Hi, I have a friend who says that in China/Japan the appropriate way to
eat/drink soup (eg, miso soup) is to take the bowl in one hand, tip it and
drink from it while simultaneously using the chopsticks in your right hand
to sort of.. shovel.. the chunkier bits into your mouth.

He says the big spoons that are used in Western Asian restaurants are not
used in the East.

Can anybody corroborate this?

On Sep 26, 4:24 am, "Slint Flig" zossngo.com> wrote:

Not so sure about the word simultaneously in there, but for the rest
of it I believe it is true, although I've never been to Japan.

Also, not sure how strict the OT guidelines are in r.f.d.t but this is
probably not on topic for this group...

In article , dsddsss@zossngo.com
says...

I know that what you say is true in Japan. I have heard that it is also
true in China, but I've never been there so can't be sure.

On Sep 26, 5:52 am, Peter A CRAPnc.rr.com> wrote:

One things for sure, chopsticks wouldn't work very well for the broth
portion :)

For soup, a spoon more "useful." See:

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:52:57 -0400, Peter A CRAPnc.rr.com>
wrote:

Slint Flig zossngo.com> wrote:

Yes, pretty much. Watch the film _Tampopo_.

For the most part this is also true.

I ran into a recent experience where everyone was going ga-ga over my
tea blossoms. I was down to a few so I put a couple in a big soup
bowl with boiling water and everyone used spoons. It was a spur of
the moment inspiration and a big hit.

Jim

Slint Flig wrote:

On 09/26/2007 04:24:33 "Slint Flig" zossngo.com> wrote:

I've never been to China or Japan, but I've had Japanese friends over the years here in New York City. Those fresh from Japan do it pretty much as you describe. The others caught on to our sensitivities, and, in true Japanese tradition, fit in by blending in. So, it looks like your friend is right.
Michael

Michael wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:49:01 -0400:

??>> Hi, I have a friend who says that in China/Japan the
??>> appropriate way to eat/drink soup (eg, miso soup) is to
??>> take the bowl in one hand, tip it and drink from it while
??>> simultaneously using the chopsticks in your right hand to
??>> sort of.. shovel.. the chunkier bits into your mouth.

??>> He says the big spoons that are used in Western Asian
??>> restaurants are not used in the East.

??>> Can anybody corroborate this?

I think that it is true that people drink soup from the bowl in
Japan judging by movies as others have mentioned. I have tried
it that way and it's not difficult tho' I find it less messy to
use chopsticks for noodles etc.

I wonder what is the custom in Viet Nam for Pho. Around here,
people of all ethnicities eat the noodles and meat with
chopsticks. It might be quite practical to drink the remaining
soup from the bow but it's a big bowl and I've never seen anyone
do it.

Thanks guys I know it was somewhat OT but I also knew if anybody would know
about it, the readers of AFDT would.

Thanks for the replies!