learn to use chopsticks properly.

I went again last week, this time with my boyfriend. He is very clumsy, and is no good with chopsticks­. I don’t think he had even ever held any before that night. I tried holding them properly this time, and it helped a lot. I’m getting better. Yay me.

I thought I could eat alright with chopsticks until I went to lunch at an asian restaurant with two friends who use them WAY better than I do. I did alright with the rice noodles and protein nuggets (it’s a vegetarian restaurant)but the broccoli was hell. So. I need to eat there more often, because it’s the only place I like that has chopsticks. And it’s super cheap. :D

I’m Chinese-American and have used chopsticks and forks interchangeably all my life but in the more recent years I’ve been getting teased for the way I hold them.

get the food to my mouth usually…:-) so I hope that counts. I enjoy attempting to eat the meal as it was originally intended. I enjoy learning more about the culture. But individual rice pieces…maybe not …

I remember my dad made me pick up single grains of cooked rice for about 5 minutes before each meal just to get my coordination down.

I will say, I’m pretty darned good with chopsticks though. I prefer eating with them over other utensils that are suited to chopsticks. Obviously, soup, fruit, cereal and other things cannot be eaten (efficiently) with chopsticks, but most other things can in my opinion.

I think to fully appreciate a meal is to eat it the way that chefs had intended. When you immerse yourself in a culture it is best to try and assimilate all aspects of that culture into yourself as to find a full appreciation for the people as well as your own lifestyle. A large part of the world’s culture rests in its cuisine and how you eat it gives it that small amount of old world feel that seems to be lost on the current generation.

I’m asian and the easiest way for me to use a chopsticks is to spear my food. It is just not right.