chopsticks

What’s the dining etiquette for Asian cuisines like Chinese, Japanese, Korean? This expert will tell you – from chopsticks to who should eat first

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That is why Piano Mok, a certified international etiquette consultant based in Hong Kong and New York, has focused her classes on teaching students how to dine respectfully and appropriately, no matter what setting they are in. As well as being an expert on Asian dining etiquette, Mok is also well versed in Western dining. … Read more

Frequently asked questions: how to eat with chopsticks?

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While each country has adapted the shape of chopsticks and the material from which they are made to suit its culture, there isn’t much divergence in how they used. Two dominant ways of holding chopsticks prevail. A paper published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology described these two methods as the “traditional pincers-pinching mode” and … Read more