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megatron asked in Food & DrinkEthnic Cuisine · 1 decade ago

Do koreans,japanese, and chinese all slurp noodles?

I know my Korean mother does when she eats noodle.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i do not ....i think this depends on the person no matter their ethnicity.

  • Amelia
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    In Korea if you do not slurp they take it as an insult. My dad lived there for more than a year and often had dinner with his Korean landlords. They taught him that he should slurp as a sign of respect. I've lived in Japan for 8 years and I've not noticed people slurping their noodles.

  • 1 decade ago

    Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese do not seem to find it very offending.

    I taught myself to eat noodles in Chinatown in New York City by watching the customers in there. I also read up on the cultures. But there's certain eating customs for everyone.

  • All people slurp noodles especially the ramen noodle things,, the oriental noodles are so long!

    I remember as a kid swallowing the noodles whole yet holding on to the end then pulling it back out to gross my friends out.

    Too long I tellz ya!!!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes ma'am they slurp noodles to give good compliments to the cook. You are allowed to make slurping sounds while eating udon noodles in Japan, Korea, and China.

  • AL
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Only place you don't see or hear slurping of noodles are in the resturant in the USA. Most feel it's bad manners here. I don't care though, I slurp noodles myself.

  • 1 decade ago

    As a Chinese, all I can say is that it's not in the culture of Chinese to make sounds / noise while eating. We have a proverb which goes, "Not to speak while eating, not to talk while sleeping".

    If you should ever catch a Chinese slurping noodles, he/she must have forgotten what his/her parents taught him/her or he/she is in a real hurry.

  • fantz
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    maximum chinese language consume rice or noodles with the significant classes for lunch and dinner. humorous element is rice is likewise a staple nutrition in africa yet maximum folk dont affiliate africans with eating rice.

  • 1 decade ago

    No...i thought so when i went to Singapore...

    instead the waitress just stared at me as if i was psycho and asked me if i needed a napkin to wipe my mouth....

    and everyone was staring at me and not making a single solitary sound

    so

    the answer is no

  • 1 decade ago

    Koreans and Japanese, YES. Sign of yumminess.

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