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An overview of chopsticks gaffes that are best avoided when eating in Japan.
From bad manners to taboo, there are certain ways of using chopsticks that are considered as going against dining etiquette. These various acts, known as kiraibashi, are listed below.
(Listed in Japanese syllabary order)
🥢 あげ箸 Agebashi
To raise the chopsticks above the height of one’s mouth.
🥢 洗い箸 Araibashi
To clean the chopsticks in soup or beverages.
🥢 合わせ箸 Awasebashi (also known as 拾い箸 hiroibashi or 箸渡し hashiwatashi)
!!! (Serious) To pass food from one pair of chopsticks to another. This is taboo due to the custom after a cremation service of picking up remains and passing them between chopsticks.
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