Every country has different culture. They have different way in anything, such as costume, celebrating of holy day, food, etc. Talking about food, every country has special food which is different with another country, so they have different way for eating.
In Indonesia, the staple food is rice. Indonesian people usually eat with their hands. They use only their right hand for eating, but some people use spoon for eating. In India, The cardinal rule of dining is to always use the right hand when eating or receiving food and never the left. The left hand is considered unclean and to use the left hand when eating is considered uncouth. The left hand should always remain in your lap and should not touch the food. Since Indian tradition also
dictates that only a clean hand should be used to transfer food from the serving dish to your plate, it is acceptable to use the left hand if there are any spoons/cutlery for taking food from the dish onto your plate.
In Nepal, most Nepali people eat with their hands. In many places you will not be offered a spoon, but one is often available if you ask. The Nepalese use only their right hand for eating and will expect you to do the same. If you eat with your hand, manners dictate that you wash it before and after eating. In American, most of people are right handed, when they eat, they hold the fork in the left and the knife in the right when cutting, then putting down the knife, switching the fork to the right hand, to eat the item. Americans tend to keep the left hand under the table except when they are using the knife and have switched the fork to the left hand.
The eating style in American is different with the France style. The French do not switch knives and forks like Americans. When you are eating a food that requires you to use both utensils then the knife stays in your right hand and the fork in your left hand. You do not switch back with your knife and fork between bites. The last, Chinese people usually use the chopsticks for eating, they do not believe in knives because he thought that knives were potential weapons that could cause danger and harm to others. The right way to use a chopstick is to point the thin ends together and towards to their food. They should hold one chopstick firmly between their thumb and inside tip of their index finger. The other stick is held between the tip of their thumb and the tip of first finger. They do not move the first chopstick, the second chopstick is the one that moves with a pinching motion.
In the conclusion, each country has different style in their way for eating, all of this is based and very related to the culture of each country.
In Indonesia, the staple food is rice. Indonesian people usually eat with their hands. They use only their right hand for eating, but some people use spoon for eating. In India, The cardinal rule of dining is to always use the right hand when eating or receiving food and never the left. The left hand is considered unclean and to use the left hand when eating is considered uncouth. The left hand should always remain in your lap and should not touch the food. Since Indian tradition also
dictates that only a clean hand should be used to transfer food from the serving dish to your plate, it is acceptable to use the left hand if there are any spoons/cutlery for taking food from the dish onto your plate.
In Nepal, most Nepali people eat with their hands. In many places you will not be offered a spoon, but one is often available if you ask. The Nepalese use only their right hand for eating and will expect you to do the same. If you eat with your hand, manners dictate that you wash it before and after eating. In American, most of people are right handed, when they eat, they hold the fork in the left and the knife in the right when cutting, then putting down the knife, switching the fork to the right hand, to eat the item. Americans tend to keep the left hand under the table except when they are using the knife and have switched the fork to the left hand.
The eating style in American is different with the France style. The French do not switch knives and forks like Americans. When you are eating a food that requires you to use both utensils then the knife stays in your right hand and the fork in your left hand. You do not switch back with your knife and fork between bites. The last, Chinese people usually use the chopsticks for eating, they do not believe in knives because he thought that knives were potential weapons that could cause danger and harm to others. The right way to use a chopstick is to point the thin ends together and towards to their food. They should hold one chopstick firmly between their thumb and inside tip of their index finger. The other stick is held between the tip of their thumb and the tip of first finger. They do not move the first chopstick, the second chopstick is the one that moves with a pinching motion.
In the conclusion, each country has different style in their way for eating, all of this is based and very related to the culture of each country.
REFERENCES:
http://www.geocities.com/lakpa_sherpa/culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_of_Indian_Dining
www.chowhound.com/topics/332264
www.foodetiquette.com/american.php
http://www.geocities.com/lakpa_sherpa/culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_of_Indian_Dining
www.chowhound.com/topics/332264
www.foodetiquette.com/american.php
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