Comments on: Unearthing the Mysteries of Japanese Chopsticks

By: Kanrei

Kanrei — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:08:00 +0000

I always use children chopstick, somehow I can eat better with them.

By: msmo

msmo — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:02:00 +0000

Having learned on Korean ones, all others seem clumsy and awkward to me. But yes, there is almost always soup at a Korean meal so a spoon is a must.

By: Musouka

Musouka — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 06:37:00 +0000

Jack of all trades?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJlNbkE9EVA

By: Raymond Chuang

Raymond Chuang — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:02:00 +0000

I have the plastic chopsticks from Taiwan, the bamboo chopsticks from Tibet, and a set of real Japanese chopsticks. Interestingly, I find the Japanese chopsticks very good for eating Cantonese dim sum, mostly because being not so unwieldy to hold they great for picking up dim sum pieces from a plate.

By: Abhishek M.

Abhishek M. — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:59:00 +0000

I find it interesting how there is such a large variety of chopsticks across South East Asia whilst spoon and fork designs in the West are almost identical. That probably shows the limitations of chopsticks more than the rigidity of spoon/forks though.

By: GuahanBomb

GuahanBomb — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:09:00 +0000

It’s common in some Asian areas, such as Guam, to rub the chopsticks without any remorse.