Chopsticks culture and history
Chopstick etiquette and taboos (chopsticks you dislike)

If the "etiquette" of using chopsticks is a sign of respect and affection for chopsticks,
The "hateful chopsticks" introduced here refer to manners and etiquette towards those around you.
There are so many restrictions that it may seem overwhelming, but don't get caught up in the small details.
Keep this in the back of your mind so you can enjoy a delicious and enjoyable meal with the people you are with.

List of disliked chopsticks (in alphabetical order)

Click on the name to see the illustration.

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  • Returns chopsticks (changed often)
    Upside down chopsticks (Sakasabashi)

    Use chopsticks upside down when separating dishes from a large plate. In the religious sense of having a meal with the gods and Buddha, the upper side is the side used by the gods and Buddha. It is good manners to use chopsticks.

  • Kakibashi

    Put your mouth on the edge of the tableware and squeeze it with chopsticks. Also, the action of scratching the head with chopsticks.

  • Layered chopsticks

    Keep eating only one dish. "Eat only", "Eat clean up", and "Eat one chome" are violations of etiquette.

  • Biting chopsticks (Kamibashi)

    The act of chewing the tip of chopsticks.

  • Empty chopsticks (Karabashi)

    The act of putting chopsticks on a dish once but returning it without eating.

  • The jaw chopsticks (Kuwaebashi)

    Hold chopsticks. Or the act of holding tableware by hand with chopsticks in the mouth.

  • Kojibashi

    The act of stirring the dishes on the tableware with chopsticks to find out what you like.

  • Komibashi

    A large amount of food is squeezed into the mouth with chopsticks, and then pushed into the back with chopsticks.

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  • Search chopsticks

    An act of stirring the dishes in a bowl or pot with chopsticks.

  • Refers to chopsticks (is often)

    An act of pointing to people and things with chopsticks.

  • Stab chopsticks (is often)

    The act of sticking chopsticks into a dish and eating it. It looks like you are checking the condition of the fire.

  • Straight chopsticks (Jikabashi)

    Take a large plate of food with your own chopsticks without using chopsticks. (In some cases, it is recommended to use straight chopsticks. In China and the Korean Peninsula, straight chopsticks are also a sign of friendship.)

  • Watermark chopsticks (carded often)

    After eating the upper side of the fish with bones, the action of poking the back side through the bones and eating.

  • Skipper chopsticks (skipper Bridge)

    Using chopsticks as a toothpick to make the teeth squeeze (peck with a sharp object). An act that allows you to cook various dishes with chopsticks.

  • Zengoshi

    The act of picking up the cooking bowl opposite the set with chopsticks without picking it up by hand.

  • Aligned chopsticks

    Align chopsticks against tableware or tables.

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  • Lost chopsticks (delusion Bridge)

    I was wondering which dish to eat, and I moved the chopsticks around on the dish. Also known as "Madoibashi" or "Namaji chopsticks".

  • Nono chopsticks (Mogibashi)

    The act of tearing off rice grains on chopsticks with your mouth. To avoid this, it is customary to have soup (moisten the chopsticks) at the beginning of the meal. There is a contradiction because there is also a method of not using chopsticks when sipping juice.

  • Have chopsticks (Mochibashi)

    Hold the bowl with your hand holding the chopsticks.

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  • Handing chopsticks

    Hand over chopsticks on the tableware in the middle of the meal. It means "I don't need it anymore". In Hassun with kaiseki, chopsticks are handed over and shared with chopsticks.

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