce some of those here. First of all, it is impolite to place chopsticks on your dish in the middle of a meal. Make sure to place them back on the chopstick stand when you aren\u2019t using them. It is also poor manners to stab food with chopsticks (Sashi-bashi) and or to use chopsticks to look through dishes. Please avoid breaking up the beautifully arranged dishes when you eat. The improper use of chopsticks 1. Passing foods (Hiroi-bashi or Awase-bashi): Never use your chopsticks to take something from someone else&#8217;s chopsticks. 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