Tatami

Tatami are Japanese straw mats that they put on the floor and then sit on them. I find restaurants with tatami particularly exciting, it gives another dimension to the experience of enjoying Japanese food. In my opinion it is really ellegant when a waitress comes, kneels on both her knes on the floor and puts a tray with food on your table.

Yesterday I went to a restaurant that specializes in tempura - this is deep fried battered vegetables and seefood. I immediately made a mistake by pouring soya sauce into a little bowl that was meant for another sauce, and when the waitress notices, she immediately brought me a new one. What do I know!!


This was a couple sitting next to me. I took a photo of them, they took a photo of me. A blond girl sitting on tatami and pouring sauces into wrong bowls - must be interesting for them, too.