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Why Chopsticks? - 11-27-2007, 02:20 PM

I am not trying to make fun or anything but why do Japanese, Koreans and others use chopsticks? isn't it much easier to just take a spoon or fork and eat their food? I know this may sound a bit stupid but i am just curious why.

I just heard before that eating using chopsticks improves your concentration power, is that true? and are there any other benefits of using chopsticks?
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11-27-2007, 02:38 PM

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11-27-2007, 02:42 PM

I think it´s just tradition for them to use chopsticks and japan is a very traditional country^^ but for the reasen that using chopsticks increasing your concentration i´ve never heared, but it could be possible cause to use a knife and a fork is much easier and if u use chopsticks u have to have a good reaction


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11-27-2007, 02:51 PM

Why do other places use spoons and forks? Isn`t it a lot easier to actually have some control over the thing you`re eating than to just stab it or try to scoop it up?


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11-27-2007, 02:56 PM

I think it's mainely becouse their food is different. Japanese food for example is very easy to eat, I mean you don't need a knife to eat japanese food becouse (in most cases) you don't even need to cut it. Also from what I know they don't like to cut or pierce food as they believe it ruins the taste (like with sushi for example, I can't imagine eating it with fork).
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11-27-2007, 03:42 PM

I'm a finger food type person.....but I've tried the chopsticks I still haven't mastered it yet......but it does take a hell of a lot more effort than I thought.....but I'm almost there.....I can actually hold my food in 'em without dropping it.......but that's only cuz it's the bigger sized food....my next goal is smaller foods....^_^ like they say
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11-27-2007, 04:56 PM

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I am not trying to make fun or anything but why do Japanese, Koreans and others use chopsticks? isn't it much easier to just take a spoon or fork and eat their food? I know this may sound a bit stupid but i am just curious why.

I just heard before that eating using chopsticks improves your concentration power, is that true? and are there any other benefits of using chopsticks?
cuz asians are raised from childhool to use chopsticks. its like a customary thing now. and secondly..WHY DO YOU CAREEE?


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They use chopsticks because that is what their ancestors used to eat with. Also, it is easier to some foods with chopsticks intead of using a spoon or fork.



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