A bit of a dumpling :-)

Discussing food & drink with one of my classes last week, I was reminded of the true story of a Japanese businessman who had been invited to dinner by his Czech hosts. They wanted to make a good impression, and so decided to treat their honoured guest to the national meal of vepřo knedlo zelo - Pork, dumplings, and sauerkraut :-)

Being as it was a very posh restaurant, the pork, dumplings, and sauerkraut were all served in separate dishes. The Japanese man was asked to serve himself. He suddenly reached out, took a dumpling, and to the great surprise and embarrassment of his hosts, wiped his face with it! Apparently, he mistook it for a face flannel, which is a common thing at a meal in Japan :-)