Unless you're going to Asia, eat it all with a fork, who gives a shit? IMO
Idk it's a cool skill to have
but I've gotten supershitty at it and am too lazy to practice (it feels like I can't even hold them correctly anymore, one always slips off the other one)
I’m pretty decent with chopsticks, didn’t listen to the voice mail dump truck but, one of the things I found living in Japan was that most of what people say in the States about their being rules and a right way to use chopsticks is rubbish.
After watching my coworkers use their chopsticks to stab food, or use a stick in each hand to shred larger pieces into smaller ones, or peels bones out of fish, etc things became a lot simpler.
Also, in Japan your food is often served in individual, small plates as well, and it’s very common to pick up the plate and bring it close to your mouth as well. Less distance to travel makes things easier as well.
They are two sticks, use this tool however your please to get the food from the plate to your mouth.
I’m pretty decent with chopsticks, didn’t listen to the voice mail dump truck but, one of the things I found living in Japan was that most of what people say in the States about their being rules and a right way to use chopsticks is rubbish.
After watching my coworkers use their chopsticks to stab food, or use a stick in each hand to shred larger pieces into smaller ones, or peels bones out of fish, etc things became a lot simpler.
Also, in Japan your food is often served in individual, small plates as well, and it’s very common to pick up the plate and bring it close to your mouth as well. Less distance to travel makes things easier as well.
They are two sticks, use this tool however your please to get the food from the plate to your mouth.
The first time I saw Japanese businessmen eat their beef bowls at lunch by holding the bowl ~2mm from their lips at a 70 degree angle and literally shoveling everything into their mouth as fast as humanly possible was definitely an eye-opening experience.
The only east Asian country I've spent any time in is South Korea, and let me tell y'all that the customary metal chopsticks there are a next level skill.
My partner didn't use chopsticks as frequently growing up, so I found it a bit startling when he expressed a preference for Korean-style (which to me seem much more challenging.) I haven't spent any time in an Asian country, but my Dad has, and... my family just loves Asian cuisines, so I grew up using chopsticks. They're useful!
Here's a protip I got off a knitting forum: use chopsticks for snacking --especially anything with a residue like popcorn or Cheeto or Dorito dust-- and you can easily snack and craft without besmirching your project. I don't snack that much, but fuckin' game changer nonetheless, lemme tell ya. (Do not do this with uncovered foods and crafts that throw a lot of particulates.)
These are the trainers my sister has (tho one can also fab a simple version using a rubber band):
When I was on vacation in Japan for a couple of weeks I made myself use chopsticks whenever possible. Certain things like soups and desserts I ate with a fork or spoon but everything else was chopsticks only. It was a little rough at first but I got pretty comfortable with them within a few days.
I do really regret not buying any chopsticks while I was there as a souvenir, so I did bought a really nice set made from Macadmia wood on Etsy when I got home.
The worst part about the metal chopsticks they use in Korea isn't even that they're flat.
It's how if you're eating something hot or spicy (which is pretty dang common in South Korea) and your hands get even a tiny amount of moisture from sweat or steam on them then the chopsticks suddenly become really slick due to being metal and actively try to slip out of your hands.
That being said, getting used to them was pretty much a trial by fire for my limited chopstick skills and after a few months using chopsticks felt as natural as using any other dining instrument for me.
I’m pretty decent with chopsticks, didn’t listen to the voice mail dump truck but, one of the things I found living in Japan was that most of what people say in the States about their being rules and a right way to use chopsticks is rubbish.
After watching my coworkers use their chopsticks to stab food, or use a stick in each hand to shred larger pieces into smaller ones, or peels bones out of fish, etc things became a lot simpler.
Also, in Japan your food is often served in individual, small plates as well, and it’s very common to pick up the plate and bring it close to your mouth as well. Less distance to travel makes things easier as well.
They are two sticks, use this tool however your please to get the food from the plate to your mouth.
The first time I saw Japanese businessmen eat their beef bowls at lunch by holding the bowl ~2mm from their lips at a 70 degree angle and literally shoveling everything into their mouth as fast as humanly possible was definitely an eye-opening experience.
That and slurping noodles without just spraying broth all over yourself are skillsets in their own right imo
Even living in Asia, you can go a long time without needing to know how to use chopsticks. I spent a few months half-heartedly trying before always giving up because forks were always available.
It was only after hiking up a mountain and finding the rest stop only had chopsticks and cup ramen that I was forced to learn.
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If it makes you feel any better, pretty much everyone uses forks "wrong" too
The important part is just getting food from Point A to Point B
You can buy those like, kid ones that connect the two sticks with a little flexible joint and try to get used to 'em from there
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Idk it's a cool skill to have
but I've gotten supershitty at it and am too lazy to practice (it feels like I can't even hold them correctly anymore, one always slips off the other one)
Plus yeah I barely use them.
Only really ever for sushi, which I can kinda manage, but only barely.
After watching my coworkers use their chopsticks to stab food, or use a stick in each hand to shred larger pieces into smaller ones, or peels bones out of fish, etc things became a lot simpler.
Also, in Japan your food is often served in individual, small plates as well, and it’s very common to pick up the plate and bring it close to your mouth as well. Less distance to travel makes things easier as well.
They are two sticks, use this tool however your please to get the food from the plate to your mouth.
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Switch Friend Code: SW-7437-1538-7786
I also don't really
People have shown me a dozen times but I just don't get it
The first time I saw Japanese businessmen eat their beef bowls at lunch by holding the bowl ~2mm from their lips at a 70 degree angle and literally shoveling everything into their mouth as fast as humanly possible was definitely an eye-opening experience.
My partner didn't use chopsticks as frequently growing up, so I found it a bit startling when he expressed a preference for Korean-style (which to me seem much more challenging.) I haven't spent any time in an Asian country, but my Dad has, and... my family just loves Asian cuisines, so I grew up using chopsticks. They're useful!
Here's a protip I got off a knitting forum: use chopsticks for snacking --especially anything with a residue like popcorn or Cheeto or Dorito dust-- and you can easily snack and craft without besmirching your project. I don't snack that much, but fuckin' game changer nonetheless, lemme tell ya. (Do not do this with uncovered foods and crafts that throw a lot of particulates.)
These are the trainers my sister has (tho one can also fab a simple version using a rubber band):
I do really regret not buying any chopsticks while I was there as a souvenir, so I did bought a really nice set made from Macadmia wood on Etsy when I got home.
It's how if you're eating something hot or spicy (which is pretty dang common in South Korea) and your hands get even a tiny amount of moisture from sweat or steam on them then the chopsticks suddenly become really slick due to being metal and actively try to slip out of your hands.
That being said, getting used to them was pretty much a trial by fire for my limited chopstick skills and after a few months using chopsticks felt as natural as using any other dining instrument for me.
That and slurping noodles without just spraying broth all over yourself are skillsets in their own right imo
It was only after hiking up a mountain and finding the rest stop only had chopsticks and cup ramen that I was forced to learn.
Exceptions were places that served non-Japanese style food, like the local cafes that did risotto.
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Slash Mannequin Model.
She was on the stream wearing a paid intern shirt.
America is a cult of capitalism. Corporations have successfully made the idea of getting paid with "experience" a concept people don't even blink an eye at.