Indian Eating Habits and Meeting Etiquette

Japan: Eating habits: Japanese cuisine uses seafood, such as fish, shrimp, and shellfish, and can be eaten cold, hot, raw, and cooked.

The Japanese pay attention to food nutrition, pay attention to the color and shape of the dishes, and the taste is mostly salty and fresh, light and less oily, slightly sweet and spicy. Japanese people love fish and all kinds of seafood, lean pork, beef, chicken, duck, eggs, all kinds of wild poultry and vegetables, tofu, seaweed, but do not eat mutton, pig offal and fatty pork. The Japanese are very passionate about the tea ceremony, and they like to drink tea before and after meals, especially clear tea.

Meeting etiquette: The Japanese usually bow as a meeting etiquette. There is also a special emphasis on the degree of bowing, the length of the time, and the number of times.

When bowing, you are not allowed to hold anything in your hands and you are not allowed to wear a hat on your head. In Japan, there is also a handshake and a bow at the same time. Japanese women in general, and rural women in Japan in particular, just bow.

When Japanese people meet someone for the first time, they usually exchange business cards, otherwise it is interpreted as a reluctance to associate with the other person.

Germany: Eating habits: German cuisine is dominated by sour and salty flavors, with strong seasonings. The cooking methods are mainly grilled, stewed, skewered and stewed.

Meeting etiquette: Germans pay more attention to the form of etiquette. When meeting guests in social settings, it is common to shake hands.

When meeting acquaintances, friends and relatives, it is common to hug them. When dealing with guests, they are always happy to call them by their titles, but they don't like to listen to compliments. It is not advisable to call people by their first names.

United States: Eating habits: A plate of salad is generally eaten before eating the main food.

Fried mushrooms and fried onion rings serve as appetizers, steak, pork chops, and chicken (legs) are staples, and lobster, shellfish, and a variety of fish, including even freshwater fish, are collectively referred to as seafood. French fries are loved and have become almost a must-have. Loves to eat salads and does so all year round**, especially in the summer.

Meeting etiquette: American meeting etiquette is arguably the simplest in the world. In general, when meeting outsiders, Americans tend to nod and smile as a gift, or simply say "hi" to the person.

On non-formal occasions, Americans have omitted even the most popular handshake in the world. Americans generally don't take the initiative to kiss or hug each other unless they are friends or family.

India: Eating habits: Because of religious reasons, India has more vegetarian and pasta dishes, less beef and mutton, more chicken, and a stronger curry flavor.

And the higher the rank, the fewer meat eaters, and the lower the rank, the more willing to eat meat. Due to the hot climate in southern India, the locals generally have a strong taste and a penchant for spicy food, while the taste of northern Indians is much lighter. They like to eat Chinese food, like to divide meals, are not used to using knives, forks and chopsticks, and generally use their hands to grasp food.

Meeting etiquette: The etiquette of Indians to meet each other, including palms, raising hands, hugging, touching feet, and kissing feet. Generally, when the hands are empty, the honorific "Namas pile" is recited, and at the same time, the palms are bowed.

Nowadays, Indian men in social situations have also begun to use the handshake etiquette, but Indian women generally do not shake hands with men except on major diplomatic occasions.

Indians like to eat pilaf and fold their hands.

Eating habits: There is a rule in Indians that both adults and children must eat with their right hands, and they must use their right hands to hand food and utensils to others. Because people think that the right hand is clean and the left hand is dirty, which is related to another habit of Indians, after Indians go to the toilet, they do not use hand paper to wipe, but rinse the grip with water, and use the left hand instead of the right hand when rinsing.

Meeting etiquette: Indians should hand over English business cards when they meet, English is India's business language, when the host and guest meet, they should use their hands together in front of their chests to salute, and the younger generations bend down to touch the feet of the elders when they salute, showing respect for the elders Men can not burn and shake hands with women, many housewives are taboo to see strange men, not easy to contact with outsiders, but if you invite men to participate in the real social life of the skin and the skin should be.

Indians like to use spices in cooking, such as curry, chili, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, ginger, garlic, fennel, cinnamon, etc., among which curry powder is the most common and most used. Curry powder is a spicy condiment made with more than 20 spices such as pepper, turmeric and fennel, and is in the form of a yellow powder.

Indians have a soft spot for curry powder, which is used in almost every dish, such as chicken curry, fish curry, potato curry, cauliflower curry, rice curry, curry soup, ......Every restaurant smells of curry.

The staple food of Indians consists mainly of rice and a small baked pancake called "gabadi", as well as a fried pancake. The main vegetables in India are cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, potatoes, onions, winter melons, etc., all of which are good ingredients for making Indian curry.

Since there are many people in India who are vegetarians, in order to replenish protein, beans have become a must-eat at every meal and will always be presented to you as one of their main dishes. There are many types of beans in India, from red beans as large as broad beans to soybeans and peas, which are added with spices and salt to make soups.

Indians also have different eating habits due to religious reasons. Hindus absolutely do not eat beef because they worship the cow as a sacred cow. Muslims do not eat pork, but they eat a lot of beef.

As a result, the killing of cattle and the eating of beef often become the trigger for conflicts between Hindus and Muslims. Devout Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarians and don't eat meat.

Jains are even more strict vegetarians, not even eating eggs, but they can drink milk, milk and butter. Vegetarians in India make up about half of the population. Milk in India is cheap and of good quality, and men, women and children drink milk.

Dairy products such as ice cream, cheese, yogurt, cakes, etc., are also of high quality. A kilogram of ice cream costs only a few dozen rupees.

Indians usually eat on a plate, a glass of cold water, rice or bread on a plate, and vegetables and soup are poured on top. Most Indians do not eat with a knife, fork or spoon, but use their right hand to roll the vegetables in the bread or mix the rice and vegetables with their hands, grab them and put them in their mouths. Intellectuals or middle-class families in the United States used knives, forks, and spoons.

India is known as the kingdom of cattle, and cattle are the most sacred and inviolable animals in the local area When driving on the road, be careful not to hit the cow, let alone wear cow products into the temple, and at the same time, it is best to avoid using the cow as the subject of photography India also has a very different habit, if you tilt your head to one side or shake your head when answering the other party's question, it is a positive expression, but you must not make a mistake and cause undue trouble Indians who believe in Hinduism practice a caste system, and it is also extremely impolite to inquire about the caste class of the locals.

Don't touch a child's head People in India and other places don't want others to touch any part of their head, and they don't like to touch others They believe that the head is the highest part of the human body and the most sacred part of the human body, especially the child's head, which is regarded as a place where the gods stay, so it is never allowed to be touched under any circumstances.

In the Indian concept, everyone should share together when eating, and eating alone is a stingy and impolite behavior, so Indians invite people to have a meal, by no means because of the pretense of affection, but a sincere invitation, and the refusal of people thousands of miles away is of course unpleasant.

Nepalis don't eat with people of disparity of status in India Nepalese people value identity In India, if you have different identities or belong to different classes, you can't share a table and eat together Nepalese people also have a similar class division, and in their own country, they attach more importance to identity than anything else.

There is a time limit for buying alcohol in Thailand There is a rule that you are not allowed to buy alcohol after 2 a.m., otherwise you will be fined by the police In New Delhi, India, Tuesday and Friday are public holidays and the first day of the month is the Prohibition Day, on these days even the most powerful people do not want to buy alcohol.

Do not ride on the Buddha statue to take pictures in the Buddhist countries of Southeast Asia, if the traveler makes rash actions against the temple, Buddha statue, monk, etc., it is regarded as a heinous crime Some tourists who do not know the interests have been punished for taking commemorative photos by straddle the Buddha statue Souvenirs of the Buddha statues that you want to bring back are not allowed to be placed on the ground, because although the Buddha statues purchased in the countries that believe in Buddhism belong to you, you must have a respect for it, such as when it is a plaything, you can place it at will or move it roughly, this kind of behavior, It will cause displeasure among the people of the country.

There are many social etiquettes in India: namaste, hug, veneer, foot touching, hand raising, etc. Handshake is also popular.

Indians often greet guests with garlands made of flowers. Indians used to be extremely concerned about rank, status, and identity. The caste system peculiar to India is divided into four classes:

First, "brahmins," i.e., monks; second, it is "Kshatriya", that is, famous families and nobles; Third, there are "Vaishyas", i.e., civilians; Fourth, there are "Shudras", that is, untouchables. In addition, there are "untouchable pariahs" called "Harijin". The traditional caste system has been widely criticized, but the impact is still there.

The staple food of Indians is rice and pasta, and there are three kinds of cooking methods: stir-fried, boiled and stewed, and they like to add various spices, especially spicy spices. There are many vegetarians in India, and the higher the social status, the more people avoid meat. According to the canon, Hindus and Sikhs do not eat beef, Muslims do not eat pork, and Jains abstain from both killing and eating meat.

Indians have a habit of grabbing food with their right hand.