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Will eating with chopsticks change as Asian Millennials become parents?
Will the use of chopsticks decrease?
Let’s talk about chopsticks.
It’s a huge part of my culture and a tradition to use chopsticks. How will this change with the future generation?
Growing up, I used chopsticks for pretty much every meal I ate. Rice, noodles, chicken, veggies, dumplings, eggs, shrimp, soup, tofu…everything can be eaten with chopsticks.
Ever tried eating potato chips with them?
It’s fantastic because your hands don’t get oily!
It symbolizes how we eat, the food, how we cook…and there is an entire history around how chopsticks were invented, and I’m proud of where I came from.
Fast forward…
Moved out, got married, had the kids…I realized I don’t use chopsticks that often. It’s only during the times when I go out to eat for Chinese food, Pho or sushi.
Spoon, forks and knives fill our dishwasher every week as my daughter keeps asking me to teach her how to use chopsticks.
I make a lot of Chinese dishes at home but it’s only when we eat noodle soup that we actually use chopsticks.
