Typical Taiwanese Customs associated with Eating.

Typical Customs Associated with Eating Taiwanese consider eating as one of the essential parts of life. There is a Taiwanese saying, " Eating is as important as the Emperor. " Although there is no emperor anymore, this saying shows how important eating is to the Taiwanese. In order to suit the importance of eating, the Taiwanese have a set of longstanding, complicated dining etiquette, meal patterns, table settings, dining utensils, etc. Among Taiwanese dining customs, chopsticks are …

…is regarded as the most important meal of a day and prepared the best. In addition, when a Taiwanese banquet is held at a restaurant, the host and hostess always sit in the central of a big round table--which is a traditional Taiwanese table shape--facing the door, and the guests of greatest importance sit right beside them and the people of least importance sit backing against the door. However, the rules have been loosened nowadays.