Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Capo]

I have only found one food better to eat with chop sticks and that is fried fish, because when you use a knife and fork you are more likely to get the bones in your mouth....

[isthisreally]

noodles

[wo buxihuan hanguoren]

When removing ear wax from one's ear.

[davai!]

when knitting?

[stealth_fighter]

Clearing the kitchen sink.

[Alyallen]

Eating cake....DUH!

[pkang0202]

I generally prefer chopsticks.

I find people tend to favor chopsticks when they can use them well. Of course, eating Asian Foods just isn't the same without chopsticks.

All depends on the chopsticks. I have the overly long wooden/plastic chopsticks you find at Pho restaurants. The Korean Metal one are too heavy for my taste too. I like plain wooden chopsticks. They are lightweight and easy to use.

The metal ones will make my hand/wrist cramp up with excessive use (like constantly turning meat on a grill).

[Fresh Prince]

When eating Chinese style meat: The meat is cut up into small pieces with the bone still in it. Chopsticks are great for eating sushi too.

[Lizara]

Ramen.

[Natalia]

[jinju]

Overall chopsticks are better at pretty much anything that doesnt need cutting up.

[kermo]

I like them for certain jobs, like wrapping some kimchi or seaweed around rice. However, it's very awkward to use chopsticks when you're served something that's bigger than bite-sized. Maybe Koreans and Japanese people don't mind cramming their gobs (the way they do on Iron Chef) but I like having an implement (even a spoon) that can divide food into smaller pieces.

[flakfizer]

I've been here over ten years and have used chopsticks a lot, but they are not that useful. As some have mentioned, they're good for bite-sized things like kimbap and many side dishes here, but it's actually funny to watch Koreans struggling with chopsticks in the following situations:

1. Trying to cut up something like bin dae dduk into smaller pieces by putting a chopstick in each hand and just ripping the large item apart.

2. Eating big noodles like oo-dong by picking up a noodle, then dangling and coiling it into a spoon. Not very efficient.

3. Trying to get a handle on that really, really soft tofu (chestnut type, I think?) It's so soft, it just keeps breaking.

[indytrucks]

[as-ian]

I use chopsticks for just about everything (minus finger foods). Those two sticks are much more comfortable to me then a fork and knife.

I prefer chopsticks even when eating rice. Too bad your supposed to use a spoon in S.Korea, because boy oh boy, do i hate eating rice with a spoon.