Slurp Loudly, It Is Polite

In many places, slurping your food loudly is rude. In Japan, when you eat noodles, slurping is actually polite.

Marsikje velja glasno srkanje hrane za nevljudno. Na Japonskem je pri jedi rezancev srkanje pravzaprav vljudno.

There are good reasons for this. Slurping pulls in air with the noodles, which cools down hot broth quickly. It also carries more smell and flavor to your nose while you eat, similar to how people sniff wine before tasting it. Loud slurping can even tell the cook that you are enjoying the meal.

Za to obstajajo dobri razlogi. S srkanjem skupaj z rezanci potegneš vase tudi zrak, kar hitro ohladi vročo juho. Med jedjo prinese v nos več vonja in okusa, podobno kot ljudje povohajo vino, preden ga pokusijo. Glasno srkanje lahko kuharju celo pove, da ti je jed všeč.

The habit started long ago, when noodles were fast street food and people ate quickly while standing. Next time you eat noodles somewhere like this, try it yourself. A little noise is not bad manners here. It is a compliment.

Navada se je začela davno, ko so bili rezanci hitra ulična hrana in so ljudje jedli na hitro, kar stoje. Ko boste naslednjič jedli rezance na takem mestu, poskusite tudi sami. Malo hrupa tukaj ni nevljudnost. Je kompliment.