According to the results of some studies, it is calculated that in our time, only 40% of the world's population use cutlery that is familiar to us when eating. Of the remaining 60%, half prefer to use their hands, the other half - with chopsticks. Chopsticks include Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. Of course, in any restaurant a fork will be brought to a European at his request, but it is much tastier to try national cuisine with national devices.
It is necessary
- Sticks
- Fingers
- Oriental cuisine
Instructions
Step 1
How to hold the sticks correctly?
Place one stick between your right thumb and middle finger. The wand should be positioned so that it lies at the base of the thumb and at the first phalanx of the middle finger. In this case, the index finger should not touch the stick at all.
Place the second stick between your thumb and forefinger. The thumb should rest on the bottom of the stick, and the index finger should cover it from above.
Make sure the ends of the sticks are parallel to each other.
Keep the lower stick motionless, manipulating only the upper stick - move your index and thumb up and down.
Step 2
How to choose your sticks?
Perhaps the reason why you are not able to learn how to use chopsticks in any way lies neither in the teachers nor in you personally, but because the chopsticks are just not the right size. Disposable chopsticks made from paper bags are essentially the same plastic forks, can they really replace good cutlery? If you love Asian food, it makes sense to get your own chopsticks.
Spread the thumb and forefinger of your right hand at a 90-degree angle. Measure this distance with a ruler and multiply by one and a half. Choose sticks by length, focusing on this number. The thickness of the sticks depends on both your finger thickness and personal preference.
The pointed end of the sticks is called "enough" and it can also be different. There are noodle sticks with a faceted "grip", with a "grip" with notches and with a hollow. Sticks for natto, fermented soybeans, with a wide grip, for fish, with a narrow and spicy one.
Step 3
How to eat rice with chopsticks?
Rice in Asian cuisine is generally sticky and therefore easy to eat with chopsticks.
Take the bowl of rice in your left hand and the chopsticks in your right.
Grab a lump of rice with the chopsticks, moving the top one, and place it in your mouth.
Any grains that might fall off the chopsticks should fall back into the bowl.
