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반찬 예절
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반찬 예절

Banchan etiquette

Refills are normal; hovering your chopsticks over every dish is not.

Shared, not plated

Banchan sits in the middle. Take a little, refill is free in most Korean restaurants — say 반찬 추가요. Do not waste a full plate you will not eat. Do not mix everyone’s soup spoons. Kids learn to eat rice and soup from their own bowl while sides stay communal.