James Silverton wrote:
> Chemiker wrote on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:19:37 -0600:
>
>>> On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:12:29 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>> We use chopsticks a lot here at home and they also get
>>> included with carry-out Chinese or Japanese from many places
>>> in the area . I live 25 miles from NYC. Sometimes the Chinese
>>> places do not include chopsticks, but the Japanese always do.
>>> In fact, if one gets sushi at a market or grocery store,
>>> chopsticks are put into the bag.
>
>> I think you went straight for the jugular, Man. How do you eat
>> sushi/sashimi with a fork/spoon? Stix work wonderfully. After
>> all, Form follows Function.
>
> I'm a chop stick enthusiast but I have to admit that you could eat sushi
> or sashimi with a fork and spoon perfectly well but chopsticks add to
> the ambience.
>

In Japan there is nothing wrong or unusual with using your fingers to
eat sushi and it is a common way people do it.

The other thing you don't see in Japan is people filling up the little
dish with shoyu and dunking the sushi. If they do anything they wet the
fish, egg, vegetable etc a little but never the rice.