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Hello Everyone,
Today I’ll try to explain how to serve Japanese dishes properly.
There are some table manners for Japanese meals, although I didn’t know much about them.
The basic set of Japanese dishes consists of rice, soup, a main dish, a side dish, and a plate of pickled vegetables. We call the set “Ichijyuu san sai(一汁三菜)”.
The proper arrangement of these dishes is as follows.
(See the first picture)
The bowl of rice should be put on the left side of the table.
The bowl of soup should be put on the right side of the table.
The plate of pickled vegetables should be put on the middle of the table.
The side dish should be put on the left inner side of the table.
The main dish should be put on the right inner side of the table.
This arrangement is based on our way of thinking that left ranks higher than right.
(Somehow, the main dish ranks lowest of them all. I don’t know why.)
We know Japanese restaurants do not necessarily obey this arrangement rule.
But we don’t mind this so much when we eat the dishes.
P.S.
We usually use ceramic bowls for rice at home.(See the third picture)
However, some Japanese restaurants use lacquered bowls for rice.(See the second picture)
Bowls for miso soup are usually lacquered bowls both at restaurants and at home.
Today I’ll try to explain how to serve Japanese dishes properly.
There are some table manners for Japanese meals, although I didn’t know much about them.
The basic set of Japanese dishes consists of rice, soup, a main dish, a side dish, and a plate of pickled vegetables. We call the set “Ichijyuu san sai(一汁三菜)”.
The proper arrangement of these dishes is as follows.
(See the first picture)
The bowl of rice should be put on the left side of the table.
The bowl of soup should be put on the right side of the table.
The plate of pickled vegetables should be put on the middle of the table.
The side dish should be put on the left inner side of the table.
The main dish should be put on the right inner side of the table.
This arrangement is based on our way of thinking that left ranks higher than right.
(Somehow, the main dish ranks lowest of them all. I don’t know why.)
We know Japanese restaurants do not necessarily obey this arrangement rule.
But we don’t mind this so much when we eat the dishes.
P.S.
We usually use ceramic bowls for rice at home.(See the third picture)
However, some Japanese restaurants use lacquered bowls for rice.(See the second picture)
Bowls for miso soup are usually lacquered bowls both at restaurants and at home.
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Completely off the point here, and following on from the last comment, is left-handedness common in Japan?
What about a meal like this photo? Which way should the dish be turned -- with the rice on the left, like in the photo?
But we don’t mind this so much when we eat the dishes.
We usually use ceramic bowls for rice at home.(See the third picture)
However, some Japanese restaurants use lacquered bowls for rice.(See the second picture)
If I were writing this, I might have used the title "How to Serve Japanese Dishes Properly", just to avoid using "dish" twice in the same sentence. Somehow, using the same word twice makes English speakers a little uncomfortable.
Today I’ll try to explain how to dish up serve Japanese dishes properly.
Yes, I think so too, just like the attachment picture.
Hello chequer,
Left-handedness is not common in Japan.
Please imagine yourself taking a bowl of rice with your left hand, while gripping chopsticks with your right hand, like the attachment picture.
Hello rsm,
Thank you for correcting this entry.
There is no rule to dish up curry and rice in Japan, because curry originates in India.
You can serve it as your like.
(^-^)
Thank you for your correction.
I think you don't have to be so nervous about the proper arrangement.
However, if you need to attend a formal Japanese dinner party, you might be better to pay attention to this rule.
Yes, I'm sure that it is left which ranks higher than right in our way of traditional Japanese thinking.
I know it is exactly the opposite of those of other countries.
And don't you know even Chinese way of thinking about which is important between left and right has been changing depending on the times.
(Also, I did't know about the fact. I found out it on a website right now!)