lifestyle

Clever trick fights soy sauce stains is a godsend for people clumsy with chopsticks

7 Comments
By Casey Baseel, RocketNews24

Soy sauce and chopsticks are both classic elements of the Japanese culinary world. Unfortunately, darkly colored liquids and eating utensils that require a measure of manual dexterity are a potentially disastrous combination.

Imagine, for example, that you’ve got a plate of sushi or sashimi in front of you. First you have to pick a morsel up with your chopsticks, transfer it to the plate of soy sauce for a dip, then bring it up to your mouth. Along the way, there are plenty of opportunities for a slip of the fingers to send soy sauce flying onto your clothing, the tablecloth, or carpet, leaving behind unsightly stains.

But Japanese Twitter account @SlitAnimation (which ordinarily focuses on awesome artistic creations) has an ingenious way to quickly clean up soy spills in just a few easy steps.

First, lay down a few tissues to soak up any soy that hasn’t seeped into the material yet. Next, pour water over the affected area, and cover it with a cloth towel.

Finally, using a vacuum cleaner with a nozzle attachment, vacuum the portion of the towel that’s covering the soy spill.

After one iteration, most of the stain should be gone, and you can repeat the process if necessary. So if you’re a messy eater, don’t forget to keep not just napkins handy during meals, but your vacuum cleaner as well.

Source: Jin

Read more stories from RocketNews24. -- Japan continues to invent items it thinks you want! -- Now there’s chocolate-flavored soy sauce…for shaved ice! -- Cat terrified of vacuum cleaner chooses the strangest place to hide

© Japan Today

©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.


7 Comments
Login to comment

Recklace, just rewet with new soy when you get home. Should work. I have also rubbed peanut butter into it and that helps.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

@MsDelicious: That's true, grease spots will look as good as new if you refresh them with a dollop of butter once in a while.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

"people clumsy with chopsticks"

Spoon, fork?

0 ( +1 / -1 )

That only removes the spill. It will still leave a light stain . I actually tried oxyclean, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen-peroxide and paint thinner, Yet to use my short-wave length UV lamp to shine on it for a while as color fades under the sun overtime. H2O2 works pretty well (bleach is too strong) and mix that with baking soda into paste texture works well for cleaning the grout between tiles as well.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

@Reckless: Wow! Am I supposed to have a towel and vacuum cleaner ready at the restaurant?

Every single sushi restaurant in Japan is equipped with a vacuum cleaner for their patrons, along with a mini fire extinguisher for that ever-frequent "blow torch accident." LOL

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Who, in gods name, eats sushi with chopsticks.

Anyone with an ounce of knowledge about Japanese culture would realize that sushi is eaten with the hands.

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

Login to leave a comment

Facebook users

Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts.

Facebook Connect

Login with your JapanToday account

User registration

Articles, Offers & Useful Resources

A mix of what's trending on our other sites