Chopsticks

[Dashing Bob S]

In a Chinese restuarant, how many use chopsticks, and how mant stick with a knife and fork?

[Wilson]

I'll start with the chopsticks but will switch to a fork if I'm struggling.

[Tomsk]

Knife and fork. I find the use of chopsticks by non Chinese people pretentious. It's not as if the food even lends itself to their practical use for clumsy Western hands. I've never seen anyone who wasn't Chinese use them with any comfort or dexterity. Furthermore, they're usually abandoned after a few inept shovellings.

[Brando7]

Never tried using chopstick so it knife n fork for me :greengrin

[Calvin]

Chopsticks for me. It adds to the experience as fortunately I'm pretty competent with them.

I don't think you could call it pretentious but I can understand why people would want to stay in their British comfort zone.

[H18sry]

I tried using chopsticks but it took me 3 hours to eat my soup :greengrin

[Little Miss Perfect]

Have tried using chopsticks before but tend to stick to using a knife & fork :greengrin

[Hibbyradge]

I'm not particularly adept but I use chopsticks. It makes the meal more fun.

[Lucius Apuleius]

I'm not particularly adept but I use chopsticks. It makes the meal more fun.

No problem with chopsticks. I had an apartment in Singapore for 3 years and no choice at a lot of the restaurants I ate at. Still never caught a fly with them though.

[toaosi]

[QUOTE=Tomsk;1806884] I find the use of chopsticks by non Chinese people pretentious.

:bitchy:

People who do not use chopsticks in a Chinese Restuarant should not be allowed to eat there. The very same as people who eat roast chicken without eating the skin should not be allowed to eat it.:agree:

[Peevemor]

Originally posted by Toaosi

People who do not use chopsticks in a Chinese Restuarant should not be allowed to eat there. The very same as people who eat roast chicken without eating the skin should not be allowed to eat it.

There is a reason why they use chopsticks in China, together with what the Chinese eat and how it is cooked. The same reasons do not apply to households or restaurants in most of the Western world, nor the purported "chinese" food that is on offer.

People should be comfortable when they're eating, without being bothered by chopstick snobs.

Do you eat with your fingers (right hand only) when you eat Indian food? If not you shouldn't be allowed to eat it.

[MyJo]

I'm perfectly comfortable using chopsticks but i normally have fried rice which doesn't lend itself well to chopstick usage so i end up using a spoon or fork anyway. :greengrin

[Wilson]

There is a reason why they use chopsticks in China, together with what the Chinese eat and how it is cooked. The same reasons do not apply to households or restaurants in most of the Western world, nor the purported "chinese" food that is on offer.


The only reasons I can find are that traditionally Chinese food is cooked using smaller sizes of ingredient - rendering cutting tools as superfluous. That is true of any Chinese restaurant I have been in :dunno:

[Dashing Bob S]

I'm perfectly comfortable using chopsticks but i normally have fried rice which doesn't lend itself well to chopstick usage so i end up using a spoon or fork anyway. :greengrin

Wonder if George Foulkes uses chopsticks? I think i'd be inclined to switch to a knife and fork if I were dining with him.

[MyJo]

Wonder if George Foulkes uses chopsticks? I think i'd be inclined to switch to a knife and fork if I were dining with him.

I believe foulkes uses a rake and shovel when sitting down to a meal.

[Peevemor]

The only reasons I can find are that traditionally Chinese food is cooked using smaller sizes of ingredient - rendering cutting tools as superfluous. That is true of any Chinese restaurant I have been in :dunno:

But why? :wink:

[Tomsk]

[QUOTE=Tomsk;1806884] I find the use of chopsticks by non Chinese people pretentious.

:bitchy:

People who do not use chopsticks in a Chinese Restuarant should not be allowed to eat there. The very same as people who eat roast chicken without eating the skin should not be allowed to eat it.:agree:

Sounds like an excellent way to run a business. Suggest that to your local Chinese; they're bound to dive all over it.

By the way, can I ask why? Does the food taste any better once you've shoved it round the plate for five miniutes then dropped it on to your lap twice?

I love the pose people adopt when using chopsticks. Chinese people hold the bowl at a little angle with their other hand while moving the chopsticks with their good hand. Western people make a wee cup shape with their other hand to catch the drops.

[Chez]

Cutlery for me in a Chinese Restaurant since I enjoy my food better that way. Depending on what I'm eating at the time. Noodle dishes such as a Chow Mein, I will use a fork and spoon. Most dishes served with fried rice such as a curry I will use just a spoon. The only time I use a knife is if I need to cut up any meat which is rare in most cases. :greengrin

[sleeping giant]

Start with cutlery then gradually move on to my fingers:greengrin

[Sergey]

There's many different types of chopsticks and they differ from country to country.

The Chinese chopsticks that are used in the UK (and in mainland China) are thicker and heavier than most, plus they're not very easy for a novice to use. They certainly don't lend themselves to eating noodle soup.

Japanese chopsticks are thinner and more pointed and they also have some styles that are specifically designed for noodles. These are a lot easier to use.

There's also disposable wooden chopsticks that are fairly common throughout SE Asia. Again. easy to use.

[Hank Schrader]

People who do not use chopsticks in a Chinese Restuarant should not be allowed to eat there.

Eh?:confused:

[Hainan Hibs]

I lived in China for 8 months so went from not being able to hold them to being piss poor:greengrin

Use them at home for nostalgic reasons (well, trying to improve someway for Xmas) but not really bothered either way.

[toaosi]

Do you eat with your fingers (right hand only) when you eat Indian food? If not you shouldn't be allowed to eat it.

Yes, when in a restuarant, but I use a fork when in my living room:agree:

[toaosi]

[QUOTE=toaosi;1807363]

Sounds like an excellent way to run a business. Suggest that to your local Chinese; they're bound to dive all over it.

By the way, can I ask why? Does the food taste any better once you've shoved it round the plate for five miniutes then dropped it on to your lap twice?

I love the pose people adopt when using chopsticks. Chinese people hold the bowl at a little angle with their other hand while moving the chopsticks with their good hand. Western people make a wee cup shape with their other hand to catch the drops.

Tastes much better when using chopsticks, definately. As well as looking:cool2:, the sense of achievement is a plus.

The only downside is when your having a banquet with the greedy *******s I often go out with, you need to be on your toes. I usually engage them in a bit of useless conversation and when they are talking get fired in:thumbsup:

[toaosi]

Eh?:confused:

:faf:

[Tomsk]

[QUOTE=Tomsk;1807465]

Tastes much better when using chopsticks, definately. As well as looking:cool2:, the sense of achievement is a plus.

The only downside is when your having a banquet with the greedy *******s I often go out with, you need to be on your toes. I usually engage them in a bit of useless conversation and when they are talking get fired in:thumbsup:

I can't see what's cool about walking about with Chinese food stains down the front of your shirt. Or do you tuck a napkin into your shirt collar when using the sticks? :cool2:

:greengrin

[toaosi]

[QUOTE=toaosi;1810128]

I can't see what's cool about walking about with Chinese food stains down the front of your shirt. Or do you tuck a napkin into your shirt collar when using the sticks? :cool2:

:greengrin

If you position the bowl right under you chin whilst doing a combo of picking up and shoveling/pushing(that way nobody can see you're cheating) you will not get stains on your shirt, gtd. Also if you tuck the bowl under your chin you can shove it in faster, as I admit I maybe don't get as much in as I would maybe like at times:greengrin

Anyway what about the chicken and the skin eh!

[Tomsk]

[QUOTE=Tomsk;1810679]

If you position the bowl right under you chin whilst doing a combo of picking up and shoveling/pushing(that way nobody can see you're cheating) you will not get stains on your shirt, gtd. Also if you tuck the bowl under your chin you can shove it in faster, as I admit I maybe don't get as much in as I would maybe like at times:greengrin

Anyway what about the chicken and the skin eh!

:thumbsup:

I thought you said it was cool!

Roast chicken skin? Personally, I like it and don't understand why people don't eat it, but I wouldn't ban them from a restaurant for doing so.

[capitals_finest]

I tried using chopsticks but it took me 3 hours to eat my soup :greengrin


:greengrin

I can use chop sticks to an extent but i m usually hank marvin so i go for the knife/fork/fingers combo cos it's easier.

[toaosi]

[QUOTE=toaosi;1810898]

:thumbsup:

I thought you said it was cool!

Roast chicken skin? Personally, I like it and don't understand why people don't eat it, but I wouldn't ban them from a restaurant for doing so.

It's :cool2: to look :cool2:


I would!!!!:greengrin, shouldn't be allowed.

[Darth Hibbie]

I don not think I have ever been in a chinese restraunt and been offered chopsticks to use. If they where there I would prob give it a go but revert back to the trusty knife and fork when I have spilt my meal all down me.

[Scouse Hibee]

Chopsticks in a restaurant............At home I just liquidise the lot and drink it :greengrin