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  2. Customs and etiquette in Chinese dining - Wikipedia

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    Dishes are typically not removed from the Lazy Susan and placed on the table: at most, a person is expected to hold the dish aloft while serving and then return it to its place on the tray. People try to avoid moving the Lazy Susan even slightly when someone is in the act of transferring food from the dishes to their plate or bowl.

  3. Lazy Susan - Wikipedia

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    A lazy Susan is a turntable (rotating tray) placed on a table or countertop to aid in distributing food. Lazy Susans may be made from a variety of materials but are usually glass, wood, or plastic. They are circular and placed in the centre of a table to share dishes easily among diners. Owing to the nature of Chinese cuisine, especially dim ...

  4. Dishwasher - Wikipedia

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    A dishwasher containing clean dishes. A dishwasher is a machine that is used to clean dishware, cookware, and cutlery automatically. Unlike manual dishwashing, which relies on physical scrubbing to remove soiling, the mechanical dishwasher cleans by spraying hot water, typically between 45 and 75 °C (110 and 170 °F), at the dishes, with lower temperatures of water used for delicate items.

  5. Dish drying cabinet - Wikipedia

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    A dish drying cabinet (Finnish Astiankuivauskaappi ) is a piece of kitchen shelving placed above the sink, with an open bottom and shelves made of steel wire or dowels to allow washed dishes set within to drip into the sink and air dry. While recorded history of the idea goes back as far as 1876 with a patent application by an American inventor ...

  6. Tableware - Wikipedia

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    Formal dining table laid for a large private dinner party at Chatsworth House. Table laid for six at the Royal Castle, Warsaw, (18th–19th century fashion) Tableware items are the dishware and utensils used for setting a table, serving food, and dining. The term includes cutlery, glassware, serving dishes, serving utensils, and other items ...

  7. Butter dish - Wikipedia

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    A butter dish is defined as "a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table". [ 1] Before refrigerators existed, a covered dish made of crystal, silver, or china housed the butter. [ 2] These butter dishes were made to hold the traditional round shape of butter at the time and came with an "ice ...

  8. Sushi - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 September 2024. Japanese dish of vinegared rice and seafood For other uses, see Sushi (disambiguation). "Sushi-ya" redirects here. For the magazine originally known by this name, see Neo (magazine). Not to be confused with Shushi or Su Shi. Sushi 寿司 Sushi platter Place of origin Japan Region or ...

  9. Busser - Wikipedia

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    Busser. In North America, a busser, sometimes known as a busboy or busgirl, is a person in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, refilling and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Speakers of British English may be unfamiliar with the terms, which ...