Put the whole spoon of sweet soup in your mouth and talk about eating habits

Recently, a video recording a woman putting a ladle of sweet soup in her mouth to taste it right at the dessert buffet counter at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City has caused a stir among netizens.

According to the recorded image, after tasting, this woman smacked her lips and conveniently poured the remaining liquid in the ladle into the bowl of sweet soup, then scooped it into her own bowl. After seeing this behavior of the woman, some witnesses were "frozen" and immediately left, not daring to take food from the communal dining counter anymore.

The video was quickly shared on social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok... and received countless comments from netizens. Most people expressed their dissatisfaction with this action, saying that it was an act of lack of awareness, unhygienic, impolite...

When eating, Vietnamese people often put food on a tray and everyone sits together to eat and drink happily.

However, I have had to stop using chopsticks many times during meals because of the impolite eating habits of some people. For example, there is a bowl of soup on the tray, but some people do not use a ladle to scoop the soup into their bowl but instead use chopsticks to scoop out the solids. Some people even stir the bowl of food to choose the pieces they like to eat to satisfy their eating habits... This action may be a habit but it is offensive to people sitting at the same table, especially those who are not in the same family.

Returning to the story of the woman who put a spoonful of dessert in her mouth to taste it right at the dessert buffet, some people also think that it was due to her cooking habits that she couldn't control when she went out. Everyone should sympathize and remind her, but not record a video and post it online like that, affecting people's lives...

If it is a habit, it is also a bad habit, not to mention the lack of hygiene, but when looking at this action, many people will not have sympathy when eating and drinking together. Some comments on this video also clearly expressed the opinion that at home when cooking, most people do not taste, but when going out, no one tastes like this. Or at home, after tasting, the remaining water in the ladle must be thrown away and when tasting, it must be used with a separate ladle, who would do that...

Since ancient times, to teach children how to maintain politeness in daily life, our ancestors taught: "Eat and watch the pot, sit and watch the direction". That means when eating in the family or anywhere else, you must know how to observe the surroundings and choose the most appropriate way to behave, especially when there are elderly people, guests, or in a communal place. Before eating, most Vietnamese people still keep the habit of inviting each other and then using chopsticks to pick up food. That is a beautiful trait that shows courtesy and politeness during meals.

I believe that in any family, grandparents and parents teach their children the rule of “eating while watching the pot, sitting while watching the direction”, inviting everyone before eating. Even in life skills classes at school, teachers also convey the basic politeness in life like that. Therefore, if it is an ugly habit in eating behavior, it is also a habit that you have not practiced yourself.

It can be seen that our ancestors have long paid much attention to the culture of meals. If housewives have the habit of seasoning food, they can only do it in their own kitchen and use their own spoons and chopsticks to taste the food, and should not bring that habit to a public place.