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Another example where chopsticks work better it bite sized stuff you want to be able to pick up, dip, but not necessarily pierce like you'd have to with a fork. Sushi, dumplings, other types dim sum, etc.
I made another attempt at chopsticks last month because we were in a real Sichuan-style restaurant and I thought I should. This time my dd gave me step-by-step instructions as to how to handle them, so I only missed about 50% of the food instead of 95%.
It's just awkward when you aren't used to maneuvering them.
Does anyone else here think it's odd that Americans eat almost everything with knives, forks and spoons daily but if their menu choice changes to Asian food many will eat those items with chopsticks instead of what they customarily use? If you like using chopsticks why not use them for steak and fries or fried chicken and mashed potatoes or spaghetti and meatballs?
If eating foods derived from European cuisine do any people use the two-handed knife and fork technique instead of the American method of changing hands?
IMO, it's cultural.
I use chopsticks every day and even prefer it to forks.
I made another attempt at chopsticks last month because we were in a real Sichuan-style restaurant and I thought I should. This time my dd gave me step-by-step instructions as to how to handle them, so I only missed about 50% of the food instead of 95%.
It's just awkward when you aren't used to maneuvering them.
Another example where chopsticks work better it bite sized stuff you want to be able to pick up, dip, but not necessarily pierce like you'd have to with a fork. Sushi, dumplings, other types dim sum, etc.
I agree. Chopsticks are inefficient and don't make sense, just like American Currency is inefficient compared to international customs (ours is all green, the same size, relatively low use of coins.)
Regarding fork-and-knife etiquette, I was taught that "The American system doesn't make sense but we're in America and I won't have people thinking you were raised in a barn." Knife cuts with right hand, fork moves to right hand to eat.
You're mixing Asian with British.
Just eat the way you do.
There is no etiquette. Unless your eating with
The top 1% on the East Coast.
I'll use chop sticks with Chinese or sushi. It's even more fun if the 6 year old is with me. I always have to help her.
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