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Eating in Chinatown: Essentials

Hello! Below you’ll find some essential cultural knowledge that will help you eat well in Seattle’s International District/Chinatown. Enjoy, and let me know if you have questions! Jpv Family style “banquet” “ordering off the menu” “à la carte” ( les plats à partager ) This is where you order dishes to share with everyone at the table.   This option is fun for groups, three people or more. “Family style”  is the standard way to order at most Chinese restaurants. If you want to order your own plate without sharing, see “single plate meal” below.  Many Chinese restaurants do not offer “single plate meals.”  Make sure to order a variety (meat, vegetable, rice or noodle, soup…).  Don’t order five chicken dishes and no vegetables, that’s embarrassing.  Here’s the menu for Honeycourt Seafood on Weller St.  The traditional beverage is hot tea; drink a lot if the food is oily. Putting sugar in the tea is not culturally appropriate.  Eat Chinese food as soon as they bring it out; don’t let it
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How to use chopsticks

Using chopsticks properly and competently is important when dining with Asian people you care about.  Just ask . If you are not confident enough to use chopsticks, you should ask your server to bring you a fork or other utensils when you order.  This is not a big deal; there no need to apologize or explain yourself to the server or your companions if they do not ask.  Your server might presume that you need a fork and just give you one; remember to thank them, they are trying to help. It's not a value judgement. If you don't need the fork, just leave it there on the table.   Grip .  Here is a good video of how to hold and operate chopsticks properly. Here is another . And here is another.    Here's another version , an alternate version, of how to hold chopsticks. It's less versatile and less powerful, and in some places it's considered inelegant.  However, it is widely used.   Etiquette . Here are some important do's and don'ts for using chopsticks.   Leav
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Restaurant list: non-Chinese foods

Filipino Food Kilig Hood Famous Japanese food Samurai Noodle: Ramen Fort Saint George: Curry , Japanese-style Western cuisine Maekawa: Izakaya Bean Fish: stuffed pancakes Onibaba: onigiri Fuji Sushi: sushi and bentos Itsumono: Japanese bistro Fuji Bakery Vietnamese food Pho Hoa: Pho, rice plates Crawfish King: Cajun seafood Saigon Streets: pho, bahn mi, deli Pho Ba: Pho, rice plates Dagu Rice Noodle Hawaiian food Aloha Plates goPoké: Pizza World Pizza: vegetarian Taiwanese food Dough Zone Dumpling House: dumplings, plates to share Boiling Point: Individual hot pot Oasis Tea Zone: (Bubble tea "boba) Korean food  Gangnam Seattle Chung Chun Rice Dog (Korean corn dogs) Baegopa: Korean BBQ Thai food Thai Place Restaurant (All single plates)  E-Jae Pak Mor (Single plates, à la carte, and sweet drinks)  Mexican food Los Costeños  
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Restaurant list: Chinese food

Ocean Star :  Cantonese banquet and dim sum Canton Wonton House :  Cantonese noodle soup Happy Lamb Hot Pot :  Mongolian Hot Pot Shanghai Garden :  Shanghainese banquet King Noodle : Cantonese noodle soup (individual bowls), stone pot rice (individual) Dim Sum King : Dimsum to go, a few small tables)  Jade Garden : Cantonese banquet and dim sum Ping’s Dumpling House : Chinese dumplings A+ Hong Kong Kitchen : Hong Kong-style Western cuisine, Cantonese noodle soup, individual plates Mike’s Noodle House : Cantonese noodle soup Kau Kau Restaurant : Cantonese BBQ (pork, chicken, duck), Cantonese banquet Fortune Garden : Cantonese banquet, single plate meals ( lunch special ) Tai Tung: Cantonese banquet, single plate meals, lunch combo ( combinations ) Harmony Palace:  Hong Kong-style Western snacks, dim sum, Cantonese noodle soup, individual plates.   Harbor City Restaurant: Dimsum and Cantonese banquet; single plates "rice dishes," noodle soup Szechuan Noodle Bowl : Sichuan noodl
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