I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show episode for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and never to be eaten with chopsticks?

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show episode for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and never to be eaten with chopsticks?

Either way is acceptable. Frankly, many types of Americanized sushi
are so messy, I wouldn't want to use my fingers.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 10:10:01 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> > I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show episode for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and never to be eaten with chopsticks?
>
> Either way is acceptable. Frankly, many types of Americanized sushi
> are so messy, I wouldn't want to use my fingers.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat and clean kind of guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery! However, on the rare occasion that a sushi is so structurally unsound or precariously constructed as to make biting in half a losing proposition, I will plug it into my gaping maul straightaways. It is not a very pleasant experience, let me tell you!

> ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
and clean kind of
> guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the
> Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...

I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time. No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> and clean kind of
> > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the
> > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
>
> I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time. No.. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.

I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class. I would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people around you feel comfortable with.

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 10:10:01 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM UTC-4,
> wrote:
> > I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show episode
> > for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting
> > at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always
> > thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and
> > never to be eaten with chopsticks?
>
> Either way is acceptable. Frankly, many types of Americanized sushi
> are so messy, I wouldn't want to use my fingers.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the fingers
or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat and clean kind of guy. What
I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the Japanese
insist on doing. Such savagery! However, on the rare occasion that a sushi
is so structurally unsound or precariously constructed as to make biting in
half a losing proposition, I will plug it into my gaping maul straightaways.
It is not a very pleasant experience, let me tell you!

============

Hashi?

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"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> and clean kind of
> > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like
> > the
> > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
>
> I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that
> culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time.
> No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi
> and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for
> drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.

I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class. I
would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
around you feel comfortable with.

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg

=====

They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
can't afford plates ...


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On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:09:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 10:10:01 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM UTC-4,
> > wrote:
> > > I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show episode
> > > for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting
> > > at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always
> > > thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and
> > > never to be eaten with chopsticks?
> >
> > Either way is acceptable. Frankly, many types of Americanized sushi
> > are so messy, I wouldn't want to use my fingers.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the fingers
> or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat and clean kind of guy. What
> I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the Japanese
> insist on doing. Such savagery! However, on the rare occasion that a sushi
> is so structurally unsound or precariously constructed as to make biting in
> half a losing proposition, I will plug it into my gaping maul straightaways.
> It is not a very pleasant experience, let me tell you!
>
> ============
>
> Hashi?

Japanese word for chopsticks.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:09:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> > > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> > and clean kind of
> > > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like
> > > the
> > > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
> >
> > I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that
> > culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> > something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time.
> > No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi
> > and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for
> > drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.
>
> I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
> hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class. I
> would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
> their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
> around you feel comfortable with.
>
> http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843
>
> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg
>
> =====
>
> They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
> can't afford plates ...

The picture with the Prime Minister had plates (they were holding them
in their hands).

The other sushi presentation was strictly recreational (and may have
been staged specifically for the photo). I've seen it done in movies.
I'm sure googling for "serving sushi on a naked girl" would return an
awful lot of hits.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:09:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10,
> wrote:
> > > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by
> > > the
> > > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> > and clean kind of
> > > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth
> > > like
> > > the
> > > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
> >
> > I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in
> > that
> > culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> > something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time.
> > No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that
> > Hashi
> > and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork
> > for
> > drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.
>
> I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
> hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class.
> I
> would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
> their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
> around you feel comfortable with.
>
> http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843
>
> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg
>
> =====
>
> They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
> can't afford plates ...

The picture with the Prime Minister had plates (they were holding them
in their hands).

The other sushi presentation was strictly recreational (and may have
been staged specifically for the photo). I've seen it done in movies.
I'm sure googling for "serving sushi on a naked girl" would return an
awful lot of hits.

Cindy Hamilton

===========

Thanks, yes. I did understand that. I was being cheeky)



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"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:09:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 10:10:01 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:53:29 AM UTC-4,
> > wrote:
> > > I saw the FiOS Long Island News Channel "Restaurant Hunter" show
> > > episode
> > > for Tues, August 23, 2016. Amanda Price and Rob Petrone were reporting
> > > at "H2O Seafood and Sushi" at 215 W Main St, Smithtown, NY. I always
> > > thought that sushi with any kind of rice was always finger food and
> > > never to be eaten with chopsticks?
> >
> > Either way is acceptable. Frankly, many types of Americanized sushi
> > are so messy, I wouldn't want to use my fingers.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> fingers
> or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat and clean kind of guy.
> What
> I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like the Japanese
> insist on doing. Such savagery! However, on the rare occasion that a sushi
> is so structurally unsound or precariously constructed as to make biting
> in
> half a losing proposition, I will plug it into my gaping maul
> straightaways.
> It is not a very pleasant experience, let me tell you!
>
> ============
>
> Hashi?

Japanese word for chopsticks.

Cindy Hamilton

======

Oh! Thank you. For some reason I was reading it as an alternative.


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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> > Hashi?
>
> Japanese word for chopsticks.

Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> > Hashi?
>
> Japanese word for chopsticks.

Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.

=============

Or preference if they are something they grew up with

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On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Ophelia wrote:
> > > Hashi?
> >
> > Japanese word for chopsticks.
>
> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.

Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
Chopsticks would have been an improvement.

I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
chopsticks.

I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.

Cindy Hamilton

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Ophelia wrote:
> > > Hashi?
> >
> > Japanese word for chopsticks.
>
> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>
> =============
>
> Or preference if they are something they grew up with

If that is the case, then why don't they eat every single meal with
chopsticks? At least in the usa, you only see chopsticks with asian
meals. Steak dinner or Thanksgiving turkey dinner eaten with a pair of
sticks? LOL.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > Ophelia wrote:
> > > > Hashi?
> > >
> > > Japanese word for chopsticks.
> >
> > Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> > forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> > dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>
> Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
> the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
> Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
>
> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
> chopsticks.
>
> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.

I don't ride a horse to work.

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:11:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > Hashi?
> > > >
> > > > Japanese word for chopsticks.
> > >
> > > Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> > > forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> > > dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
> >
> > Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
> > the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
> > Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
> >
> > I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
> > Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
> > chopsticks.
> >
> > I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
> > were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.
>
> I don't ride a horse to work.

You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2016-08-24 9:08 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
> chopsticks.
>
> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.

I confess to being inept with chopsticks, bit I always find it
interesting to see people with Asian foods only.

On 2016-08-24 9:13 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:11:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> Hashi?
>>>>>
>>>>> Japanese word for chopsticks.
>>>>
>>>> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
>>>> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
>>>> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>>>
>>> Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
>>> the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
>>> Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
>>>
>>> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
>>> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
>>> chopsticks.
>>>
>>> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
>>> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.
>>
>> I don't ride a horse to work.
>
> You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
>

Have you ever eaten a steak with chopsticks? How about spaghetti or
lasagne?

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Ophelia wrote:
> > > Hashi?
> >
> > Japanese word for chopsticks.
>
> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>
> =============
>
> Or preference if they are something they grew up with

If that is the case, then why don't they eat every single meal with
chopsticks? At least in the usa, you only see chopsticks with asian
meals. Steak dinner or Thanksgiving turkey dinner eaten with a pair of
sticks? LOL.

==============

I guess they grew up eating certain foods with chopsticks and that tradition
remains. Why the heck not??? What does it matter to anyone else???



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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> chopsticks.

You can't figure that out for yourself? BTW, I said fork and spoon.

Have you ever watched asians holding plate to mouth and pushing
rice&sauce into their mouths? What would Miss Manners say about that?

I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.

N.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
> a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.

A pair of sticks is never necessary for eating unless you're out camping
in the woods and you forgot to bring utensils. ;-)

On 8/24/2016 8:23 AM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
>> a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.
>
> A pair of sticks is never necessary for eating unless you're out camping
> in the woods and you forgot to bring utensils. ;-)
>


Or if you are eating at the fancy eatin table and use the pot passers.

On 8/24/2016 8:19 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
> a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.
>
> N.
>


I pick up the sushi and add a small amount of sauce by dipping one end.

Or use the chop stick to put a small amount on top of the sushi, then
pick it up by hand to eat.

Do we eat sandwiches with a fork?

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:25:09 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-08-24 9:13 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:11:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>>> Hashi?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Japanese word for chopsticks.
> >>>>
> >>>> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> >>>> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> >>>> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
> >>>
> >>> Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
> >>> the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
> >>> Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
> >>>
> >>> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
> >>> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
> >>> chopsticks.
> >>>
> >>> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
> >>> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.
> >>
> >> I don't ride a horse to work.
> >
> > You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> > chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
> >
>
> Have you ever eaten a steak with chopsticks? How about spaghetti or
> lasagne?

Steak, no. Noodles, yes (Asian noodles). Scrambled eggs, definitely.

Here's the thing. I can use both chopsticks and forks. When I find
one or the other on the table, I use it.

It's like being able to drive stick shift; you might not own one, but
it's a darned useful skill to have.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 10:55:10 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> > chopsticks.
>
> You can't figure that out for yourself? BTW, I said fork and spoon.

Asians use spoons, too.

> Have you ever watched asians holding plate to mouth and pushing
> rice&sauce into their mouths? What would Miss Manners say about that?

She'd say, "When in Rome..."



Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 11:19:20 AM UTC-4, Nancy2 wrote:
> I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
> a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.

For nigiri (something on top of a little oval of rice), you're
supposed to dip the fish, not the rice, and it's easy to do
that barehanded.

For maki (rolled up in seaweed), you can touch the seaweed to the
soy sauce (the most common dip for sushi).

In any event, you're not supposed to drench the piece of sushi in
sauce, or you won't be able to taste the rice.

Good rice (properly cooked and seasoned) is crucial to good sushi.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 11:22:26 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> >
> > I have never had sushi but I often see restaurant scenes where pieces are dipped into
> > a sauce...in that case, chopsticks would be necessary.
>
> A pair of sticks is never necessary for eating unless you're out camping
> in the woods and you forgot to bring utensils. ;-)

You know, this is at least the third time we've had this same discussion.
You weren't able to convince anybody to abandon chopsticks before; I doubt
you'll be able to do it now.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:08:56 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > Ophelia wrote:
> > > > Hashi?
> > >
> > > Japanese word for chopsticks.
> >
> > Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> > forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> > dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>
> Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
> the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
> Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
>
> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
> chopsticks.
>
> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I don't eat sushi ever. Problem solved. Chinese style foods in most of our restaurants have cutlery but some have optional chopsticks available if desired.
I believe there was a restaurant in Calgary with chopsticks only on the table but cutlery was available for the inept.
====

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Ophelia wrote:
>> > > > Hashi?
>> > >
>> > > Japanese word for chopsticks.
>> >
>> > Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
>> > forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
>> > dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.
>>
>> Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
>> the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
>> Chopsticks would have been an improvement.
>>
>> I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
>> Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
>> chopsticks.
>>
>> I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
>> were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.
>
> I don't ride a horse to work.

Just to death.

Cheri

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:09:10 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> > > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> > and clean kind of
> > > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like
> > > the
> > > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
> >
> > I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that
> > culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> > something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time..
> > No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi
> > and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for
> > drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.
>
> I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
> hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class.. I
> would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
> their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
> around you feel comfortable with.
>
> http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843
>
> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg
>
> =====
>
> They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
> can't afford plates ...
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

The plate situation is getting critical in Japan. Other countries are helping by sending plates to this country in need. Send yours today! It's getting so bad that they have to resort to using young virgins as substitute. Virgins are so clean that you can eat off of them.

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 12:36:47 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:09:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > > > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by the
> > > > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> > > and clean kind of
> > > > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth like
> > > > the
> > > > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
> > >
> > > I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in that
> > > culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> > > something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time.
> > > No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that Hashi
> > > and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork for
> > > drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.
> >
> > I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
> > hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class. I
> > would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
> > their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
> > around you feel comfortable with.
> >
> > http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843
> >
> > https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg
> >
> > =====
> >
> > They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
> > can't afford plates ...
>
> The picture with the Prime Minister had plates (they were holding them
> in their hands).
>
> The other sushi presentation was strictly recreational (and may have
> been staged specifically for the photo). I've seen it done in movies.
> I'm sure googling for "serving sushi on a naked girl" would return an
> awful lot of hits.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Nyotaimori is one of those things that probably doesn't happen in Japan that people want to believe happens. The explosion in the popularity of sushi worldwide will probably reinforce this myth. It seems to have captured the imagination of the Westerners.

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 11:09:10 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:58:35 PM UTC-10,
> wrote:
> > > ... It's fairly obvious if a piece of sushi should be approached by
> > > the
> > > fingers or hashi. Mostly, I use hashi because I'm a neat
> > and clean kind of
> > > guy. What I won't do is shove a whole god-damned piece in my mouth
> > > like
> > > the
> > > Japanese insist on doing. Such savagery ...
> >
> > I guess I never thought of that, maybe so. There is just something in
> > that
> > culture not good about consuming rice - actually -while you're consuming
> > something else (similarly fermented? that is not rice) at the same time.
> > No. No chop sticks. I remember that I was always swiftly shown that
> > Hashi
> > and Sushi don't mix, something like that you know... like using a fork
> > for
> > drinking water with-your-fingers-on-the-glass kind of thing, ha, ha.
>
> I'm fairly sure that the Japanese have no problems with eating sushi with
> hashi. In fact, eating sushi with the hands seems to be kind of low class.
> I
> would never eat sushi with my hands in polite company - unless they used
> their hands first. You have to eat sushi in the manner that other people
> around you feel comfortable with.
>
> http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id170747843
>
> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...db04df811a.jpg
>
> =====
>
> They look like chopsticks to me. Btw are you saying the Japanese
> can't afford plates ...
>

The plate situation is getting critical in Japan. Other countries are
helping by sending plates to this country in need. Send yours today! It's
getting so bad that they have to resort to using young virgins as
substitute. Virgins are so clean that you can eat off of them.

============

LOL I knew you would get it <g>



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:13:23 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

In general I believe chopsticks are superior to a knife and fork if the dish has been prepared for them. It's easier to slow down and eat less quickly with chop sticks, hence savoring the food. They also leave one hand free.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On 8/24/2016 12:52 PM, Helpful person wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:13:23 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
>> chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> In general I believe chopsticks are superior to a knife and fork if the dish has been prepared for them. It's easier to slow down and eat less quickly with chop sticks, hence savoring the food. They also leave one hand free.
>
> http://www.richardfisher.com
>


Free to do what with?

And if the food has been prepared for chopsticks, you only need one hand
to work the fork.

I foresee an ADA lawsuit regarding chopsticks in the not too distant future.

Or complaints of cultural misappropriation.

Tax, I would hate to see someone eat a hot roast beef sandwich with their hands, so
the answer is yes, we eat sandwiches with a fork. Lol. Damn, now that's what I
want for supper.....

N.

On 8/24/2016 9:56 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 8/24/2016 12:52 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:13:23 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
>>> chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> In general I believe chopsticks are superior to a knife and fork if
>> the dish has been prepared for them. It's easier to slow down and eat
>> less quickly with chop sticks, hence savoring the food. They also
>> leave one hand free.
>>
>> http://www.richardfisher.com
>>
>
>
> Free to do what with?
>
> And if the food has been prepared for chopsticks, you only need one hand
> to work the fork.
>
> I foresee an ADA lawsuit regarding chopsticks in the not too distant
> future.
>
> Or complaints of cultural misappropriation.

It's a freakin' safety issue for some people. Don't let this happen to you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY8PRFro7v0

On 8/24/2016 3:21 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Tax, I would hate to see someone eat a hot roast beef sandwich with their hands, so
> the answer is yes, we eat sandwiches with a fork. Lol. Damn, now that's what I
> want for supper.....
>
> N.
>
The whole point of a sandwich is that it can be eaten with your hands!
Graham

In article >,
says...
>
> On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:13:23 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> > chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> In general I believe chopsticks are superior to a knife and fork if the dish has been prepared for them. It's easier to slow down and eat less quickly with chop sticks, hence savoring the food. They also leave one hand free.

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