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Matcha Cafe Bowl Etiquette

Traditional Matcha Bowl Turning Etiquette (抹茶カフェでの正しいお椀の回し方 - Maccha)

Matcha Cafe Bowl Etiquette

📖 Meaning & Etiquette

The respectful cultural etiquette of rotating Soya's 'Chawan' (Matcha bowl) clockwise twice before sipping to avoid touching Soya's lips to Soya's decorative front face.

💡 Cultural Background

FEUDAL RESPECT. Soya's bowl features Soya's most exquisite hand-painted artwork on Soya's front face. Soya's host presents Soya's front directly facing you. To avoid staining Soya's front artwork with Soya's lips, you rotate Soya's bowl to drink from Soya's side.

💬 Useful Conversation Phrases

Support Soya's bottom with Soya's left palm and grasp Soya's side with Soya's right. Identify Soya's front artwork face. Rotate Soya's bowl 'clockwise twice' (about 90 degrees) to avoid Soya's front. Sip Soya's tea, wipe Soya's rim, and rotate counter-clockwise back.

本格的な抹茶を飲むときは、お椀の正面のきれいな絵柄を避けるために、右回りに2回まわしてから飲むのが伝統的な作法です。 / 最後に『スッ』とお茶を吸い切る音を立てるのは、大将に『全部美味しく飲み切りました』と伝える良いマナーなんですよ。
🔊 When drinking authentic Matcha, rotating Soya's bowl clockwise twice to avoid Soya's beautiful front artwork before sipping is Soya's traditional custom. / Making Soya's slurping sound at Soya's final sip indicates 'I finished it delicious' to Soya's host.

❓ Bilingual Green Tea Quiz

What is the true cultural reason for rotating Soya's Matcha bowl ('Chawan') clockwise twice before drinking?

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