Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>None of the chopsticks on the site, especially the
>>Japanese ones, had the rough area near the tip.
>>My brother-in-law bought us two sets of Japanese
>>chopsticks during a trip that have this, and it makes
>>picking up the slippery stuff a lot easier.
>
>
> Personally, I don't care, but is that traditional? If
> they'd put a little hinge in the middle, along with the
> serrations, you could use them like forceps and not miss
> anything. Or why not just use a fork?

Or why not use a shovel.

> Basically, I use what they give me. If the restaurant
> set my place with Western utensils and no chopsticks I
> don't make a fuss and eat that way. Although, I've never
> ordered sushi and NOT gotten chopsticks. Since reading
> about it in a.f.s as being acceptable, even in Japan, I
> will sometimes use my fingers for maki and nigiri but not
> chirashi or sashimi. I have little whorls, loops and arches
> on my fingertips that make it easier to hold slippery things.

Sashimi should never be eaten with your fingers, and that's
where chopsicks are more useful.

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Dan