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Default Why do we still use chopsticks?

On 23 Apr 2007 04:48:06 GMT, sandi >
magnanimously proffered:

>Amarantha > wrote in
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>> bob > wrote in
>> :

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>>> BTW - anyone ever figure out how to eat a taco without part
>>> of the filling dropping out?

>
>> Instead of putting shredded lettuce in the taco, I wrap a
>> whole lettuce leaf around it. Works a treat. I got the idea
>> from vietnamese restaurants that serve lettuce with spring
>> rolls (aka egg rolls, iirc) for the same purpose. Of course,
>> I'm not a taco purist, so I don't know if lettuce is canonical
>> ;P
>>
>> K

>
>I like your idea!


Me too. It makes sense to use a leaf instead of shredding the lettuce.
Can't wait to try it.