I love how all the girls are fluent in Korean until it came to Jane counting her beans- it’s funny how math is usually the fastest thing that’ll make you default back to your native language 😂
I’m Asian and I gotta say… I 100% agree to this comment. When I’m doing math I just randomly switch languages- and my class is just staring at me- Meh- whatever.
Thank you, because I was about to say "how are all of them understanding each other, I thought these were all different languages" was literally about to write that. So thank you 🙌
I watched a documentary about chopsticks before, it said the Korean chopsticks are flat because its easier to use for leaves/ vegetables/ kimchi which Korean cuisine has a lot of, and Japanese chopsticks are sharper to make it easier to pick out the fish bones while eating. The Chinese chopstick had the same explanation as in the documentary
There is an explanation that Korean chopsticks are flat because the wife have to serve meal to husband, and flat chopsticks don’t roll off from the bowl. But I don’t know if it is true
@@user-vi1dl3xg4g In korea when we have a ancestral memorial ceremony we do put the chopsticks in or on the bowl with some cooked rice or soup to serve them And so it considered bad if its not the specific case. If do that your parents(and you were a korean) would scared you that some unkown ghost being here to have dinner with you we dont serve the chopsticks as decoration on top of the rice bowl I think you are maybe wrong cause i don know about china but japan really the wife have to serve meals to husband thats their culture but they have round pointed chopstics
I was just gonna say I’ve observed a different shape between korean, japanese and chinese chopsticks and was wondering why so. Thanks for the explanation. The ladies should have also included that difference when they explained it in the beginning 😅
For me, Chinese chopsticks are the most difficult to use because of their square and thick tips unlike koreans that have a flat surface, and japanese who have a rounder and pointy tip. I personally find japanese chopsticks the easiest to use. Next to it is korean, and last would be the chinese chopsticks. And im filipino chinese btw hahaha.
I’m Japanese. In Japan when we are having noodles we make sound but it’s not something you have to do, it’s merely how we eat noodles. If you want to make sound or not, it’s completely your choice. People who are watching this, please don’t misunderstand.
I’m also Japanese but I’ve heard many times since I was kid that the sucking sound of noodle stimulates people’s appetite. So I think it’s traditional Japanese culture that is dying among some area.
Ikr, i'm Indonesian, we don't really used to it Basicaly we just not good at using chopstick But korean chopstick it's the first kind of chopstick that makes my fingers cramped ಥ_ಥ
I cant use korean chopstick at all. To be specific a stainless steel short chopstick. I usually have a one time use wood chopstick in my car at all time.
In Japan, the emphasis is often on how to hold chopsticks. It is often said that if you do not hold chopsticks in a beautiful way, you are not well brought up. Chopsticks are also used not only for eating, but also for placing the bones of a deceased person in an urn. The chopsticks used for this purpose are slightly longer. It is interesting to note that even in Asia, there are many different ways to hold chopsticks depending on the country.
This is very interesting to me. I am Chinese American and my ex husband was Japanese American and we held chopsticks differently but weren't sure exactly why. Because it was in America, there wasn't as much surrounding culture to compare it to, only our respective families. Its very interesting to know he probably was taught a deliberately elegant method.
I’m Vietnamese and the chopsticks I usually use/see the most are the chonky, square on the handle turned round on the end, and tan plastic chopsticks. Like they are not even that sharp at the end and sometimes, it gets a bit slippery like the metal chopsticks. However, because they are think, they are good for holding bigger portions of food and are easier to wash.
My Chinese family used wooden/bamboo chopsticks while I was growing up, but after eating at a Korean restaurant we switched to stainless steel because they last forever and don't get moldy 😂
During the challenge of picking up the beans it is less about what chopsticks you are using but rather the technique in which you're holding the chopsticks. As you can see the Chinese girl is using the "scissor" method while the others are using the traditional "pincer". While there is no inherent wrong way on holding chopsticks (point of chopsticks is to get the food in your mouth), the "pincer" method is more superior as it allows for more precise and controlled movements.
I've heard the slurping noodles thing for japan a few times, I was always a little suspicious if it was a joke to play on foreigners! 😆 good to know its actually a thing!
it's a non-verbal show of appreciation and sign of respect from the customer towards the chef; the louder the slurps the more the customer is enjoying the noodles
I think the length makes a big difference as well, you have more control with short chopsticks making it a little easier I find to manipulate things. Also makes whatever you're holding less heavy, the downside is you can't reach and it makes them not so good for sharing or cooking.
Oh how nice it feels to watch this kind of a video after such a long time. It was really great listening to all in Korean after so many European videos. Also welcome back Jane. Good to see you again.
I've owned a pair of stainless steel chopstick for the past 1.5-2 years, and they are very good and convenient for me. I can easily reuse and rewash them like my spoons and forks.
I recently stocked up in the flat metal chopsticks because it's just much easier to clean. I have a bunch of wooden chopsticks but it doesn't feel as sanitary especially if I let it soak in the sink a while before I wash the dishes, or it's all crusty with melted cheese and spaghetti sauce or ramen broth.
The reason why Koreans use a spoon when eating is to eat without lifting a bowl. In Korea, holding a bowl while eating is considered rude. I scoop rice with a spoon, pick up side dishes with chopsticks, and eat together.
@@mei42na Because Japan doesn't use spoons. If you use a spoon, you don't have to lift a bowl or put the bowl to your mouth to eat because it won't spill when you eat. In Korea, holding a bowl close to your mouth is considered dirty. Like you said it looks like a dog eating The dog sticks its nose into the bowl and eats. Dogs don't scoop their food with a spoon.
@@mei42na In Korea, people do not put their head close to bowls. They scoop rice with spoon and move your spoon to your mouth. lol dogs cannot do that.
I'm of Irish descent and had friends who were half-Japanese. They taught me how to use chopsticks with plastic straws and loose canned corn cus their mom wouldn't let us use the house chopsticks or eat any food from the pantry other than the corn. I'm telling you that if you learn to eat with them under those circumstances, you can eat nearly anything with real chopsticks. Lol, I later had a Korean friend and I was better at eating the slippery won ton from the soup than she was!
Today I learned I eat ramen and noodle soups the Korean way, using my chopsticks to put long noodles onto the spoon. It works so well and I love it! And I have mostly Japanese style chopsticks at home.
숟가락에 면요리 담아먹는 것은 우리나라 전통이 아니라 이탈리아 방식인 걸로 알고 있고, 비교적 최근 여자분들이 주로 사용하는 것으로 알고 있습니다. 전 그렇게 교육받은 적도 없거니와 주변남자들은 그렇게 안 먹음. 전통적으로 숟가락과 젓가락은 동시에 사용하지 않습니다. 하나쓰고 다음 나머지 교체해서 씀.
제 한국어 교과서에서는 숟가락과 젓가락을 동시에 사용하는 것이 예의 없다고 나왔어요. 그래서 제가 그렇게 배웠는데 한국에 막상 가보니까 동시에 쓰는 사람들이 엄청 많더라고요. 더 편해서 그런가..? 암튼 젓가락을 안 쓰는 나라에서 온 외국인의 입장에서는 좀 신기했어요. ^^
I’ve been using chopsticks since childhood and am reasonably proficient but still always worry I look like a messy eater with them. Like if you pick up a big bite of food (like a chicken slice) do you hold that piece and take bites or is that rude? Because it can be hard to break larger things up on your plate before eating. I’ve also never mastered the chopsticks to spoon move the Korean girl mentioned but I can use metal chopsticks ok and think they look cool.
In Chinese culture you'll take bites out of it! That's not rude at all, very normal in fact. What would he rude is stuffing it all in one go into your mouth and have a bulging mouth! That'll look greedy and impatient
I once ate a local dish called Pudding and Souse with wooden chopsticks, which was pretty fun. The pudding is soft and a little crumbly, but it holds together fairly well, similar to sticky rice. The souse I had (souse is pickled meat, usually pork or chicken, and usually fat, but I prefer to choose the lean pieces) was done in thin strips which was easy to pick up, but you more often find it in cubes, which I haven't tried with chopsticks yet. You also typically get extra pickle (the cucumber shredded and usually bathed in a lime and salt pickle), which is super easy to pick up. This month is actually our national month, so I'll be sure to try doing it again sometime soon 😋 I wonder if anyone knows which country it is though.
One fun cultural difference is that Americans like imported bamboo chopsticks (disposable or reusable) because we think it’s a little more immersive or authentic, whereas a few years ago I heard about Chinese chopstick manufacturers buying American gum-tree wood because it’s whiter and doesn’t require bleaching.
My family is Chinese but I just realized that all my life I haven’t been using Chinese chopsticks. They’re long like the Chinese ones usually are (27 cm, just measured lol) but they’re tapered and pointy at the end. I think maybe it’s bc my family loves fish that my parents specifically buy these kinds but I am amazed to find out that Chinese ones are actually that thick at the end used to pick up food
I always wanna to know the difference, because I bought steel chopsticks on Amazon last year and i thought they were Korean until I saw that Korean chopsticks are more flat. And the steel chopsticks i bought had Chinese print on it nd the package language was also Chinese... They are round from the bottom nd not tall but tall 😭 and they fcuking slippery
TWICE also does the multicultural chopsticks transfer battle/challenge. In this context, we (ONCE Sensei & Relationship Vigilantes = SewolHoONCE) assume you know that TWICE Number 9 sings in 4 languages: 周(孫子)子瑜 - Mandopop Mandarin- her childhood language Sally 쌜리 Chou - Anglo-American Pop English - her childhood hobby チョウ -ッウィ - Japanese - her second professional language 저우쯔위 - South Korean K Pop - her first professional language. straydog213 and tsunami (not native speakers) react to her singing Mandopop Mandarin. ¿How do you 3 react to “Tzuyu cover with lyrics A LITTLE HAPPINESS edited by Brian cheong 2020.03.01?
always use a spoon (Korean sized I think) when it comes to anything with rice since that's way faster to eat with. if I'm stuck with chopsticks I'm gonna use those small bowls to hold the rice and bring the bowl to my mouth so I can knock the rice into my mouth
omg there are hardcoded subs 😂😂 I saw this didn’t have subs so I kept coming back over the last few days to check the subs options. I finally watched it anyway and they’re right there lol
When I was living in Osaka I was told you make the sound to show you are enjoying the noodles and it helps cool them a little so you can eat them sooner.
The bean challenge reminded me off something funny I did as a kid. I was in Girl Scouts and we had an event to show different world cultures, and at the Chinese booth we did that same challenge. In my troop we had a girl who was actually Chinese and grew up using chop sticks so she was really good at grabbing them. But I hadn’t yet learned how to use them (like a lot of other girls there), so I had to try something else (the rules were very loose on how we were allowed to complete it. Some girls just tried using two hands to pick them up, but I put both together and basically used them as a spoon XD. The Chinese girl was pretty miffed when I beat her 😂 (all in good fun, no hard feelings)
My advive to world friends, dont put subtitles to different parts of video, like top, bottom... I am getting confused while reading, I am like "did subtitles disappear?"
I'd like to add another reason for slurping noodles in Japan - it's more practical as you also suck in the air so you can eat noodles even if it's hot. (though you do it also for cold noodles too.) I can't slurp noodles well hence I can't eat noodles when it's too hot. Also we never have difficulty eating rice with chopsticks is because Japanese rice is sticky so you wouldn't have to pick each grain of rice when eating.
@@lesbethtacioni1733 Don’t ask me bc I’m that person who needs to wait 10 mins after a coffee is brewed to let it cool off before drinking 😂 But I heard people who can eat steaming hot food move the tips of their tongues (it’s the most sensitive part to heat) so it doesn’t directly touch the food.
I just get a big ass fan and cool down the noodles when I eat. got so used to that I'm pretty disappointed when I eat anything that I can't cool down rapidly.
@@lesbethtacioni1733 - quick to moderate blow on the top of the noodles before you slurp the rest. You don’t burn your mouth/lips with the initial mouthful and the slurping cools the rest of the noodles.
A few weeks ago I ate with korean chopsticks for the first time, in a restaurant eating ramen. I have very sweaty hands so it was a huge struggle and quite embarassing 😅
@@Cryosxify It's easy to misinterpret. Even people with very good English skills are less likely to recognize those are perilla leaves or sesame leaves, the younger they are. Perilla leaf is 깻잎 in korean, and sesame seed is 참깨 perilla seed is 들깨. So, when Koreans think of 깨's leaves, it is because they have little experience in distinguishing whether they are sesame seeds or perilla seeds. However, since sesame is more popular, it seems to be misinterpreted that way.
Please make the subtitles in a consistent area, like on the bottom, and a larger font for east reading. Different colours for each speaker would help too. Or stick with RU-vid's included system. Thanks
1:16 She is totally wrong. Koreans have not even shared a table with family member but used to have own table per person at least until Josun dynasty. We have only shared a table after Japanese colonization and Korean war since Koreans had become so poor. However, Koreans have used metal chocksticks for a long long time. Therefore, sharing food is not the reason we use metal chopsticks.
I had a foreign exchange student from japan live with me and we did a contest with a small bowl of rice. I used a spoon, and she used chopsticks, and I believe she won. It was really fun to play.
I just found this channel and I'm in love. Do they speak their native language to each other (so they understand foreign languages)? Or do they all speak the same language?
There is a long history behind using stainless steel it doesn't just come down to accuracy. A lot of it has to do with avoiding poison which would show itself on steel.
why?dont people in China kung fu fight with their chopsticks?im pretty sure iv seen hong kong movies where people fight for the last fishball with thier chopsticks.
Jane uses chopsticks in an unorthodox manner ("scissorhand grip") that is very imprecise / hard to control. Using this method, large items are squeezed away from the chopstick tips while small items twist out because each chopstick is pivoting on a different vertical plane. Seong-Ji is holding her chopsticks higher than I would while Mariko is using a more traditional grip. It does not surprise me one bit that Mariko destroyed the other two in that first test.
Oh my God, I had no idea there was a name for the way I hold chopsticks! I've just always been aware that's not the way that most people use them and I've always been aware of the deficiencies in my preferred method, but it's just so much more comfortable for me.
yeh, bought chopsticks with thin ends years ago and it's easier to pick stuff up imo. then again i don't use chopsticks lol, default to fork or spoon since it's easier and more efficient to eat with
As a western i learned and do well with Chinese chopsticks, they are great for when the food is in the center of the table and you are meant to share, Korean metallic ones i tried only in restaurants, but i really don’t like em, once i ate hot pot with metal/copper chopsticks and was a nightmare, my hands will sweat and the steam of the boiling pot will make the chopsticks slippery, my favorite ones and i think the best ones for any western to learn are definitely the Japanese ones, shorter makes them more easy to manipulate, more precise when picking something small also pointy end helps with fish and small bones…at home i use Japanese ones for eating, and a long pair of Chinese ones for cooking in the wok
Chinese chopsticks should be long and thick for fried food. Korean metal chopsticks should not burn for barbecue grilling. Japanese chopsticks are sharp to bone fish dishes.
My dad would have flip looking at that Chinese girl with her chopsticks. 😅 With proper holding posture (which she don't seems to look like holding the chopsticks), those nails won't be a problem. Unless you are talking about those long extensions manicure you commonly see in the States. I personally feel the way the chopsticks are shaped has to do with our food culture. For Chinese we always share our dishes with our bowl of rice. Thus when you need to get the veggies/ meat you need something longer. Whereas the Japanese meals are often plated as a set for each person, even when they cook at home. Also their fondness of seafood especially fish. Those sharp tips would be real handy when picking out the tiny bones.
This was very interesting. The variations in chopsticks are so diet-sensitive. It makes sense, of course! But the use/non-use of a spoon was amazing. I knew about the Japanese slurping at meals, but did not know the Koreans would be upset by this. Great video! The three young women work well together.
@@c6497 Oh really? I thought chewing loudly is still common and acceptable in South Korea. Maybe that's changed now but about 10 years ago I've seen too many Afreeca TV streamers chewing with their mouth open...
@@seafog It's just a broadcast. It's an exaggeration because it's a broadcast. afreeca tv is a very liberating channel and is often criticized for streamers rudely broadcasting to get attention. It doesn't matter how you eat when you're alone, but it's rude to eat it when you're with others. I get scolded by my parents. In the Confucian culture of the Joseon Dynasty, it was even more strict about making sounds.
I learned to eat with chopsticks in Chinese restaurants, but I would first eat with a fork till I wasn't super hungry any more, then I switched to chopsticks, because I had more patience that way. Nowadays I have mostly Japanese style chopsticks at home. A friend in Japan told me, I have a really good technique, would look like most Japanese eat. Korean chopsticks feel really weird to me.
Man..I’m honestly sick of how Vietnam is left out. Vietnam is sino-cultured and have their own chopstick & table etiquettes. Culture is far more vital than geographic location/region
There is a country right down China having used chopsticks for 1000 years and having their own chopsticks’ features but always be forgotten, Vietnam. Just hope that there will be videos including them too in this kind of comparison
Chinese chopsticks should be long and thick for fried food. Korean metal chopsticks should not burn for barbecue grilling. Japanese chopsticks are sharp to bone fish dishes.
I'm Singaporean Chinese and I don't think Jane is holding her chopsticks correctly. That's not how you hold chopsticks in Chinese culture! That's why she lost at the chickpea picking race!
As some one who speaks English and Chinese and Dutch, I have to put the speed at 0.5 in order to catch all the subtitles 😂😂 It is a really well made video, show casting some of the biggest differences btw these 3 closely-connected cultures
I am an American woman who loves Asian food, and I just beat every one of their records, using the same beans. Lol, I tell you I LOVE using chop sticks.
We are still waiting for a day when this great channel expands the discourse on chopsticks beyond wood vs metal, helping with spoons or not, and slurping noodles with loud noises :) Different chopstick grips being demonstrated here. As we've commented before, Jane wields double Hook grip and Cupped Vulcan grip. We have not seen Seong-Ji and Mariko use chopsticks before. Mariko wields Standard Grip - it can be clearly seen when she extended chopstick tips apart when picking up the white ball. Mariko uses an intermediary between Standard Grip and Turncoat. Cheers.
@SewolHoONCE here: A close-up, slo-mo of each grip and motion would have been enlightening. I use chopsticks on a daily basis, and I don’t think any one of the three uses the same grip that I use: long finger over - ring finger under). (Korea stainless steel are a real challenge; Vietnamese plastic with a textured top is my preference.)
I’m vietnamese, and I think I’m really good at using chopstick, since I refuse using my hands except for a few exceptions like burgers, kfc, tacos, etc. I do eat chips with them and I’m definitely precise with chopstick
But you know, in front of camera people get nervous and pressure :D I use chopsticks even when I have fried chicken though, if I am in competition, I can still make many mistakes.
