Japanese and Chinese dishes have become commonplace. Now sushi and Chinese noodles are no longer exotic, but well-known food. But you need to eat such food correctly - using sticks. After all, oriental food -
this is a whole philosophy, which means that one should not neglect the correct way of using it.
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You will need
- - chopsticks
- - a little patience
Instruction manual
1
Sticks can look a little different. For example, they can be made of plastic or wood. It is more convenient to hold wooden sticks, fingers slip on them less. The shape of the sticks can be round or square in cross section. Of course, the latter are also preferable for a beginner. However, believe me, pretty quickly you can deftly eat not only relatively large sushi and rolls, but also small rice and thin noodles.
2
There are several ways you can hold your chopsticks while eating. Try it, one of them will surely seem convenient to you.
Hold one of the sticks between the ring finger and little finger, its thicker end conveniently lay on the base of the thumb. This way you can hold the wand. Put the second one on the front phalanges of the index and middle fingers. With a small pillow of the thumb, press the stick to the top of the index finger.
In any case, the lower stick will remain motionless, while the upper stick will move and capture food.
You can try to hold the sticks differently.
3
Holding the sticks right the first time is quite difficult, although most likely the fact is that you have not chosen a more convenient way for yourself.
Try to take the sticks differently.
Put the first on the ring finger, the thick end of the stick should be laid on the base of the thumb and fixed with it. Put the second stick on the pads of the middle and index fingers and press the thumb with the index finger. You can roll and raise sticks by bending and unbending the index finger.
4
Taking the sticks, try to click them, gradually finding for yourself a more comfortable position of the fingers.
Before you go to a Japanese or Chinese restaurant to demonstrate your abilities to eat with chopsticks, practice at home.
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