Comments on: Restaurant/Eating habits…

By: KimHo

KimHo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:58:46 +0000

O-toro, I admit I sometimes put soy sauce in the rice; however, that is because the recipe calls for it – something like clay pot rice (of course, not cooked in a clay pot, just the same principle/idea).

gatronomydomine, in the instances I used fork and spoon, similar to when I use fork and knife, it is fork on the right hand. Sorry, I am right handed!

Kate, thanks, glad to be home!

By: _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver

_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:14:43 +0000

Too lazy to think of stuff right now, but I must agree with H.Peter about HOW some people hold their utensils. So freakin’ weird! It’s like they have some sort of weird claw or something. (Which, incidentally, is sort of how some people hgold their pens/pencils. Again, so freakin’ weird!)

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:58:37 +0000

My mom and my elderly Afrikaan friend both eat burgers with knives and forks. It annoys the heck out of me!

Welcome home btw!

By: gatronomydomine

gatronomydomine — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:19:05 +0000

In Italy, people eat Pizza with a knife and fork. Very civilized and inefficient at the same time.

In certain SE Asian countries – most dishes are consumed with spoon-R/fork-L with chopsticks reserved for noodle dishes in a few places. So if you are at an (eg) Malaysian restuarant and are eating a Curry and Rice dish – spoon and fork is the way to go. And the proper way is use to guide food into the spoon with your fork – then use the spoon to mouth.

Ribs and Hot Wings – you just waste so much food if you don’t use your hands.

Soy sauce on rice – I have an irrational annoyance at this practice. My wife does this…LOL. I should just let it go.

I do have to admit that when eating a burger gets too messy I often resort to knife and fork.

My (English) in-laws habitually salt everything – even already very salty foods such as chorizo. I think it is definitely cultural – they tend to under-season everything when cooking – then season at the table.

By: Sherman

Sherman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:15 +0000

My favourite, people eating hot wings or ribs with a knife and fork. And I’m not talking about the initial cut to separate either a wing or the rack of ribs. I’m talking about eating every last scrap with their knife and fork.

By: H.Peter

H.Peter — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Fork & Knife. It’s HOW folks hold those untensils that makes me want to go over to the other tables and teach them.

By: o_toro

o_toro — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:37:48 +0000

Great topic – this is bound to get some interesting dialog started!

3. A little off topic of food, but I recently had a cringe moment when I watched a friends S.O., mix a single malt scotch with 7-up.

4. The many poor uses of soy-sauce: specifically with regards to nigiri-sushi (soaking the rice-ball), and then there are those who pour soy-sauce over their rice.

5. slurping noodles (i.e. soba, ramen). I can slurp with the best of them, but I’m ashamed to say I do keep the slurping noises to a minimum when I’m in public.