Do you know how to use chopsticks?

I am a chinese my self and I learned how to use it by my self without my parent teaching how. IT is actually not that hard, and most of the asian or people that exposed to asian culture can learn it easily . Chopstick were actually invented in china , three other country who first adopted the use of chopstick were japan , korea and vietnam. Those four were well known as chopstick country before the use of chopstick spread all over the world . The reason why they use two stick to eat is because most of the asian food is in tiny pieces. It is customary for chinese to eat together and chinese doesn't use one plate per person system. They will normally have a small bowl of rice per person and several different dishes in the middle. They will share all the food in the middle and take when needed, with chopstick a person is limited to take one pieces at a time. Chopstick is not only limited to wooden type only, There are several type such as plastic , bamboo , metal and jade. wooden and bamboo used to be most common but until recently they switched to plastic where it is much more durable and cheaper compare to the wooden one . This is the reason why you see all most of the asian restaurant use plastic instead of wooden. metal and jade is the luxury type and it is not common type. The metal chopstick is not suitable for hot food and it doesn't hold food as well as the wooden type. Piercing the food with chopstick is actually is a bad habit when a beginner when first learning how to use a chopstick. It is not intended to used that way and it consider an insult to the elderly (asian) who used the chopstick their whole life. There are allot of don't when using chopstick but I can't remember much about it. I don't quite listen when my grandpa talk about it. Now I am regret that I does not listen that time, if not I can share this with all the people in mylot.

I've tried and tried to learn how to use chopsticks but to no avail. I get embarassed even more because my bestfriend laughs at me. She always tells people about this time when I used my chopstick as a barbecue stick just so I could eat my dimsum, finally. So when we eat Chinese or Japanese restaurants I always ask for a fork and a spoon.

Ya, thats really amaging to see japanese and chinese people using this chopsticks to have food, whether its noodles or tiny grains of rice. Its a great art using this bamboo sticks to eat food as fast as people eating with hand or spoon. I have tired many a times and still struggling to use this chopsticks.

Yeah it's incredible how fast they use them. When i go to a japanese restaurant i always use them, and i try not to get too frustrated lol. I don't think i do bad with them..plus one of my friends is half spanish half japanese (she was born in spain but her mom is japanese) so she's been a good teacher.

Yes, I do. I had to learn it from a young age. My husband does too even though he was not brought up in that culture. But he learnt it himself and he especially loves eating noodles with chopsticks. And he does it really well too!

I can nearly use them effectively. I just need more practice because I hardly use them. What I want to know is, why did chopsticks evolve instead of the knife and fork in their countries. Surely its easier to use two hands than one?

Yup i do. For one i thought i should learn since our kind of job are inclined with having lunch or dinners with clients where mostly we eat in restaurants, Chinese or Japanese restaurants. to make an impression with our bosses, we should at least show them that we know basic things - like using the chopsticks. =)

yeah i know how to use those..we used to go to japan when we were young and those days,in restaurants you have to use them or use those small spoons made of ceramics for soups..so my mom thought us how to use them.

I knew how to use the chopsticks because in thailand,we usually use it for eating noodle and we use the chopsticks when we eat japanese food. I like japanese food such as sushi and udon. Actually,the chopsticks has 2 type;1 chinese chopstick made from plastic,it is round chopstick. It is difficult to use because it is too slippery to use. 2 japanese chopstick made from wood,it shape square chopstick. It is easier to use than chinese chopstick.

funny to think that my six-year-old brother uses choptsticks better than i do!

First,chopsticks is{are?}invented by a chinese in Qing dynasty .It's easy.You can use it if you have two fingers or above!We chinese started to learn to use it since we were 2 or 3.Just try and try,again!You can use it.I think it's easy.Using folks and knifes is rally a hard task.

yeah i know how to use one.. but only one stick. lol. My Auntie teaches me how but i cant get it.. i got my fingers crossed around the chopsticks. lol. thats why if I cant get a siomai with the chopsticks, ill only use one and stick in the siomai! :) my auntie gave me alot of chopsticks so i can practice how to use one, but i didnt practice. I used the chopsticks for my art projects. lol

In my country, every people use chopsticks to eat. Almost countries in the East usually use chopsticks to eat. I think it's too easy to use it. It use as easy as spoons.

Oooh, me, me! i know how to use chopsticks! I've used them when I was young and when i went to japan, i copied how the japanese held their chopsticks (cause i held it different than they did) then when i went back to my country i practiced. and now i use chopsticks the way the Japanese did.^_^ well, i can't say i'm really really really good. but I got the hang of it (after lots of practice)...^_^

Yes,I do even though I don't eat in a chinese restaurant but I tried to buy those fancy wooden sticks sold at the grocery stores and use it at home and definitely I learned to use it with the rice I am eating.

step 1,Rest one chopstick on the 3rd and 4rd fingers with thumb on top of the middle part of the chopstick. step2,Hold the other chopstick on the index and middle fingers, by using the tip of the thumb to keep the chopstick in place.

I know how to use chopstics, its just a habbit I think, if you do it everyday than you could be a master by yourself, no need to think about it, just try by yourself everytime you eat you will get used to rapidly, many my friend like that at first, but now they allready used to using chopstikcs.

hey man,not only Japanese use chopsticks ,but also chinese do.i am Chinese,i use chopsticks everyday.need i teach you its easy,hehe

no i dont know..i'm just surprised that when its quite difficult to have chowmin even with fork..then how they manage to have it with just two sticks...wat happen if they slip out of hand????then...hands r the better option......lol

yeah..i use chopstick when i eat to restaurants that have chopstick..i love using chopstick even when i was at chowking and evev at home i use it when im eating noodle..hehehe i think its a great way to learn.. try ir..its fun..