Yep. I was terrible when I was younger but now I'm a pro. I can pick up rice, noodles, even that really slippery Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce.
Yes
Sort of?
No
I've never used chopsticks
Yep. I was terrible when I was younger but now I'm a pro. I can pick up rice, noodles, even that really slippery Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce.
It's supposed to be rude to rub the chopsticks together (to get rid of splinters) because it indicates you think the chopsticks are cheap and that the restaurant is cheap.
Of course the alternative is being polite, and choking to death on a splinter.
See, I knew about the slurping and drinking soup from the bowl, but I've always been told you're not actually supposed to scoop food from your rice bowl into your mouth. If you have a big piece of food, you're supposed to move it to your rice bowl, bring the bowl to your chin and eat the object from there holding it in the chopsticks.
Jive tried and failed many times. Now I just use a fork.
According to Julia Child you can use them to whisk eggs. Who am I to argue with Julia Child?
Yep! Whenever I eat Chinese food, or at Noodles & Company, I always use chopsticks.
I like Kung-Fu.
Yeah, used to be terrible but now I'm a pro. I always wanted to catch a fly with chopsticks like Daniel LaRusso from The Karate Kid. I actually managed it once! I mean, the fly was dead at the time but it's closer than any of you lot have gotten. Shut up.
Of course I can.
I mean, I learned how at in my teens, when I started eating asian food. I can with either hand. And the ~year I've spent in Okinawa certainly helped.
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I can't use chopsticks properly, mostly due to my bad manual dexterity... but I'll master them someday!
I can use them well enough to not make a complete fool of myself, but I wouldn't say I'm good at it. Definitely prefer a knife and fork.
I use chopsticks to throw out steaks that are "rare".
No, I can't. I've tried, and failed...miserably.
Are we doing this? Is it time for another "How Do You Prefer Your Steak" thread? I have a lot of bullets, and I also receive.
I've never used them. If someone ever hands me a pair I'll try them out and see what happens.