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.
