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I often get strange looks when using my fingers to eat sushi, but it works so much better than chopsticks! I can usually convince whoever is eating with me to f

by qzw 12y ago

I often get strange looks when using my fingers to eat sushi, but it works so much better than chopsticks! I can usually convince whoever is eating with me to follow suit after their sushi crumbles into their soy sauce dish and creates the sad looking rice/soy soup.

ekianjo 12y ago
Its really not that hard to use chopsticks and i have never seen anyone eat sushi with their hands in japan and i eat sushi often.
- derekp7 12y ago
  It's funny that I could never use chopsticks, until one day I could. And since then they just feel like a natural extension to the hand.
  - sho_hn 12y ago
    This is going to sound incredibly hipster coming from a European, but something feels intensely satisfying about using chopsticks. As tools they're inferior to fork and knife in many ways, but something about leaving food items whole as prepared instead of penetrating them, or cutting them up, makes for a nice experience. It's a relaxing way to eat. Perhaps as a nod to Western cutlery I personally like Korea's flat metal chopsticks the best: http://i.imgur.com/Z1Lt2HPl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Z1Lt2HPl.jpg or http://i.imgur.com/FUzNuoB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FUzNuoB.jpg
    - wingerlang 12y ago
      Similarily I like to eat sandwiches by cutting them up into pieces with a fork/knife. I don't think it's so much hipster though, seeing as "finger food" is quite common. On those metal chopsticks though, I couldn't disagree more. Ever used them for noodles? It just doesn't grab stuff as well as the wooden ones.
- snogglethorpe 12y ago
  Lots of people do both in Japan, but like you, I'd say the majority seem to use chopsticks (based on my personal experience obviously!). I don't like eating sushi with my hands because I don't like the feeling of dirty hands, even if it's simple to wipe them. Supposedly (internet fact, knock wood) the "traditional" way is with your fingers, but of course, things change.
- kalleboo 12y ago
  The "nicer" sushi places I've been to in Japan (I.e sushi chef behind a desk giving you piece by piece) have been "eating with your hands is suggested, you have to specifically ask for chopsticks". But the common more affordable places like revolving sushi or where it's part of a larger set meal, everyone just uses chopsticks.
failrate 12y ago
I enjoy eating sushi with my hands, because it adds another sensual dimension to the eating experience.
brianbreslin 12y ago
maybe because we often assume our hands are dirty? that could be part of the reason for the hot warm/moist towels?

by qzw 12y ago

ekianjo 12y ago

Its really not that hard to use chopsticks and i have never seen anyone eat sushi with their hands in japan and i eat sushi often.

derekp7 12y ago
It's funny that I could never use chopsticks, until one day I could. And since then they just feel like a natural extension to the hand.
- sho_hn 12y ago
  This is going to sound incredibly hipster coming from a European, but something feels intensely satisfying about using chopsticks. As tools they're inferior to fork and knife in many ways, but something about leaving food items whole as prepared instead of penetrating them, or cutting them up, makes for a nice experience. It's a relaxing way to eat. Perhaps as a nod to Western cutlery I personally like Korea's flat metal chopsticks the best: http://i.imgur.com/Z1Lt2HPl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Z1Lt2HPl.jpg or http://i.imgur.com/FUzNuoB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FUzNuoB.jpg
  - wingerlang 12y ago
    Similarily I like to eat sandwiches by cutting them up into pieces with a fork/knife. I don't think it's so much hipster though, seeing as "finger food" is quite common. On those metal chopsticks though, I couldn't disagree more. Ever used them for noodles? It just doesn't grab stuff as well as the wooden ones.
snogglethorpe 12y ago
Lots of people do both in Japan, but like you, I'd say the majority seem to use chopsticks (based on my personal experience obviously!). I don't like eating sushi with my hands because I don't like the feeling of dirty hands, even if it's simple to wipe them. Supposedly (internet fact, knock wood) the "traditional" way is with your fingers, but of course, things change.
kalleboo 12y ago
The "nicer" sushi places I've been to in Japan (I.e sushi chef behind a desk giving you piece by piece) have been "eating with your hands is suggested, you have to specifically ask for chopsticks". But the common more affordable places like revolving sushi or where it's part of a larger set meal, everyone just uses chopsticks.

failrate 12y ago

I enjoy eating sushi with my hands, because it adds another sensual dimension to the eating experience.

brianbreslin 12y ago

maybe because we often assume our hands are dirty? that could be part of the reason for the hot warm/moist towels?