Using chopsticks can be daunting if you’re not used to them, but it turns out many of us are doing it wrong – as there’s an easy way to use them with no mess
Chopsticks are the ideal tool for tucking into a delicious bowl of noodles, but many people do not know how to use them correctly.
If you didn’t learn to use chopsticks as a child, you may have struggled to get to grips with the cutlery at first. It can be daunting to use them for the first time, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll find that tucking into dishes like ramen and sushi is so much easier.
But when you first swap out the fork for chopsticks, you might notice that meals get a whole lot more messy. You may find yourself grabbing onto long strands of noodles and having to slurp them up into your mouth, meaning the wiggly broth-soaked strands flick sauce all over your T-shirt.
Apparently, that only happens because we’ve all been using chopsticks incorrectly. To celebrate National Chopstick Day today (6th February), we’re sharing the ultimate hack to ensure you never make a mess again.
In a video posted on TikTok by Saemmul Song, there’s a specific hack you have to use if you want to eat your noodles without slurping them, and it’s all about how you pick them up.
Saemmul said: “I don’t know if this is a Korean thing, it’s probably not, but in case you didn’t know, this is how you twirl noodles using chopsticks. It’s not going to work if you try to twist it like a fork. Instead, pick up a little bit of your noodles and just make circles around your plate or bowl.”
The woman showed herself circling her chopsticks around her bowl, and as she did so, the noodles began to wrap perfectly around the bottom of her chopsticks until she was left with a ball that could fit in her mouth without any mess.
She added: “You’ll end up with the perfect bite. You’re welcome!”
Commenters on the post were blown away by the hack, with some even calling it “life-changing”. One person declared: “Not even exaggerating when I say this is life-changing. Thanks for the tip!”
As another added: “Oh this makes so much sense, I will try this!” And a third wrote: “Thank you so much! I just resign myself to getting it all over my face and shirt when it’s dangling!”
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