How to lay the table for oriental cuisine?

Oriental table setting. Table setting, made in oriental style, is always beautiful, it will surprise and cheer up all your family and friends. Bamboo trays are ideal for dinner  as well as  bowls and rectangular plates.

Dishes cooked in a wok and served in the the bowl can turn a traditional dinner in the eastern fairy tale in oriental style.

Oriental cuisine

Today Oriental cuisine is in vogue  and when we cook sushi  or something of the oriental cuisine, and want to see the table set in oriental style. The task is to set the table so that it was quite European, and your guests would feel comfortable there, but at the same time there were oriental elements.in its decorations.

How to lay the table for oriental cuisine?

You need to start preparing from selection of the dishware. Of course, we can restrict with a wooden tray, capacity for sauce and a few sets of wooden sticks, but the Japanese have a different approach to this issue. The abundance of dishes is associated with the pursuit of comfort and convenience, what is worth the fact that for men, women and children completely different sets of dishware are used! This separation is due to differences in the size and shape of the hand of every person, so that a man is offered food in a bowl with a diameter of 12 centimeters, and a woman – 11. Special attention is payed to Japanese symbolism of numbers in general. They believe that it is best to use an odd number of dishes, meals and servings.

The rules of selection of food in Japan

Following the logic of the odd numbers, there are rules of selection of food in Japan according to which five colors can be combined on one plate. Most often it is black – the color of nori seaweed, brown, green, yellow and red – the colors of fish, vegetables and sauces. Typically a combination of five colors is not executed simply because it is traditional, or because it is believed so, though palatability of different products is combined with each other as well as their color. There are other rules that are important for the table. So, all the dishes are usually served at once, while the main course is placed in the center, to the left – place rice, soup is placed to the right. Various sauces and dressings are designed for a particular dish, put them on the right and the pickles are slightly behind.

Japanese kitchen utensils

As well as in any other cuisine, Japanese kitchen utensils are designed for different dishes. Present fried dishes on a wooden tray, and sashimi is served on the china dishes is. Bowls are defined by the Japanese for salads, soup and rice is served in bowls, covered with a lid, sake is served in tokkuri – small porcelain or earthenware jugs and small cups. A small bottle or jar with soy sauce has to be on each table, as well as tank-mix with wasabi. Particular attention is paid to sticks hashi that should be turned to the left with its thin end. Also, sticks do not have to touch the table and should be placed on special supports.

Oriental table decoration

One of the interesting elements in decorating the table in oriental style can be pebbles. It should just have a good wash and then put on the table. And you can paint it with acrylic paints in any color.