Forky Forky, Knifey Knifey

[a6m5]

Miso soups are eaten with chopsticks.......

 

[TopHat]

Fork in left Knife in Right, its proper etiquette...

 

[benzoboy]

Fork in left, knife in right

I'm right-handed, so it's easier to cut my food with my right hand

 

[Pupik]

Fork left, knife right. It just feels like I need more "precision" with my knife, whereas the fork just holds the food.

Same here, unless I'm eating food that doesn't require a knife.

The American Fork Transfer (TAFT) method is kind of clumsy, although Jjacks has a valid reason for doing so.

 

[livemusic]

Fork in the left hand, knife in the right hand. I'm left-handed.

 

[Duke]

Fork left, knife right. (Unless I'm not using a knife, then its fork in the right hand)

Ditto.

It should be noted, however, that when not using a knife, I ALSO manage to hold the fork properly so that the tines curve up, allowing them to rest flat on the plate while the handle curves up to my hand... unlike a lot of you Brits who always keep the tines reversed as if stabbing, even if it means piling your food on the back of the fork and trying to balance the resulting mess all the way to your mouth.

 

[Pupik]

Miso soups are eaten with chopsticks.......

I drink it, holding the bowl with two hands, they way I was told do my my Japanese teacher. The bowl's only the width of a Big Gulp cup, anyhow.

 

[FoolKiller]

You all are making eating soup way too hard. You don't need any silverware if you have a proper soup bowl. You just grab the handle and pour it down your gullet.

If you eat at Medieval Times or Dixie Stampede or other themed restaurants where you aren't given silverware you will see how this works.


And like Duke and Daan: fork left, knife right, unless I'm not using a knife.

 

[TopHat]

You all are making eating soup way too hard. You don't need any silverware if you have a proper soup bowl. You just grab the handle and pour it down your gullet.

If you eat at Medieval Times or Dixie Stampede or other themed restaurants where you aren't given silverware you will see how this works.


And like Duke and Daan: fork left, knife right, unless I'm not using a knife.

Medieval Times was great, I was on the Yellow/Black Team! The food there is great too.

 

[kikie]

Who knows how old is the fork and knife???? Who used it for the first time??

 

[Boundary Layer]

I eat exactly like Gil, apparently.


Fork in left and knife in right for cutting. Fork in right for eating things that are already cut, or that do not need to be.

Then for small stuff like peas, corn, rice, etc, it's a fork or a spoon in the right hand, and a knife in left to help load stuff up.

 

[a6m5]

I drink it, holding the bowl with two hands, they way I was told do my my Japanese teacher. The bowl's only the width of a Big Gulp cup, anyhow.

Most people I know holds the bowl in the left hand, chopsticks on the right. You do drink straight from the bowl, using the chopsticks for tofu, etc.

 

[Omnis]

Most people I know holds the bowl in the left hand, chopsticks on the right. You do drink straight from the bowl, using the chopsticks for tofu, etc.

Word. Most places give you that little ceramic spoon, though. Like, with miso soup, they always make the tofu extremely small so it will fit in the spoon. So, I pretty much scoop what's in there and then drink the rest from the bowl. Udon noodle soup is totally chopsticks, though.

 

[a6m5]

Word. Most places give you that little ceramic spoon, though. Like, with miso soup, they always make the tofu extremely small so it will fit in the spoon. So, I pretty much scoop what's in there and then drink the rest from the bowl. Udon noodle soup is totally chopsticks, though.

Yup. This is off-topic, but it's kind of embarrasing to eat miso soup at the local mall. What the heck is miso soup doing on the menu at the mall food court, that's what I want to know.

 

[V1P3R]

Ok... I voted the first one but I'm not sure now.

 

[Gil]

To completely shock some of y'all:
Spaghetti is best eaten with a fork and knife.
Cut it just like a tic-tac-toe grid. Then you can "daintily" use the fork to scoop up manageble little piles of spaghetti.
Nothing like eating spaghetti wearing a white shirt and not getting any sauce on yourself.👍

 

[Sage]

… unlike a lot of you Brits who always keep the tines reversed as if stabbing, even if it means piling your food on the back of the fork and trying to balance the resulting mess all the way to your mouth.

Wait, seriously, they do that? I honestly never knew.

 

[a6m5]

I missed that post from Duke earlier, but I do do that.

 

[Scaff]

Wait, seriously, they do that? I honestly never knew.

I don't, and if my kids did they would soon get told not to, you'd make a mess.

Oh and fork = left and knife = right for me (right handed).

👍

Scaff

 

[Danoff]

Fork left, knife right when both are being held. For steaks, I never take the fork out of my left hand. I use it prongs down to stab the steak, then use the right hand to cut precisely (also good for applying lots of force). Then the fork goes to the mouth via the left hand and back to the steak for the next delicious bite.

Generally, I use the fork in my right hand prongs up.

 

[Omnis]

To completely shock some of y'all:
Spaghetti is best eaten with a fork and knife.
Cut it just like a tic-tac-toe grid. Then you can "daintily" use the fork to scoop up manageble little piles of spaghetti.
Nothing like eating spaghetti wearing a white shirt and not getting any sauce on yourself.👍

In my opinion, if you have enough sauce to splatter all over the place, you've used way too much. Remember folks, toss your pasta into the sauce at the stove.

But, yeah, I totally can't stand eating spaghetti with a spoon like some people do (actually, I can't even remember the last time I've had spaghetti. Linguine ftw x10000). That's so faux pas. Real italians use forks and bread.


Really really hard bread.

And for something more on topic: I think it's reasonable to say that left-handed fork-weilding is due to classical folks holding their big, heavy drink vessels with their strong (right) hands.

 

[Keef]

About the tofu: what the hell is it? I've never had it, and the only time I've seen any is in the movie Initial D. Of course, I'm not a fan at all of Asian cuisine. I'm not very cultured.

 

[Sharky.]

It's similar to potato, I think.

 

[Seanman]

Tofu, or sometimes called bean curd, is a gelatinous food made of soy. The softer variety of tofu is usually used in Asian soups, while the slightly firmer kinds are fried or used in various dishes. The Western kind of tofu is used as a meat substitute and is often barbecued.

It's not that flavorful by itself, but it's pretty good fried or stir-fried. The meat substitute, however, is appalling...

 

[Sharky.]

I had tofu once. It was

 

[OZZYGT]

Real italians use forks and bread.

HHmmmm.....[Umpire voice] Striiiiike Twooooo!!![/Umpire voice]

Real Italians do use a spoon and not bread at all. No even one bit. Bread should never be served along with pasta, although that's what really fills you up, not the pasta itself. So that's why almost very Italian restaurant here in the US will serve bread before eating the main dish, whether is pasta or not.

In Italy, we don't eat bread because that's how you get real fat, also, the pasta here contains way too much sauce and sometimes also too much cheese. And that's not they way it is eaten. You can eat a lot of pasta and not get fat at all. But that's another secret



Ciao!

 

[Omnis]

HHmmmm.....[Umpire voice] Striiiiike Twooooo!!![/Umpire voice]

Real Italians do use a spoon and not bread at all. No even one bit. Bread should never be served along with pasta, although that's what really fills you up, not the pasta itself. So that's why almost very Italian restaurant here in the US will serve bread before eating the main dish, whether is pasta or not.

In Italy, we don't eat bread because that's how you get real fat, also, the pasta here contains way too much sauce and sometimes also too much cheese. And that's not they way it is eaten. You can eat a lot of pasta and not get fat at all. But that's another secret



Ciao!

What region are we talking about plz? kthnxbye.


But, ozzy, for the record, note that I never mentioned anything about eating the bread. It's just a utility brick.

 

[OZZYGT]

Erm, just about the whole country Omnis. Really, knowing how to eat is not really eating the best tasting food. Don't get me wrong though, bread is good, and is eaten a lot as panini or with other Italian dishes, just NOT with pasta. A lot of people find this hard to believe, they say "oohh come on! you're Italian! you're supposed to eat bread with your pasta! (they even mention "garlic bread")"...ma che cazzo, che palle però.

Going back to the fork knife topic, how about the other fork that they put for the side salad. Does anybody actually use that one?

EDIT:

But, ozzy, for the record, note that I never mentioned anything about eating the bread. It's just a utility brick.

Stronzo.....


Ciao!

 

[Omnis]

EDIT:
Stronzo.....

LOL!

 

[Sage]

[Tofu]'s similar to potato, I think.

Sorry, I don’t mean to laugh at your expense, but… Tofu is made from soy beans (which are only similar to potatoes in that they’re both non-animal products).

You guys must eat very little Asian food, no? I have tofu at least a couple times a month. Adds a nice change in consistency to some stir fry or soup. 👍 For the past few months I’ve been having cravings for soy beans – just boil them a bit, then eat them right out of the pod. Yummy.

Going back to the fork knife topic, how about the other fork that they put for the side salad. Does anybody actually use that one?

Only in a formal setting, yes – and presumably you’d only be given a salad fork when in a formal setting (unless your family’s weird or unusually rich).