Watching People Eating Chinese Food/Do You Use Chopsticks?

[BristolCavendish]

Last evening we decided to 'dine-in' rather than 'take-out' from our local Chinese restaurant. While waiting for our food to arrive, I glanced around to see who was eating with a fork vs chopsticks. As it turned out, 99% of the Asian diners were using chopsticks while about 25-40% of the 'white folks' were using forks (mostly older people and Millennial-aged diners).

Personally speaking, Chinese food always seems to taste better while using chopsticks. Maybe it's because the preparations are usually 'cut-up' to a certain extent. Then again, it might be all in my head.

On a more bizarre note, I recall going to a Japanese restaurant years ago and some guy wearing a cowboy hat was eating sushi with a fork. He would either stab and plop the whole piece into his mouth or cut the larger/rectangular selections with his fork prior to ingesting them. We happened to have dinner guests from Japan that evening and they seemed somewhat flabbergasted at the sight. In any event, bon appetit.

I have yet to visit a Moroccan restaurant and am looking forward to the experience. I have heard that at most of these restaurants, folks eat with their fingers which is part of the dining style. I will be keeping a lookout for anyone requesting or using a fork.