Chopsticks vs Fork thread - It's on!

[Lipitor]

So there seems to be two prevalent utensils for eating your food. One of this good old fashion Fork... the other is the good old fashioned Chopsticks.

Are forks better, because they're easier to use, work every time, drop food less often?

Are Chopsticks better, because they require more fine motor movement to use, and you can laugh at people who can't use them?

Discuss why you prefer your favorite utensil here.

 

[d12]

Forks, because with a fork and knife you can conquer almost anything the culinary arts throws at you. That versatility can't be matched by chopsticks imo.

 

[The Shadow]

Virgin chopsticks vs chad fork

 

[Cake Farts]

You can stab people with forks

 

[The Shadow]

You can stab people with forks

True. You can only poke them with chopsticks. Unless you get a lucky eye or nostril shot.

 

[millais]

Chopsticks are better at handling most food items except for meats that require the use of a knife. The one exception is fish. Especially when eating whole fish, the chopsticks give you the dexterity and precision necessary to grab the meat flakes off the bones and fish-head that a fork just cannot provide.

But only bamboo chopsticks are any good. If the chopsticks are plastic or metal with no gripping texture, then a fork is probably better.

 

[BoingBoingBoi]

i think it depends entirely on the cuisine. for almost any food in east asia, you're better off with chopsticks. for any kind of stir fry, whole fish (as @millais rightly points out), noodle bowls, dumplings, and so on, chopsticks are vastly superior. (good luck eating a bowl of ramen or worse udon with a fork.)

forks are only necessary where cutting food is necessary, but this is not an experience in asian cuisine where the meat is supposed to be cut by the chef already. for steaks, whole potatoes, or whole roasts where you're getting big pieces of food on your plate, you need a fork and knife.

one thing that I think you're universally better off using chopsticks for is noodles, and yes i mean spaghetti, linguine and the like. chopsticks are just objectively better for eating noodles than forks are. (smaller macaroni style noodles not so much)

 

[ChikoForce]

I've been told that chopsticks are healthier because they take longer to get the food to your mouth, so you have more time to chew in between mouthfuls. That being said, I personally prefer forks because they're easier, and I tend to drop food with them less often.

 

[OhGoy]

how is this even a question?

anyone who likes chopsticks over forks should be blasted back to ww2 and detained in one of the japanese concentration camps, japanese or not

 

[HIVidaBoheme]

Forks. More practical, less weeaboo-ish, more food.

 

[CWCchange]

I use my hands.

 

[BeanBidan]

Spork master race.

 

[Pablo Birmingham]

Everyone who answered chopsticks has been reported to null for weebness

 

[ES 148]

Forksticks

 

[Black Waltz]

the last time I attempted to use chopsticks I got one stuck in my eye, so I prefer forks

 

[Tomkinson]

Two forks used as chopsticks.

 

[Uncle Warren]

Two dildos for chopsticks.


Chopdicks.

 

[Bassomatic]

Forks are just a better tool, period. Chopsticks are not as good, and part of a culture that doesn't have the same ideals. That's fine they look at food a different way. I enjoy asian dishes, but guess what? It's still better with a fork.

 

[CWCchange]

how is this even a question?

anyone who likes chopsticks over forks should be blasted back to ww2 and detained in one of the japanese concentration camps, japanese or not

The stereotypical kind people who prefers chopsticks would turn it into Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

Two dildos for chopsticks.


Chopdicks.

 

[Douglas Reynholm]

Forks give a bit of spoonage so more versatile. Chopsticks always superior for sushi of course.