On 4/17/2013 10:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/17/2013 5:22 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:
>> Tara > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> I can keep my elbows off the table, but the nicety I always forget
>> is,
>>> "Little ships go out to sea." Spoon your soup away from yourself.
>>>
>>> Tara
>>
>> In Asian countries, it's perfectly acceptable to pick up the bowl of
>> soup, hold it just under your mouth with one hand and spoon the soup
>> in with spoon held in the other hand.
>>
> They've got cool spoons, too!
>
> Jill

It's common enough in Japanese restaurants to just pick up a soup bowl
with both hands and sip from it, contrary to what "Ma mammy telt me".
Yes, either chopsticks or a spoon are needed when the soup contains
vegetables, noodles or meats. I won't go into making enthusiastic sounds
either.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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