Chopstix maybe dangerous to our health

[scarab]

ah oo nga pala pag naging silverware na yan di na chopsticks tawag dyan chopsteels na

...ganito gamit ng mga koreans. hirap gamitin, madulas.

[theveed]

Dati pa bakal ang chopsticks ng Korean, hard to use compared to squarish Chinese chopsticks and more pointed Japanese type.

Sisiw sa ermat ko mga buto-buto o mani with chopsticks hehe, ako mali hawak ko ever since I was a kid.

Sa bahay chopsticks padin kami ni misis, mas madali kumain and mas mabilis.

[1D4LV]

hmmm. buti ako, wala akong problema gumamit nyan. probably because of my business assignments in japan and in china, na-perfect ko na yung technique, maski pa heavy plastic yan o disposable, ayus lang.

i remembered reading an article somewhere that once you get to perfect the technique on using chopsticks, its is better and more effective than using a fork and spoon. di ko lang alam bakit nila nasabi yun.

pero if you would notice, we are the only (i think) country in asia who don't use chopsticks in eating. most countries in asia do....

[boybi]

does brunei and indonesia also use chopsticks?

[theveed]

Speaking of metal chopsticks... May fineature dati sa Taiwan to the World sa Nat Geo, there's this kid who was running around sa classroom with a pair of chopsticks, tapos biglang nagbukas yung pinto, natusok sya sa and tinamaan yung spinal cord, paralyzed from neck-down, but the Taiwan neuro research expert was able to fuse the cords back and the kid was able to move his legs after a short 4 month theraphy.

[mazdamazda]

Seriously... why can't I spear food with a chopstick? That is fun! :devil:

In Vietnam we ate in a small restaurant (where our tour guide led us to experience authentic Vietnamese cuisine)... to my horror they don't have disposable chopsticks. What they have are wooden chopsticks that are a bit greasy and moist. :suka:

[theveed]

Hehe unusual nga yun ah, usually the restaurants use plastic reusable chopsticks, not wooden/bamboo ones.

[number001]

Before, chopsticks were made out of Ivory (elephant's tusks). Of course, in these days, plastic is the regular.

[1D4LV]

"A notable fact is that the Indonesians do not use chopsticks. Instead, "spoons" made out of the ribs of the banana leaf is used as the eating utensils. ..."

(kuha ko lang sa internet)....

[niky]

I actually prefer the bamboo ones... easily renewable resource ang bamboo, unlike the soft balsa used for most disposables.

We have polished wooden ones at home to eat with. We use them so much that the ends are worn down already. Cost us very little money, less than a hundred bucks for twenty pairs of very good wooden ones, and we've only used two pairs so far... and we're still using them.

As for etiquette? I break almost all the rules. Ang sarap kumain ng mani WITH BOTH HANDS and two pairs of chopsticks.