Tulisan 2 (Softskill)

The Differences of Dining Ethnic of Countries

                This world has so many diverse cultures. Especially if it is separated continents, even though neighboring countries, ways and traditions can be contradictory.
In this regard, how to eat in each country broadly separated by continents is certainly different and diverse. Here's the explanation.

JAPAN

                Japanese cuisine is known by the nickname the healthiest food in the world. Not only that, the type of food and cooking techniques are very varied. As robatayaki, a very traditional cooking techniques, namely by way of grilling food over hot coals. Also Tepenyaki, which in Indonesian means the iron grills, many offered in the Japanese restaurant. Raw foods are also cooked by a chef with a direct action in public. Japanese people usually eat with chopsticks and bowls. Even the food that is difficult sometimes to be taken with a spoon they were still using chopsticks. In addition, when they eat, they do not sit in a chair, but as his knees and covered with cushions. If you eat soup as soup and other foods must diseruput, should not continue to pour sauce on the rice and use 2 pairs of chopsticks to pick a side dish (usually unintentionally two people taking the same side dish)

CHINA

                History of Chinese culinary term was applied to other procedures that have been feeding thousands of years old. Ate procedures for developing China today comes from the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century. Tata empire-style way of eating is then developed with a different in every region of China. First, differences in feeding procedures depending on the social strata are divided into groups of nobles, officials, merchants, commoners. Procedures are now generally eat only two kinds, namely the host and guest. The procedure is similar to eat in china such as Japan, there is little difference between such as:
- The seat is usually placed at the main entrance facing east or.
- Ethnic China also has a habit of toasting. But the toast was not done simultaneously but sequentially starting from the honored guest, who sat next followed, until the last seat.
- When the meal begins, one must keep in order to remain polite way of eating. Young people have to wait for older people say, Let's eat, to start eating.
- Rules in holding the bowl, your thumb should be on the edge of the bowl near the mouth.

ARAB

                You will not find a spoon and fork on the dining tables of the Arabs, because they prefer the pleasures of eating with your hands. In addition, they like to eat in a noisy place, such as rice placed in a rather large container of container here and they eat together. In addition to stacks of rice are also in the flesh, meat goats and camels. Arab food is mostly made of meat and bread that looks kind of round. One other habit is to eat and talk, even if the meal is finished, continue. Take foods that are closest to you, if you want to take food that is located some distance away, so excuse me in advance, because it's big and long dining table.

INDONESIA

                For some of the community who still uphold the traditional Javanese, eating is a daily activity that should not be separated from the manners and rules of Javanese culture. Every movement, speech and behavior is concerned. When the meal begins, young people have to wait for older people, either to take or to start eating rice. When taking rice or side dishes should be taking in a considerable portion, if not newly added again. not to leave leftovers. An Indonesian / Javanese living in tropical climates that get a lot of heat so they are more relaxed in a way that enjoyed eating and slowly enjoy so much enjoy cooking with my bare hands without tools.

AMERIKA

                Post-World War II, the U.S. won the war to implement a new culture of food eaten. Work schedules are made as efficiently as possible by the American system of one hour lunch break. Their Latin civilization thousands of years old are taught that eating is a ritual that Sacré. After the main satiety eating, take a leisurely over a cup of coffee. Here we have called lowering the rice before continuing work. It takes at least 2 hours. In the 1980s, when McDonald's outlets, Kentucky Fried Chicken and others start the expansion of the U.S. to various countries in the world offering fast food. It is undeniable that the U.S. fast food is a gastronomic culture. Burgers, hot dogs and even pizza is authentic European food that had also migrated to America, after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Now they are spread all over the world, including a return to Europe with another face, that face the United States-style fast food. they usually eat with a knife and fork.

EUROPE

                The main MENU synonymous with the use of European-style sauce and pasta. In England, the way we eat should be in accordance with the table manner. If not, we will be branded as people who do not know manners. Much like the people in the United States, they were also mostly eat using a knife and fork. Began as an opening to snack dessert, which can provide six types of menus, or even more. Many dishes can be served, from abalone (shell), shrimp, to the typical Italian risotto. European-style main course is usually about the same. The average use sauce, beef, or a variety of raw materials from the sea, said a specialist chef European menu, Wijaya Gunawan.
                European-style main dishes are usually well adapted to the theme and the event will be held.
European-style main menu of the most popular is the use of sauces, pasta, or materials such as bacon and potatoes. European-style main menu is also served with a glass of champagne or wine.

Dining Ethics French:

                As one of the Three Kingdoms "Heaven cuisine" is renowned in the world, citizens are very concerned French cuisine. Among western cuisine, French cuisine is considered the most special. At meals, a resident of France may put two hands on the table, but do not support it with both elbows. They used to put the tip of a knife and fork on the picin (small plates), while the base is placed on the dining table.

Dining Ethics Egypt:

                Egyptians like to eat goat meat, chicken, duck, potatoes, peas, squash, onions, eggplant and carrots. They like to entertain guests with a homemade sweet snacks, when guests refused to give it a try will feel disappointed and irreverent.

Dining Ethics South African:

                The white South African daily life, especially eating Western food, often eating beef, chicken, eggs and bread, like coffee and tea. South African black people like to eat beef, mutton, its main food is maize, potatoes, soybeans. They prefer food that is cooked.

                Famous beverage is tea from South Africa. While visiting at home citizens of black South Africans, the host will usually serve milk cow or goat milk freshly squeezed, sometimes presenting homemade beer. Guests must drink a lot, it is best to spend it immediately.

Dining ethics Canada:

                Canadians prefer French menu, main menu is the daily bread, beef, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes and others. Thoroughly their main menu is meat, very fond of cheese and butter. Canadians place great importance on dinner. They have a habit of companion taulan invited to dinner at home. When you receive such an invitation should be considered a declaration of friendship from the host

Dining ethics Russia:

                Russians mostly eating with a knife and fork. They considered taboo to speak out while eating, also may not directly use a spoon to drink tea or let it stand upright in the glass. Usually they use only eating a plate, do not use a bowl.

                Russian citizens attended the banquet, should compliment the food served, and the need to eat a bit much. Usually it is full of Russians expressed by laying hands on the throat.

Ethics dining Germany:

                The Germans are very concerned meal. The most preferred meat is pork, beef next. Germans do not get bored eating an assortment of sausages made ​​from pork.

Here is a typical habit of Germans at the time of dining:

First, a knife and fork used to eat fish should not be used to eat meat or cheese.

Second, when will drink beer and wine, should be drinking beer and wine first, so as not considered medical neglect.

Third, on the plate should not overlap too much food.

Fourth, should not use napkins as a fan.

Fifth, never eat walnuts.

Dining ethics Poland:

The dining habits of Poles in general resemble the citizens of Eastern Europe.

Poles in particular abstain from eating cucumbers and steamed dishes. In the community they are very fond of inviting, but pay attention to party a lot of things in the banquet.

The first, which comes in a meal should not be odd. They consider it a bad sign.

Second, when eating chicken, duck, goose that is still intact, Poles generally consider it important to invite the lady / young lady at home to cut it, then handed out to the plates of guests.