We're here at this Japanese restaurant And joining me today is my Japanese teacher Yamamoto san.

Say so.

Every time I have visitors come to Japan, I find I'm giving them a crash course on howto order and eat properly if you don't have a guide to teach you how to do that.

Well, we're here to do that for you.

Okay, let's get it.

Okay.

So I think this might be a weird thing to ask but how does the Japanese men you work?

So this one's fairly simple.

You have a to f r a t e.

But I think in family restaurants, you often see age Glossy menu will have nice pictures.

It seems pretty easy, but I've seen kanji for Teikoku.

They'll be Seto and will be Tom P.

What does that mean?

Yeah, the Joker and the center is the same meaning they should go Is for Japanese food like rice, miso soup and the bankers and like fish or meat.

And the set is for prison food like a brand Stallard soup enemy dish on this tamping man's main dish.

Only in the United States and in Canada service will come.

Many times ask you how you are.

Is this the same in Japan?

You know, in the States and Canada, they each topper has their own temple first copies, But there we don't have such a system and no tipping.

So you can ask any stuff, member.

Okay, so you don't have your own personal server and no tips.

And what about this thing is sociability?

You wipe your hands.

Okay, See this?

Open it up, hands.

But I've seen I mean, I used to wash my face like this, too.

It's okay, but well, actually is poor hands.

But I see like, Cody sounds all the time doing this and like, doing their whole face, right?

Yeah, because of the song.

Okay, so it's kind of rude to do that, then.

Still pretty handy.

It's nice and moist, so it's getting really dark.

But one thing I forgot to ask was, how do you call the waiter or waitress over when you need to?

Do you say something like Freemason or like Mesa?

Yeah.

You say it's Mima san Guys, Smile!

Okay, So Anissa Anissa I hear all the sounds.

Say that all the time.

Yeah, So how do you do it.

It was like Saba.

No CEO.

Can I Actually, yeah.

No, e You don't like the mouse males.

Thank you for food.

And thanks to shifts and the farmers, if you don't say it at a restaurant.

Is that rude?

Oh, no, I don't think so.

Because if someone eats at restaurants by themselves, they don't say it.

Gregson, do you know how to break up about chopsticks?

Uh, just like this.

Uh oh.

Now the right way is like this.

Why is that?

It's if you break her about like this, you hit the okay.

So how do we start doing eat?

Eat things in a certain order in Japanese, it's court, which is a triangle eating method.

You don't have to eat exact tree in, you know, triangle.

The important thing is, um, do not eat only one dish before eating.

Not ever.

Oh, so we eat rice soup, Other dish eels.

Little by little evenly.

So when I was young, I was taught to eat vegetables first.

Yeah.

Recipe first is getting a common in Japan too.

It's good for your blood sugar level.

And do you know kaiseki?

Dewey?

High security is traditional Japanese course dinner and they saw you in There's heart in order so you can each in the order it sucked.

So one rule I'm fairly certain of is that you're not supposed to put soy sauce or show you on rice.

You can't.

Okay, Another thing, though.

Is it OK though?

You put on it right?

Hey, it's okay.

But in my opinion, free caca is lawful.

Kids No.

Only kids don't like rice and they eat only other day shows.

So brick can make rice just tearful.

Bam!

You know what I found, though?

That found it's about andr and this is you Don't bring your own re cock it your restaurant And this is for nighttime snack for adults.

So one thing I was reading about online was whether or not you're allowed to pick up bowls when you're eating her symbols.

You're okay.

Symbols you aren't.

Which ones are okay on this table here, you should pick up the boards and the place which are smaller than you park.

Okay?

Yes.

So maybe this is bigger.

Bigger, so I can't take that up.

But this one Yes, yes, you should pick up.

What about missile shooting?

Yes, you should become okay.

And what about drinking like this?

Yeah, that's that's okay.

Huh?

You were, uh, finally at 3 p.m. Young multi sensor gets to eat.

She wasn't kidding when she asked if she could eat the food or not.

And by the way, she really is my Japanese teacher.

So it's with my full recommendation when I say this.

If you want online one on one lessons with Yamamoto sense A Right now, she has some open slots available for which I'll leave the links to in the description.

Now, back to the food lesson.

I don't have any allergies, but sometimes I have visitors, and they do.

So sometimes it's a gluten allergy.

Or maybe it's a peanut allergy.

What do they do when they go to a restaurant?

You would say peanuts.

Ugga the mouse.

You gotta convenience sign here.

And the in Japanese allergy is away.

Dukie.

So you put food like peanuts, ugga mass or a flopper.

Call McGee McGee.

And then I think you can put the main U and, uh so it is okay.

So, like, our job Peanuts at a bodega, Skaara.

Okay.

And what about if you just don't like something.

Like if you don't like tomatoes, for example, can you ask for no tomatoes?

Unlike United States, most of step with its restaurants are not used to customizing orders.

So you get whatever they have.

So if you don't like two majors, just leave them on your plate, okay?

So just leave it.

Got it.

And side note for those with special diets like vegan or hello, I'll leave links to helpful sites in the description.

Is it rude to leave stuff on your plate?

Because I have a small stomach, so I don't always everything.

Well, it's better to eat older shells, but I also have small stomach.

So I always ask for this rice.

Oh, how do you say that in Japanese?

Go home.

Yes.

Okay.

Means full of bullets.

Right.

Okay.

On DDE.

What about leftovers?

Can you ask for leftovers?

Uh, it's not common in Japan.

I think most of restaurants refuse it because they care Food hygiene.

Gregson, you cannot do this.

I research to do stroll the video and actually, it's route.

Okay.

So what are you supposed to do then?

You should have used chopsticks first on a fee.

Um If you don't have chopsticks rest.

I will tell you how to make it like this is how I just know and go.

Can't you just, like, roll it up like this or something and make a rest?

You know, like that?

No.

Just make a rule.

I don't know.

How are you going?

Right for force.

You already did.

Oh.

Recorded it Okay with this.

Yeah.

Could you do that with paper?

I don't think so.

It has to be this fancy, you know, like this.

Like a court.

That's okay.

Okay.

Okay.

I can handle that.

Yeah.

Okay.

Just melt.

Okay.

All right.

Way have a several top six toe boots.

Do you know any?

Um, yeah.

Okay.

So once no rubbing them together like this.

Another one is you shouldn't have a rice bowl and plop them in like that.

You shouldn't have to chopsticks and pass among them because both of those are associated with heroes.

And when you have a shared dish, that's not a shared one will pretend it is.

You flip your chopsticks backwards and and you grab it like this and then put it on your own.

It's not true.

You think the back end off the chopsticks.

You don't know.

It's not good.

Are you serious?

Because my family always does that.

Are they taught me to do that?

Yeah.

So between family members, Um, it's okay.

But I looked up on lying, and you are supposed to use separates chopsticks for shared each.

Okay, so, like that, this is our nice salad bowl than separate chopsticks.

But please don't know where we place these chopsticks to replace it on the salad bowl.

Are Do we have to make another chopstick stand for it?

Yeah, maybe for another job stick stand or like that last year.

Research that too.

Okay.

What do you do with your family?

Um, I Yeah, I we do.

You do?

What?

Yeah, we D'oh use separate.

Separate.

Okay, so your family is a little bit higher class than my eyes.

You're saying?

Yeah.

Okay.

I got it.

Okay.

Are there any other taboos?

Um, no stopping food.

Something like this?

Yes.

Okay.

Yeah, that's bad.

Yeah.

And do not point food or people or anything like that thing and that thing that you okay, and no, do not pull your boar or plates.

Tar boards.

You Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay.

So, like this, you can't.

Yeah.

My wife just called me over here.

So my wife just told me recently for doing that.

So I was reading up online about Japanese food etiquette, and I had a few questions for Yamamoto Sense A.

My first question is, is it really OK to eat sushi with your hands?

Yes.

Okay, That's so she and the or needy Rosabal.

Yeah, we can eat with hands.

So this is actually a personal question.

When I was eating, we had a shared dish and it was so much of Tom Katsu.

And so I just picked up a whole bunch and my wife got mad at me because he said, You can only have a couple pieces or a few pieces on time on your own, Like plate.

Yeah, she's right.

She's right.

You put three or four p seals or three ripple bites portion on your plate at once.

You're so you Better to how?

How many people there and how much food left.

And don't take too much.

I thought I did that because I guess in Canada, what happens is you have all your food on the table, and then you do look at the other people around.

And but then you make sure, like everyone takes out like, you know, salad.

You take your meat, your rice or whatever, and you take out your full meal that you plan to eat, and then you sit down there and you eat it.

And then afterwards, if everyone's finished, then you ask people.

Oh, it doesn't.