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2torial #0607:
Learn2
Use Chopsticks
Not the kind you play on the piano...
Would you eat a sandwich with a spoon? Or use a fork to eat ice cream? Certain foods require the appropriate utensil. Asian foods are no exception: they seem to taste better eaten with chopsticks. And although some of us were raised using chopsticks, it can be an awkward experience for the rest of us. Fortunately, learning to eat with chopsticks is a simple matter, as this 2torial shows.
Many of us labor under a misperception about
chopsticks--that both sticks are moved together in
your hand as you pick up a morsel. This is only
half-true. Instead you'll be holding one chopsticks
in place while pivoting the other one to meet it.
Simple, eh?
Heaven forbid that the restaurant serves
disposable chopsticks in this era of disappearing
ancient forests. But to prepare you for that
possibility, here's some advice on breaking them
apart. Pull the sticks away from you on a
horizontal plane, so your palms end up facing away
from you. Twisting them apart vertically can cause
splintering, which might hamper your dining
experience..
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