Table Reminders1. The
eldest person present begins eating first.2. Chopsticks should not be
left in the rice or soup bowl during or after the meal.3. The rice
or soup bowl should not be held in one's hands while eating.4. The hand
and arms should not be placed on the table while eating.5. One should
not tear food into pieces using fingers.6. One must remain at the table
until the last person has finished eating.
this area givs a really good idea of what to do
in a South Korean Resturant!
The main dish is almost always accompanied by rice, soup, kimchi and several
side dishes. Koreans eat their rice and soup with a spoon (which was reportedly
first invented by the Koreans),
Use the spoon for rice and the chopsticks for side dishes, but you can ask for
forks or knives at restaurants. Do not stir your rice or your soup. Do not leave
the spoon or chopsticks in the rice as it symbolizes their use by the dead.
Knives are used only in the preparation of food, not as eating utensils because
Korean food is either pre-cut into bite-sized pieces or is soft enough to be
pulled apart using chopsticks.