1706 | LESCANT

Social Organization

Contributor: David R Isquick

Country: China

City: Hangzhou

Description

As Americans we are accustomed to ordering our own dishes and mostly not sharing. In China, it’s the reverse, dishes are placed on a lazy susan and everyone grabs with their chopsticks from all of the plates.

Comments

Social Organization

The family style of eating in China is an interesting difference from the U.S. as both Carolyn and David mentioned. Alice and I took a cooking class in Hong Kong, and even when it was just the both of us, we had our own plates and shared from a main dish. However, we had separate chopsticks to use to serve from our own chopsticks. They were different colors as well to distinguish them and Martha, our teacher, made sure we did not mix this up.

Sat, 03/26/2011 - 12:44 — Laura Shaham

I agree with David's comments

I agree with David's comments about the different ordering patterns and social approaches to eating in China. All our meals were definitely "family style" and we had no choice in what we were ordering. I didn't mind but I know it's very different than most American restaurants.

Wed, 03/23/2011 - 16:14 — Carolyn Marie Cross