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When dining in a typical Korean restaurant with locals, get ready to cook and share your food! Doing it in Korean way means eating from the (36) bowl, since sharing and common dining are a big part of their culture. Sitting around the big round table, with (37) small, different dishes called “banchan” on top of it and usually one big grill in the middle of the table to grill your own meat, is not a sign of a lazy chef but an opportunity to enjoy the ritual.
Since the (38) is to eat straight from the bowl without having your own plate, seeing other people’s spoons dipped in the same pot shouldn’t surprise you. So, feel free to stick your chopsticks in that kimchi shouting: my germs!
Compared (39) the western customs of consuming the food, the biggest difference is that you have your personal plate (40) you place the food, which is not shared with the rest once it is on your plate. Also, the habit is to usually eat only one big, main dish, with possibly one or two side dishes, while Koreans have a variety of small bites.