Behavior, etiquette and culture all express their feelings through wine. What are the "hidden rules" on Japanese wine tables?

Wine makes daily life more comfortable, less nervous, less hurried, and broadens people's horizons. ? Similarly, wine can also bring a lively atmosphere to social occasions that other things can't bring, which can not only promote interpersonal communication but also relieve the pressure in life.

The wine culture of China and China has a long history and culture, because the ideology of the two countries is different, which leads to the difference of wine culture between the two countries. For example, Japanese people like to drink sake, and Japanese people like to drink spirits. However, whether it is joys and sorrows, entertaining people with wine, or relieving their worries with wine, it doesn't just happen in China. Since ancient times, Japanese people also like to express their feelings in this way.

Although wine culture has long been integrated into the cultures of China and Japan, there are some unique differences in wine culture due to some cultural differences, which are of course closely related.

First, the differences between Chinese and Japanese drinking cultures

Wine is a lubricant for communication between friends, which can not only bring them closer, but also enhance friendship. At the same time, wine is also an important part of traditional culture, and the manners and attitudes of various wines can well reflect the cultural symbol of a country. Japanese and China's wine cultures have their own characteristics, but they are interrelated.

1. Drinking is an important way for China people to communicate with each other.

China has a brewing history of more than 6000 years. In China, wine has become one of the main drinks in people's daily life. A person's drinking etiquette is a respect for drinkers. Who is the host and who is the guest has a fixed seat, similar to Japan. At the same time, when toasting, you must start from the host and don't go out of line.

For China, drinking plays a very important role in traditional culture. On most occasions, drinking is used as a tool to communicate with people. No matter what occasion, as long as the two sides drink farther, they can greatly shorten the distance between them. As the saying goes, this is a beautiful festival, no wine, no joy.

Most people in China like to drink without getting drunk, but the Japanese like to savor the beauty of wine through wine vessels. They show their respect for wine in different ways. At the same time, the wine sacrificed in China is dedicated to the ancestors, but in Japan, after the sacrifice, they will enjoy the wine honoring God together, because they think this is the real food honoring God.

Generally speaking, with the changes of the times, China's wine culture has gradually evolved into the unique political and humanistic feelings of China people and become an important part of the Chinese nation's food culture.

2. Japanese unique and exquisite wine culture

Although the hometown of wine is in China, it also has its own unique development in Japan. The enthusiasm and generosity of Japanese people are different from those of China, but they also have their own unique and exquisite wine culture.

At wine table parties in Japan, people usually wait for everyone to arrive before serving wine. In the process of drinking, everyone pours for me and I pour for you, creating a pleasant atmosphere on the wine table. Even people who usually look quiet will be completely different from now.

But the magic thing is that even if they drink wildly at night, they will put on clean and tidy clothes the next day, go to work normally as if nothing had happened, and return to their normal life. Because in Japan, when people see that you are wearing the same clothes as yesterday, they will tell you what to do and make people talk about it.

On some more formal occasions, when toasting, the front label will be aimed at the other party to show respect. Unlike China, we don't persuade people to drink, and we don't force people to drink. We can drink in our own way.

Of course, if there is a case of persuasion, the first cup is acceptable, but the second cup can be politely refused without making people feel uncomfortable. At the same time, on the wine table, if you go to propose a toast to your elders or leaders, you should generally ask people from your peers to go with you, otherwise they will gossip privately.

Second, those Japanese drinks you don't know? Hidden rules?

As we all know, Japanese people love to drink. It can be said that drinking has become a very important part of Japanese culture, but parties on Japanese wine tables are not just simple drinking and chatting, and there are some big hidden rules everywhere.

If you understand these subtle hidden rules, then I will be at home in the wine field. Next, I will tell you some hidden rules on the Japanese wine table that you don't know.

1, you can't sit at the wine table.

In Japan, if some elders attend cocktail parties, people can't just sit in their seats. The seats on the wine table are divided into upper seats and lower seats, and they are seated in turn according to their seniority. Generally speaking, according to the specifications and geographical location of the room, the position of the upper seat will change accordingly.

Generally, elders, bosses, powerful people or people with high seniority sit in the upper seats, while people with low seniority and young age sit in the nearest place to the door, that is, the lower seats. At the same time, people with low qualifications can't drink more than those with high qualifications. Of course, if only friends were drinking and chatting, there wouldn't be so many small details, mainly focusing on everyone's happiness.

You can't always pour yourself wine.

At Japanese banquets, you don't always pour your own wine, just like a famous Japanese saying: you can't make a name for yourself. This is different from our China. Generally, China likes to pour his own wine and drink it himself. Only the elders or leaders present will pour him wine. But in Japan, everyone pours wine for each other.

The Japanese custom of pouring wine began when the newcomer poured wine for his boss when the glass was almost empty, which was also an opportunity for the newcomer to kiss his boss's ass.

Later, it gradually became that when I saw that the other person's glass was empty, I would take the initiative to pour the wine, so that you could pour the wine for me and I would pour it for you. The atmosphere on the wine table gradually became strong and harmonious. Therefore, in Japan, in order to create a pleasant atmosphere, people will pour each other's wine.

Japanese drink beer for the first time.

On the wine table, everyone will definitely order beer for the first toast, and then order something else to drink, unless there is a driver, there is no exception. If you are different from others, even if they don't say anything in front of you, you will be considered as an unsociable person, a person who can't understand the air, that is, a person who has no vision.

Third, Japanese izakaya culture

Most people in China may not know or even be familiar with the word izakaya, but this place is a unique life scene of Japanese nightlife and occupies an important position in Japanese pop culture.

After a hard day's work, most Japanese office workers will gather in izakaya in small groups, where they will eat some delicious snacks and drink a few glasses of wine, and a group of people will talk and laugh, which will not only relieve the work pressure, but also enhance interpersonal relationships. Why not?

1, early izakaya.

In early Japan, it was illegal for ordinary people to drink alcohol except on festivals. During the Warring States period in Japan, the national strength was strong, and the wine houses of ordinary people gradually became popular. It was not until the Edo period that izakaya really developed. This kind of wine house can not only drink but also fill the stomach, which is favored by most bachelors.

In the 1970s, Japan's economy began to enter a golden age. Wealthy Japanese, especially office workers, liked to have a reunion dinner in izakaya after work. In the 1980s, many chain stores were opened in izakaya, which not only made wine and vegetables more diverse, but also made them more affordable.

2. Development status of izakaya.

With the increasingly popular development of izakaya, it has become the preferred dining place for office workers, students, foreign guests and other guests of different ages and identities, and a popular entertainment place.

There are various types of izakaya in Japan, such as family style, European style, kimono style and luxury style. In addition, there are a variety of cuisine features, such as seafood cuisine izakaya, local cuisine izakaya, Guandong cooking izakaya and other distinctive izakaya.

But no matter what type, most of them still continue some old styles. It is generally accepted that if you want to know more about Japanese life, you can't go wrong starting from izakaya.

3, izakaya wine table common sense

After entering a pub, most Japanese will order beer for the first glass of wine, and the waiter will send a side dish when ordering wine, which is similar to that in Korea, but whether you eat this side dish or not, you will have to charge.

Secondly, although there is no law in China stipulating the age at which you can drink alcohol, you must be an adult over 20 years old to drink alcohol in izakaya, so most stores will check customers' ID cards before entering the venue.

Then, if you go to a party, remember to take off your shoes neatly, point your toes outside the store, and never wear socks with holes, or you will look sloppy in front of others.

Finally, the fishbone eaten on the wine table should be wrapped in paper to prevent others from seeing it uncomfortable. In addition, don't mix mustard with soy sauce when eating sashimi. The most important thing is that when you drink with friends in Japan, you won't persuade them to drink. The usual toast doesn't mean that you have to finish the wine at one go.

Four. conclusion

China and Japan are both holy places of wine culture, and both are developing their own unique charms in their respective fields. The wine culture in China is gradually developing, the traditional culture is gradually weakening, and the social function of wine communication is constantly strengthening. Japanese wine culture retains some elements of traditional culture, but it also plays a role in relaxation and entertainment.

In fact, the wine cultures of China and Japan are interacting with each other. Constantly updating them, carrying forward the wine culture with better quality and pushing it to the world can also promote the further cooperation and exchange between Chinese and Japanese cultures. Finally, wine culture in different places has different rules and regulations. I hope everyone will do as the Romans do and integrate into this big family.