How To Paragraphs Issue 4 Read more how-to paragraphs How to do some funny things How to prepare some food Home Page How to Do Useful Things How to Use Chopsticks Jessica Luo from China Most oriental people use chopsticks just like western people use forks and knives. However, using chopsticks is harder than using the forks. You have to use fingers to control a pair of chopsticks instead of holding forks with the whole hand. To be able to control a pair of chopsticks to get the food you aim at, your fingers must cooperate with each other. First, you have to hold chopsticks properly.
Every chopstick has two sides.
The side which you use to touch food is always sharper than the other side. You hold one chopstick just like you hold a pen. The second chopstick you hold similarly like the first one. The only difference is that you put the middle part between the fourth finger and the end of middle finger. Now your hand is holding the middle part of the pair of chopsticks.