dejablues wrote:

>
> "aem" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Aug 2, 9:52 am, George > wrote:
>>
>> Maybe something got lost in the translation? I have been to Japan
>> numerous times and it not uncommon and not considered bad form to eat
>> sushi with your fingers. I think her comment might be more in the
>> direction of if you are not skilled with hashi then you can make a real
>> mess trying to eat sushi with them
>
>>I can see it getting ugly when using your fingers, too. Suppose you
>>bite a piece in half, do an incomplete job of it, and end up having to
>>go through additional adjustments to separate the piece that's in your
>>mouth from what's in your fingers. Could get messy and more
>>unattractive than the equivalent situation when using chopsticks. -
>>aem
>
> Also, how do you get the pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce on it if you
> don't use chopsticks?

The same way you get dip on your potato chip without chopsticks.


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