a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in China, Chinese, dining out, food, food & travel, food etiquette, Hong Kong, restaurants, traveleating on Oct 16th, 2008
This is one of the first topics I started writing about a year ago. Chinese food etiquette wasn’t so well covered online at the time, so I thought I’d post what I knew about it, in case other people needed some tips. Rather than writing about how to hold a pair of chopsticks, I concentrated [...]
Posted in China, Chinese, dining out, food, food & travel, food etiquette, restaurants, traveleating on May 25th, 2008
Since I started blogging, I’ve been writing regularly about Chinese food etiquette, as it’s an interesting subject that hasn’t had much on-line coverage. All the posts I’ve written on the subject can be found in the Useful Info section. They’ve attracted some interesting questions, which I’ve tried to answer in as much detail as possible. [...]
Posted in China, Chinese, dining out, food, food & travel, food etiquette, restaurants, traveleating on Mar 20th, 2008
Ever since I started World Foodie Guide, I’ve been monitoring my blog statistics with great interest, as I like to see what search terms readers use. Popular searches include ‘how to eat Chinese food’, ‘how to eat dim sum‘ and ‘chopstick etiquette‘. Readers are then directed to my Chinese food etiquette posts on: Chopstick Etiquette [...]
Posted in breakfast, Cantonese, China, Chinese, dim sum, dining out, food, food & travel, Hong Kong, restaurants, traveleating on Mar 11th, 2008
If you’re a regular World Foodie Guide reader or a personal acquaintance of mine, then you’ll know that I love to eat dim sum! I go whenever I can, and if an excuse is needed, then I’ll invent one in the name of research. In early May, I’m going to write about Where to Eat [...]
Posted in Chinese, dining out, food, food etiquette, restaurants, traveleating on Dec 6th, 2007
Chopstick Etiquette: There is plenty of advice online on how to hold chopsticks, so I won’t bother with that (I actually don’t do this properly and still get told off by my dad, even as an adult!). Try not to cross them like I do, and hold them about two thirds of the way up, [...]
