Dos and Don'ts: Eating traditions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Invite others to eat before eating.

Do. Especially when you have a meal with people who are older than you.

Spill the food all over the place when eating.

Don’t. When you eat something, do it gently.

Put more food into your bowl when you still have a lot to eat.

Don’t. Finish the food you already have.

Stick chopsticks straight into the rice bowl.

Don’t. Sticking chopsticks straight into the rice bowl is what people do for the dead (like the act of burning incense).

Make sounds when chewing food.

Don’t. That’s impolite.

Start eating even when elders haven’t eaten.

Don’t. You must wait until elders start to eat.

When giving other people rice, take 2 scoops instead of 1 scoop.

Do. 1 scoop of rice is for the dead.

Use chopsticks or spoons to knock on bowls.

Don’t. That means you’re calling dogs and cats come to eat rice, which is impolite to other people.

Use your own spoon to stir the big plate.

Don’t. You should use a different spoon for the big plate.

Constantly pick up food from your favorite dish.

Don’t. You need to share food with people around you.

Criticize the food you don’t like.

Don’t. It’s impolite.

Turn away when you want to sneeze.

Do. To avoid bacteria.

Eat food straight from the big plate without putting it in your bowl.

Don’t. You must put the food in your bowl first, then eat.

Blow into the big bowl of hot soup to cool it down.

Don’t. Take some soup into your bowl and wait for it to cool down.

Put your leg onto the chair when sitting.

Don’t. Keep your feet on the ground.

Say thank you when finishing the meal.

Do. You should thank the people who made the meal for you.