You can get chopsticks with a hinge in them. They look like really long pointy clothes pins. I bought some for someone who is challenged in fine motor skills
Wooden chopsticks are the best, as the grain helps grip the food. A friend gave each of us a pair of lacquered chopsticks and they are too slick to use. (And I always end up using a fork for the last few grains of rice, as I am too shy to put the plate up to my mouth and shovel them in.)
sure, a pair of spoons, or a single spoon, or a fork. you can stand up and get it yourself from the kitchen (yes, I am aware that this guy is not Homer Simpson most of the times)
I use chopsticks whenever there’s anything remotely Asian on the table at home, but since my boyfriend doesn’t he comes in well behind me when we eat out :-) Here in Argentina it’s not usual for Chinese or Japanese restaurants to offer you a fork instead, so he’ll have to learn some time.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 10 years ago
You can get chopsticks with a hinge in them. They look like really long pointy clothes pins. I bought some for someone who is challenged in fine motor skills
jay_dallas over 10 years ago
I’ve never understood the smug appeal of using chopsticks.
Dani Rice over 10 years ago
Wooden chopsticks are the best, as the grain helps grip the food. A friend gave each of us a pair of lacquered chopsticks and they are too slick to use. (And I always end up using a fork for the last few grains of rice, as I am too shy to put the plate up to my mouth and shovel them in.)
Bob. over 10 years ago
Someone I knew in Japan back in 1952 used the “plow” method for the last crumbs. I thought it was cute.
ChessPirate over 10 years ago
What you really don’t want to see when you’ve finished eating with chop-sticks, is one stick shorter than the other…
redback over 10 years ago
sure, a pair of spoons, or a single spoon, or a fork. you can stand up and get it yourself from the kitchen (yes, I am aware that this guy is not Homer Simpson most of the times)
joegeethree over 10 years ago
Westerners using chopsticks to eat Asian food is an affectation since they are well versed in the use of forks and spoons.
Adele Derwald over 10 years ago
I use chopsticks whenever there’s anything remotely Asian on the table at home, but since my boyfriend doesn’t he comes in well behind me when we eat out :-) Here in Argentina it’s not usual for Chinese or Japanese restaurants to offer you a fork instead, so he’ll have to learn some time.