Due to the gap in food culture, why do stores in Japan not allow takeout when eating?

I wonder if you have ever experienced this in Japan? Most people come to Japan to travel in a group. We go wherever the tour guide takes us. But if you have experienced self-guided travel, you will definitely find that Japanese hotels have many "insiders" that are different from those in China.

This kind of difference in food culture makes many people find it very strange, and many people cannot accept it. Below are 10 carefully selected "insider stories" on Japanese dining tables. You can take a look and see which one you can't accept the most?

1. Merchants are not allowed to package uneaten ingredients

Japanese restaurants generally do not provide moving packaging if you order takeout. Due to hygienic conditions, many Japanese refuse to package food for customers, fearing that customers will take the food home and consume it overnight, which may cause physical and mental health problems. On the other hand, if food ingredients from a restaurant are packaged and taken home, people will think that the food in this restaurant does not taste good, so most Japanese restaurants do not allow customers to package the food.

2. There is also a charge for the accompanying cold dishes, so you cannot refuse.

When dining in a Japanese restaurant in Japan, the merchant will give everyone a plate of cold dishes, which is likely to be a large piece. The tofu may have been stained overnight. You will find that the cost of the salad is also included in the final payment. There is no choice for this type of side dish called "お通し", and it is also mandatory. Most Japanese dishes will indicate that each customer has a "お通し".

3. Girls are not allowed to go out to eat ramen alone

Japan’s restrictions on women are quite large. It is best not for girls to go out to eat ramen alone, especially young single girls. The main reason is that Japanese beef ramen is a relatively cheap and convenient ingredient. Most of the people who come to ramen restaurants to eat noodles are men. If a girl enters the store alone, she will be suspected of having no friends. Many Japanese girls don't like it. This kind of vision.

4. When eating ramen, you must slurp the noodles loudly

When Japanese people eat ramen, they must make the sound of sucking the noodles and opening their mouths to drink the soup. This is called an act of respecting the boss of the ramen shop, telling the shopkeeper that I really like your beef ramen and the soup base is also very delicious. But in addition to making noise when eating ramen, please don't make any noise when eating rice.

5. You don’t need a spoon to drink soup, you only use wooden chopsticks

Japanese people don’t need a spoon to drink soup. If you see a spoon given to you, it is usually Used for soup. Japanese people are accustomed to using chopsticks to stir the ingredients in the pot, then serve rice and drink soup, which is often associated with the aroma of soy sauce. The aroma of the soy sauce will settle after letting it sit for a few minutes. Stir it with chopsticks, which will not stir up a lot of waves, and can also dissolve the miso into the soup again.

6. You cannot eat with your face close to the bowl, you should pick up the bowl

Japanese eating etiquette stipulates that you must pick up the bowl when eating and do not put your work on the table. Lower your head to eat. Mainly because in traditional Japanese restaurants, people sit cross-legged or kneel on tatami mats. Tatami mat tables are relatively short, and bending down to eat is very harmful to the body and not good for the senses, so it is necessary to carry bowls. Good eating habits.

7. When eating sushi, you should eat it one bite at a time

Sushi restaurants are a classic representative food of Japan. Generally, sushi restaurants will make it into bite size, which is exactly the size of one bite. Therefore, when we eat sushi, we do not need to bite off the ingredients and rice. On the one hand, we will not be able to experience the full deliciousness of the sushi restaurant, and on the other hand, the rice will fall apart.

8. Food waste such as fish bones should not be placed on the table, but should be placed on the plate

Japanese people love to eat seafood and fish. In addition to making sushi, they generally eat seafood. There will always be food waste left. This kind of waste cannot be piled on the table. It is unsightly. The owner or merchant can usually prepare a small plate for you to put the food waste. It is also conducive to students’ organization and garbage classification and recycling.

9. To take the dishes on the right, first take them out with your left hand and then transfer them to your right hand

Sometimes, the tableware on the right wants your help to transfer it. At this time, you cannot use your right hand to take away the tableware on the right side. Generally, you use your left hand to take out the tableware, transfer it to your right hand, and then give it to others. If you happen to be holding a bowl and wooden chopsticks in your hands at this time, you must first learn to put down the tableware.

10. Hotels do not provide warm water, only cold water and tea.

The Japanese think that boiling water at room temperature fluctuates up and down, so it is very awkward to serve it to guests. A polite act. Japanese people do not have a good habit of drinking boiled water. If you serve warm boiled water to a guest, it is easy for the customer to give the impression that the cup has been left outside for many years. Therefore, Japanese restaurants usually prepare cold water or freshly brewed tea for guests.