Chinese Cutlery

One thing that changes in China is cutlery; we’re now using chop sticks.⁣⁣

Luckily we were already somewhat familiar with the chopstick and could manage a meal. Stew eats much more easily than I, and on the first day we resorted to him feeding me just to get the meal over and done with! I’m a little more efficient now!⁣⁣

Before we ate in China we always liked the chop stick, we felt it paced a meal better than the fork or spoon which in comparison was a shovel to us.⁣⁣

Since arriving in China we’ve realised that the chop stick is no hindrance to eating! Many of us westerners might feel like we can’t eat a meal with a chopstick, but I suspect so many of us are doing it ‘wrong’ and keeping up with our prim and proper eating habits – bringing our food to our mouths whilst sat upright. Well that is not the Chinese way!⁣⁣

The Chinese bring their face to the food or the bowls/plates to their face.⁣⁣

The chopstick only travels a short distance.⁣⁣

The national food of China is noodles and not rice and rice is eaten with a Chinese-style spoon.⁣⁣

Noodles are picked up with a chopstick, the face bought inches from the plate and then you slurp and suck your meal. If there are any tricky bits to pince towards the end of the meal then can you can just slurp it directly from the bowl.⁣⁣

The sound of slurping is heard in all cafes and restaurants and at first it was an unpleasant sound to my English ears.⁣⁣

Food is often shared and multiple people will dig into the same platter. Meals are eaten with a clove of garlic, raw (good for gut bacterias) and a cigarette to finish.⁣

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