How to eat with chopsticks
Do you love Asian food, but want the full experience by eating it as it was meant to be eaten - with chopsticks? Chopsticks are the main eating utensil in China, Korea, Taiwan, & Vietnam. Watching others using chopsticks can make it look so easy, but when you try it, you end up asking for a fork. Here\'s how to say goodbye to that fork for good and put those chopsticks to work!
Steps on how to eat with chopsticks
Step 1 for how to eat with chopsticks:
Break apart your chopsticks if they are the wooden kind. Don\'t twist the chopsticks; instead grasp them individually and pull as if you\'re breaking a twig.
Step 2 for how to eat with chopsticks:
Hold one chopstick between your middle finger and your thumb. The chopstick should stick beyond your fingers about two inches.
Step 3 for how to eat with chopsticks:
Place the flat side of the chopstick where your thumb and index finger touch. Hold the skinny edge of the chopstick with just the tip of your middle finger. It should feel as if you\'re holding a pencil.
Step 4 for how to eat with chopsticks:
Use your index finger to hold the second chopstick. Put your thumb on it and be careful not to let the skinny tips become uneven because that might cause your chopsticks to cross.
Step 5 for how to eat with chopsticks:
Hold your first chopstick steady and move the second chopstick up and down with your index finger. Your thumb will stay where it is.
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