On 1/24/2012 10:23 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:56:59 -0500, "Jean > wrote:
>
>> aem wrote:
>>> On Jan 19, 11:04 pm, > wrote:
>>>> Do you use them? For what?
>>>
>>> Yes, for eating and for cooking.
>>>
>>>> Are you proficient with them?
>>>
>>> Yes, after a lifetime of practice.
>>>
>>>> How often? For non-Asian foods?
>>>
>>> Whenever it's convenient. In addition to the normal eating-size I
>>> have a pair for cooking that are about a foot long, if not a bit
>>> longer, that are useful for cooking. I think of all of them as "long
>>> fingers". -aem
>>>
>> I wonder why I don't cook with them more? They sure would beat
>> other utensils for some things. I even have some cooking chopsticks.
>
> Obviously you don't use them because chopsticks are not all that
> convenient for the type of cooking westerners do. And haven't you
> ever looked into an open Asian kitchen, they move food around in woks
> with metal implements, I've never seen them use chopsticks for cooking
> except on foodtv.

If you want to see skillful use of chopsticks for cooking maybe you
could get someone familiar with NYC to take you to a restaurant that
features tempura. There are at least 3 I know there that are just like
being in Japan.