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Course 4
Japanese Dining
Whether it's a business dinner in Japan, sushi at the counter, or an evening out with Japanese colleagues, learn how to use chopsticks, handle bowls, sit in a tatami room, and pour and toast — and why each custom exists.
- Chopstick basics and taboos
- The meal tray and lidded bowls
- Grilled fish, sashimi and sushi
- Tatami rooms and kaiseki dinners
- Pouring drinks and kanpai
Lesson Preview
- 1Using Chopsticks — Learn how to pick up and rest chopsticks, split disposable ones, avoid the classic chopstick taboos, and serve yourself from shared platters.6 min
- 2The Tray and Bowls — Learn how a Japanese meal tray is laid out, how to start eating, which bowls you can pick up, and how to handle a lidded bowl.6 min
- 3Fish, Sashimi and Sushi — Learn how to eat a whole grilled fish without turning it over, how to use wasabi and soy sauce, and how to enjoy sushi and tempura.6 min
- 4Tatami Rooms and Kaiseki — Learn how to step up into a tatami room and leave your shoes, how to treat floor cushions, where the seat of honor is, and how a kaiseki dinner unfolds.6 min
- 5Pouring and Kanpai — Learn how to pour and receive drinks, look after an emptying glass, toast with someone senior, and join a memorial toast (kenpai).5 min
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