How do you eat with chopsticks?

[IslandTractor]

Here you go: How To Eat Rice With Chopstick The Right Way - YouTube

 

[KennyG]

I lived in Korea for many years. The Korean way is good. Notice the stainless chopsticks in the video, which Koreans use. Chopsticks may be wood, plastic or stainless steel. The stainless ones are trickiest to use. We would show off by picking ice out of drinks with the stainless chopsticks.

 

[IslandTractor]

I lived in Korea for many years. The Korean way is good. Notice the stainless chopsticks in the video, which Koreans use. Chopsticks may be wood, plastic or stainless steel. The stainless ones are trickiest to use. We would show off by picking ice out of drinks with the stainless chopsticks.

I don't like metal or plastic chopsticks. I need the extra friction that wooden ones have at the tip to hold on to the food. I don't doubt that more expert users find the plastic or stainless ones just as easy and they certainly are more sanitary.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

And yes, with friends, Chinese push rice from a bowl raised to their mouth.

Ah, if that's what was meant by "shoveling", yes, all the time. The Asian idea of table manners is.... not ours. There don't seem to be many rules.

 

[sixdogs]

OK, today was the day and we got Thai takeout from a wonderful place. We mix and match and share so we got Szechuan chicken and garlic, spicy chicken and broccoli, chicken lo mein and an order of fried rice. Two sets of chopsticks. Three fortune cookies. No MSG.

After reading all the posts and watching the tutorials here, I felt I was ready and hit the ground running. I did a perfect job and managed to grip everything just fine. I had trouble with the rice so fell back to a fork and that was OK. I even easily picked up a pea with chopsticks.

So, the mystery is no more and I feel good about it. The problem, I think, is that pilgrims either cross the chopsticks or insert a finger in between them. Don't do that because it won't work. I just relaxed, kept my fingers loose and didn't try to cross them. It's easy that way and for a first try I'll give myself an "A". This thread made the difference.

Give it a serious try and I think it will work as well for you as it did for me. Now, thanks to TBN participants, I can eat most things with chopsticks and plan to keep doing that for Chinese/Thai/etc. Give it a try and surprise the family with takeout --or just go out.



Oh, my fortune was "Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire".

 

[IslandTractor]

OK, today was the day and we got Thai takeout from a wonderful place. We mix and match and share so we got Szechuan chicken and garlic, spicy chicken and broccoli, chicken lo mein and an order of fried rice. Two sets of chopsticks. Three fortune cookies. No MSG.

After reading all the posts and watching the tutorials here, I felt I was ready and hit the ground running. I did a perfect job and managed to grip everything just fine. I had trouble with the rice so fell back to a fork and that was OK. I even easily picked up a pea with chopsticks.

So, the mystery is no more and I feel good about it. The problem, I think, is that pilgrims either cross the chopsticks or insert a finger in between them. Don't do that because it won't work. I just relaxed, kept my fingers loose and didn't try to cross them. It's easy that way and for a first try I'll give myself an "A". This thread made the difference.

Give it a serious try and I think it will work as well for you as it did for me. Now, thanks to TBN participants, I can eat most things with chopsticks and plan to keep doing that for Chinese/Thai/etc. Give it a try.



Oh, my fortune was "Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire".

Great job! It's like riding a bicycle. Once you know how it's quite natural. And, even the Chinese don't really try to pick up rice with chopsticks, they use the pair as a shovel and bring the bowl of rice up to their mouths.

Funny that a Thai restaurant would serve only Chinese food though.

 

[dickfoster]

This is on my bucket list and something I've wanted to try for years. Some say you just scoop food out like a shovel but I've seen people pick food up with them. Anyone know?

You do both, pick and scoop. The secret to getting the hang of it is to be hungry enough and have no other options and you'll learn pretty quick. Well you usually have that funky porcelain spoon too but that's only good for soup.
I've picked up up as many as four bar nuts laid sideways and could do three on a regular basis. That ability has bought me a lot of beer in Asia. You try eating spaghetti with two sticks for a while and see how fast you learn.

 

[sixdogs]

Great job! It's like riding a bicycle. Once you know how it's quite natural. And, even the Chinese don't really try to pick up rice with chopsticks, they use the pair as a shovel and bring the bowl of rice up to their mouths.

Funny that a Thai restaurant would serve only Chinese food though.

No confusion; it's mostly all Thai stuff and full of Thai people. It's mostly a Thai menu but they have other stuff on the menu for people like me.

 

[sixdogs]

You do both, pick and scoop. The secret to getting the hang of it is to be hungry enough and have no other options and you'll learn pretty quick. Well you usually have that funky porcelain spoon too but that's only good for soup.
I've picked up up as many as four bar nuts laid sideways and could do three on a regular basis. That ability has bought me a lot of beer in Asia. You try eating spaghetti with two sticks for a while and see how fast you learn.

I'll bet I could pick up four peas in a row right now. You guys are good teachers.

 

[PJSprog]

We love Thai food, and have a favorite restaurant about 15 miles from home. The original owner died several years ago, but her husband has kept it open, and preserved her recipes.

We've both been eating with chopsticks since we were young, and have taught both of her sons as well (not to mention many of their girlfriends over the years).