375 378 Food & Drink Asian Cooking Japanese Cooking true Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:45:31 -0800 /system/videos/4/75/03/375.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, japanese, food, cuisine, eat, eating, japan, chinese, china, asian, chop, sticks, chopsticks, use, learn, handle, position How To Use Chopsticks http://www.howcast.com/videos/375-How-To-Use-Chopsticks http://www.howcast.com/videos/375-How-To-Use-Chopsticks/edit approved 115 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=375"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=375" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 57 Koji http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/Food.How_to_Use_Chopsticks_SD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 25734 false false false 9236 0 23 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/23.jpg Position chopsticks In your right hand, traditionally used even by the left-handed, rest the thick end of one chopstick on the webbing between your thumb and forefinger so that about an inch of it sticks out beyond your hand, and rest the other end on your ring finger. Keep your fingers loosely curled.

]]> 9237 1 40 Tip Successful chopstick use depends on stabilizing this bottom chopstick, which doesn’t move, to leave your thumb and forefinger free to maneuver the top chopstick, which does.

]]> 9238 2 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/51.jpg Grip bottom stick w/ thumb Grip this bottom chopstick with the bottom of your thumb so it is immobilized and sits firmly on your ring finger.

]]> 9239 3 58 Tip You can use the tip of your middle finger to stabilize the ring-finger end of the chopstick.

]]> 9240 4 64 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/64.jpg Grip top stick w/ fingertips If you’re holding the bottom chopstick correctly, your entire index finger and the top joint of your thumb are free to move around. Grip the top chopstick between the tips of these fingers so that its tip lines up with the bottom chopstick’s tip.

]]> 9241 5 79 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/79.jpg Maneuver top & bottom sticks To pick up a piece of food, maneuver the top chopstick to grasp it with the tip and brace it against the bottom one.

]]> 9242 6 86 Tip Etiquette requires that you use chopsticks neither to chop nor to stick. For that, use knives and forks.

]]> 9243 7 94 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/375/94.jpg Lift food w/ chopsticks Now, carefully lift a piece of food with your chopsticks, taking care not to let it slide out. Sweet success.

]]> 9244 8 102 Fact Many sushi aficionados insist that sushi should be eaten with the fingers—an excellent fallback position if you have trouble mastering chopsticks.

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