How do you eat yor sushi?

[VisualLace]

I use chopsticks, but then, I use utensils for hot dogs... seems neater, I guess. Maki I could eat with my hands, if no chopsticks were handy.

[Tsuruko]

Isn't 'Hashi' the correct term? Chopsticks are a westernized word from what I was told. My tea sensei would get mad at me if I referred to Hashi as Chopsticks. . .

I never eat with my fingers, unless it's a cookie sort of thing, but even with Sushi and the such. My family is all of German descent, which, generally, in German families, everything is eat with utensils of some sort. For some reason I have an aversion to touching my food with my fingers, I guess it seems unclean for me as that's how I was raised? I eat burritos and pizza with a fork. . .

When it comes to Japanese food, I use Hashi, but with everything else, I use a fork.

[Ronin4hire]

I use fingers except if I'm in a restaurant. Then I use chopsticks.

Originally Posted by Tsuruko

Isn't 'Hashi' the correct term? Chopsticks are a westernized word from what I was told. My tea sensei would get mad at me if I referred to Hashi as Chopsticks. . .

Haha... really? Sounds like your teacher needs to chill.

My teacher is from Japan and she uses the word "chopsticks".

[StangGuy]

The first time I ate sushi in Japan I struggled with chopsticks and was told it was okay to eat with my fingers. Even so in all the times I have eaten sushi, I have only eaten maybe 5 pieces with my fingers.

[AsianAtHeart]

I always use chopsticks, but if I accidentally break one apart with them, I use my hands ^^

[yuujirou]

Originally Posted by Tsuruko

Isn't 'Hashi' the correct term? Chopsticks are a westernized word from what I was told. My tea sensei would get mad at me if I referred to Hashi as Chopsticks. . .

I never eat with my fingers, unless it's a cookie sort of thing, but even with Sushi and the such. My family is all of German descent, which, generally, in German families, everything is eat with utensils of some sort. For some reason I have an aversion to touching my food with my fingers, I guess it seems unclean for me as that's how I was raised? I eat burritos and pizza with a fork. . .

When it comes to Japanese food, I use Hashi, but with everything else, I use a fork.

well, every culture/language, has it's own term for most everything.
some cultures borrow their word from others, whilst others have their own word entirely. dunnoe what hashi is in mandarin chinese (and i dunno how too spell it in cantonese), soo...i use chopstick or hashi~
and then...since we are on a mostly 'english' speaking forum...plenty of users aren't yet accustomed too calling chopsticks 'hashi'. soo in cases of easier reference and being considerate of the ignorance of others x]
chopsticks is the most preferred word to use.

(btw, referring too chopsticks solely as 'hashi' (when using it in an english sentence) implies that chopsticks are of japanese origin o.O" and.....that's not entirely accurate, lolz)

[sassy8girl]

i use my hands as i get smaller packs of ready made sushi at the shops and the don't give out chopsticks unlike the bigger packs

[Crani]

I eat my sushi like I most of my Asian Food, with chopsticks.

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by yuujirou

btw, referring too chopsticks solely as 'hashi' (when using it in an english sentence) implies that chopsticks are of japanese origin o.O" and.....that's not entirely accurate, lolz)

Well, if they are from Japan (made in Japan from Japanese wood or porcelin) wouldn't it be accurate?

BTW, where is the accent - if any, so that one is saying the eating utensils not a bridge?

[Ayame90]

I don't think it would be any better than to eat your sushi than to eat it with chopsticks.