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Originally Posted by undeadpoptart
I've heard that in Japanese resturants*, following tradition, when you're served soup you should just drink it from the bowl, even if a spoon is present. I've also heard if a spoon is provided you should just go ahead and use it. Which side should I listen to? Which option would be the most polite?
*By 'Japanese Resturants' I am referring to traditional Japanese-style resturants in America. At the moment, I have no oppertunity to visit Japan.  |
If you are in a restaurant in America - chances are that most of the people working there aren`t Japanese to begin with so won`t notice how you eat, let alone care.
And if they are, I can guarantee they`ve seen thousands of people botch things up enough that it isn`t going to even register in their eyes.
As for the actual manners - for most soups, you eat the bits floating in the soup with chopsticks and then drink the broth.