this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2025
17 points (94.7% liked)
Melbourne
2166 readers
74 users here now
This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.
The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.
Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)
Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Because I’m silly - how do you eat rice properly with chopsticks? I can use them and pick things up okay but doesn’t drier and crumbly (long grain) rice fall, or even if you get a clump isn’t it hard to pick up more than a little bit at a time?
I’m guessing picking up a mouthful of sticky short grain rice is easier, or when it’s mixed in with sauce and other food to bind it.
I use a fork at home and don't understand why it's an issue. Italians and Spaniards eat rice with a fork.
It’s not easy with chopsticks.
Quite honestly if I’m faced with it I either get a spoon or if lacking I have to hold the bowl up to my mouth and sweep it in with the chopsticks.
You use the chopsticks differently for rice. Think "shovel"
Most cultures that use long grained rice don't use chopsticks, it's either using their hands directly or a spoon (both are how I grew up eating rice and I dare say much of South and southeast asia). Ironically with sticky rice it's harder with sauce as it tends to un-bind the rice.
Thanks, that makes sense