Chopsticks are the most frequently used utensils in Japan. You will see many restaurants provide disposable wooden chopsticks. I will tell you how to use chopsticks step by step.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10
Here's How:
- Hold the top one between the thumb and the middle and index fingers as you hold a pen.
- Hold the bottom one between the thumb and the ring finger.
- Move the top chopstick to pick up food.
Tips:
- Don't directly pass food from your chopsticks to somebody else's chopsticks or vice versa.
- Don't stick chopsticks vertically into food, especially into a bowl of rice.
- Use the clean top ends of your chopsticks when you get food from large serving dishes (if serving chopsticks are not available.
- Rest your chopsticks on the chopsticks rest before you pick up a food dish. (Don't pick up a dish with the hand that is holding your chopsticks.)
- Don't wave your chopsticks around above food dishes. Don't use your chopsticks to point at somebody.
What You Need:
- Chopsticks
