I found some differences from Japan while I am helping housework as an au pair.
One of that is “Tableware”.
Today, I will introduce about tableware which are used in Australian family.
The difference which I found the first was that…
There are no bowls for rice and miso-soup!!
In Japan, we use small bowls like the under picture for rice and miso-supe.
It may look similar but they are made from different tableware.
You might think that’s obvious, however, it was surprised for me because I had thought it was general that these things would be in the home.
Nevertheless, they sometime have rice and miso-soup.
How do they have?
They (My host family) use these tableware.
There are no small plates and even the smallest flat plate is large enough to hold a slice of white bread.
They usually have rice with other meals such as curry, risotto, rice bowl and so on. That’s why, they don’t have rice and meals separately.
Also, they don’t necessarily have staple food like rice or breads. Dinner often consists of only a hearty soup, a meat dish and a side dish, or what is called a main plate in Japan.
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Given this type of food culture, it seems that small plates are not particularly necessary, and larger plates for main dish are more commonly used.
By the way, the next topic is about miso-soup.
The bowls which are used for soup are too large for miso-soup.
Therefore, my host family uses mugs.
When I had miso-soup with them, we didn’t have it with dinner, we had it after dinner.
I was reminded that the Japanese way of eating is to use multiple dishes for one person, and to take turns holding each dish while eating.
The last topic is about beverage.
My host family has Mugs, cups and wine glasses.
Wine is the most popular alcohol in Australia.
My host father and mother also love wine. That’s why they have wine glasses.
It would because they sometime held home party and invite their friends, there are about 10 in total, more than enough for just the two of them.
When I plan meals, it is surprisingly difficult not having small plates or bowls.
Still, I decide menus every day through trial and error so that my host family will be satisfied with their meals.
※What I have written here is about the home of the host family I lived with, and it is not true that all Australian families have the same tableware and dining style.
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