I live in a small city in Indiana. For some reason, we were taught many Japanese traditions. In 2nd grade we even went to a Japanese garden and had a tea ceramony. So we were taught in school how to eat with chop sticks. I even speak some Japanese.
I tried using chopsticks and I couldn’t do it. One night I got super drunk and I want to eat pasta but I didn’t have any forks. So I used chopsticks. I learned how to use it in a drunk mess. Now I’m a pro at using them. I can cook and eat with them like any natural born Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese etc
Christina Katriel this happened over 10yrs ago and I was in college 😂 also I live in the United States. IDK where you live but here that’s not a crime. Also my uncle and sister are both lawyers. Your mother would be laugh out of court for this shit and most likely her sanity would be in question.
Just from some trial and error, I think its the opposite of what the other comment said. I think you need to put very little effort in holding the bottom stick. It seems like tensing the muscle in the thumb just naturally pushes the stick upwards and out of position. Best to let it just sit in the fold of thumb
Gah! Don't ask like americans are a source of good english speaking. People in india, and UK speak WAY better and proper English than in US where there's so much urban speak, gutter english, and slang .
Its really hard for me to grab something from chopsticks. I'm asian but i grew up abroad so its really embarrassing that i can't use chopsticks during family gathering dinner. I hope to learn from this. Thankyou very much💕
@@roim2915 welp makes sense, same to me, my country doesn't use chopsticks but I also want to learn it but I need to make myself time for that so all I can say is that I hope she accomplish what she wants to do and to everyone who wants to learn how to use chopsticks 😊.
I grew up in America using both interchangeably but a fork is usually easier. Especially those metal chopsticks. Hard to find ones that aren't so smooth that it's hard to grip things.
My mom and I have been so into Chinese and Korean dramas for the past 2 to 3 years, especially Korean. And we get into days where we crave Asia food and try to make or buy as many dishes and set up like the Kdrama. For me particularly it will be so nice and a huge accomplishment to learn and eat meals with chopsticks, that way I’ll feel more Korean in my African body 😊💕. Cuz I so love the culture!
IvyTV Tysm! I’m actually vegan so I would l really love it if you could include some vegan things to try but if not that’s totally okay because Iv heard from many Koreans that Asian food is easy to veganize! ❤️
Thank you for this, you will never understand how much I appreciate it. I've been trying to learn how to use chopsticks for years and every time I give it a go and fail, I end up convincing myself that maybe my brain is not wired correctly to do it. Today was one of those days when I decided to give it a go and you mentioned something that no one has ever mentioned in my chopstick learning journey - you mentioned that the bottom stick is for support and not meant to move. As soon as I put it to practice all over sudden everything works. I even went and got some rice from my cupboard and I can pick up grains of rice after a few tries. My wrist at the base of my thumb and the bit on my ring finger where the support chopstick start aching after a minute or two, but I'm sure with practice my fingers will get stronger and I'll have enough confidence to not hold it as tight. Again, thank you.
Chopsticks were developed about 5,000 years ago in China. The earliest versions were probably twigs used to retrieve food from cooking pots. Around 400 BC, chefs figured out how to conserve fuel by cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. This new method of cooking made it unnecessary to have knives at the dinner table-a practice that also jibed with the non-violent teachings of Confucius, as expressed in one of his numerous quotable quotations: "The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table." During the Chinese dynastic times, silver chopsticks were sometimes used because it was believed they would turn black if they came in contact with poisoned food. This practice must have led to some unfortunate misunderstandings-it's now known that silver has no reaction to arsenic or cyanide, but can change color if it comes into contact with garlic, onions, or rotten eggs, all of which release hydrogen sulfide. By 500 AD, chopsticks had spread to Japan, and Korea. Early Japanese chopsticks were used strictly for religious ceremonies, and were made from one piece of bamboo joined at the top, like tweezers.
I'd love to visit Korea one day, mainly to cycle, as it looks like such a beautiful country .. I need to learn these things first... thanks for your lesson...
@@thespaghettiwinner7985 I don't think he has to learn korean to visit the country. Sure, getting used to the most common phrases would help him. But if he is there just to visit i don't think its necessary to learn the language.
So your are telling I have been using them in the wrong way? No wonder I can’t hold on many things! Lol! When no one is 👀 I just use my fingers to put it back on the chopsticks lol! Thank you ! I want to do it the right way! I need to continue with the practice:):):)
Thank you so much...this definitely helped a lot...not complex.I really want to learn this coz I couldn't use chopsticks when I visited Korea but rn I'll learn it😁.
Thank you! Finally had enough when I went out for dim sum and had to flag down a waitress halfway through the meal to ask for a fork. AFTER all my friends at the table failed to teach me how to use them. My Chinese friend started with "I can teach you, I've taught sooo many people" and ended with "Maybe you should just get a fork." 🤦🏻♀️ Your explanation was so detailed. Thank you.
I definitely am not doing it well but I have sushi in front of me and for the first time I was able to pick it up (appropriately) with chopsticks! Thank you so much! I’m not immediately good at it but I finally understand it! Thank you. 🙏
Ops... I used to move the upper chopstick only with my index finger and only stablized it with my middle finger, instead of moving it with both fingers and stablize it with the ring finger. Now I have to relearn it. My hand muscles often cramp because of my bad health condition and that hurts while using chop sticks. But I like it to much. For me it's kind of more logical and more harmoniously than using a fork, although I'm german. Thank you for your tutorial! Kamsahabnida! 😊
Thank you for this upload. I spent an evening in Japan with a very patient Japanese man who was sitting alongside us at the restaurant my husband and I were at, trying to teach me. We had a few laughs at my expense due to my unsuccessful attempts. Eventually I asked for a fork before my meal got cold. However with your tutorial I will endeavour to practice each day, until I become accomplished at eating a full meal without embarrassing myself.
You make it simple. Thanks for the video. I'm working on retraining my hand after some significant muscle loss between the trigger finger and the thumb. Sort of using chopsticks as part of physical therapy.
Thank you for this tutorial, it was very simple to follow compared to other tutorials and I learned how to use chopsticks properly :) All the best wishes from a Polish person living in UK :)
Hi thanks for this video, its very helpful!! i also want to know how to speak korean language, can you make a tutorial video about speaking korean language? Anyway I subscribed to your channel.. 😊😊😊
I'm just learning how to use chopsticks and this video is extremely helpful. The only issue I have is I can't keep the bottom chopstick from sliding up further on my ring finger no matter what I do.
I just hold it as you told.. But my palm is paining so bad... And my fourth finger is so bad at balancing it... My chopstick is running away from my that finger and thumb😂😂.. I need to get more practice🤞✌️
When you know how to use it in practice, than when use grab something with that, you will think this seems hard 😂 I watch your video 3 times just to know how to use chopsticks like you do, and I got "tick-tick-tick" when the chopsticks met
Thank you. I feel this is the best technique out there. I managed to use it pretty well from the first try. For the past month i've trained each day by eating some peanuts using chopsticks and now i'm comfortable enough with them. Big thumbs up!
Thank you so much you explained it so well I’ll still have problems but I am know how to hold him now and I can learn I think you so very much capital CK
Your video is so helpful. I've been struggling for so long to get this right. I can now pick up tiny things. Fingers are still getting used to it. But I least I have the method right.
Good video! Very straight forward. I do have to say that grabbing small things is not the issue with chopsticks. I struggle with grabbing larger items such as spring rolls or even slippery long noodles!
I am in India and I am veg so can't eat South Korean food but will still try to eat rice with it I know it is a little difficult for me but I have tried eating maggi with it but not the correct way
Thank you so much! I thought I had my technique worked out pretty good but it's still frustrating. I just hadn't figured out to use my first two fingers the same way you showed but I was very close. I feel like a dunderhead, because I never thought to look up a video of How To. I was so close oh, I'm going to be a master now thanks to you.
