2007-07-25 19:33:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes, they taught us at school when I was about ten. Maybe you need to learn as a kid.
It forces you to eat slowly so you can appreciate the food.
2007-07-25 19:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by Girl Machine 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure:
Tips
Start out holding the chopsticks in the middle or closer to the tips while you get used to the movement and keeping the tips aligned. As you get more comfortable and confident, start hold the chopsticks closer and closer to the broad ends.
While it may seem easier at first to hold the chopsticks near their tips, holding them further back means that they are closer to parallel, which helps to scoop food (like rice) from below. You'll also be able to pick up larger pieces of food (see photo #3 above).
There is no really accurate way to hold the chopsticks. As long as you can comfortably pick up the food and bring it to your mouth you are using the chopsticks correctly.
Take the chopsticks home to practice using them. Follow the steps above and lift a peanut, a pen, or a piece of fish. Try eating dinner with them.
Floppy and/or sliced foods like cold cuts or sliced cheeses are good to practice on. They're more forgiving than cubed foods while you're learning to keep the chopsticks lined up and how much pressure to apply.
Apply a firm but gentle pressure on the food, just enough to keep the food from falling from the chopsticks. Too much pressure is more likely to cause your chopsticks to cross at the narrow ends unless they're perfectly aligned and could launch your food across the table.
Be patient as it takes a while to learn to use them correctly. It is perfectly permissible to ask for a fork or spoon if you get too frustrated.
Wood or bamboo chopsticks are the easiest to use, while plastic ones will be harder to use. Metal chopsticks, as favored by the Koreans, are the hardest of all. Master one, and move up to the next. The next time you go out your hosts will be impressed!
2007-07-26 02:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't use chopsticks correctly.When me and the friends go to get Asian food we always use forks so don't feel so bad
2007-07-26 02:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Hayley Electrik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can..but i ask for a fork as a back up because sometimes i have trouble getting those last few grains of rice
2007-07-26 02:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lefty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can use chopsticks,Now if it is the correct way I don't know.
So far no one in the restaurant has corrected me.
2007-07-26 02:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kaiden Fett 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, i can. i did two tours in Japan, and learned there. when i'm eating chinese at the mall, i get lots of stares, cause i eat it all with chopsticks, down to the last grain of rice.
2007-07-26 02:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I gave up trying a LONG time ago! I just use a fork also.
2007-07-26 02:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by Green-Eyed Gal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only can I hold them correctly, I show other people there who are having trouble... I'm a white guy, but when in Rome... or Beijing, Pusan... what have you
2007-07-26 02:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I hold one with each hand and stab the food, the rice, I lap that up.
2007-07-26 02:48:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yah, i learned pretti quick in Japan when it wus either starve or chopsticks!! ⥠i even got a compliment, that amazed me!!
2007-07-26 02:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋