Q: What do they eat on and with? Please take a pic. (Carter)
Traditional Japanese style dining table.
A Japanese breakfast.
A: They eat at tables, like we do. Most homes and restaurants use tables and chairs just like ours, but some traditional style Japanese restaurants and homes use low tables, and rooms with floors covered by tatami mats, and people sit on cushions on the floor around the table.
They eat with chopsticks. Each food is always served in it's own little dish or bowl, and the dishes are usually an interesting variety of colors, shapes, and styles. The Japanese are very artistic in the way they present food; it is supposed to appeal to the eyes as well as the taste buds. I think perhaps the use of lots of small individual dishes is part of this philosophy, because it does make the meal look very appealing. I'm glad I don't have to wash the dishes, though!
