This has been really bugging me...

BeerWolf

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork and knife...?

Why not a spoon instead of the knife, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

FatherLen

I eat rice with a knife.....

.E_C_K_S.

I see you have played forky-spoony before

southcentralts

I have never seen anybody eat rice pudding with a fork.

Mr. CooL ICE

BeerWolf wrote: »

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork...?

Why not a spoon, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

This, tbh

whirlpool

Because it would require an extra utensil, when the fork you're using to eat the rest of your dinner does the job just fine.

BeerWolf

LordChessington wrote: »

This, tbh

I'm sure a spoon would be able to hold more grains of rice than the fork... :pac:

The Backwards Man

I eat rice with my mouth.

kneemos

BeerWolf wrote: »

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork and knife...?

Why not a spoon instead of the knife, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

It's a bit retarded in fairness.

Dostoevsky

BeerWolf wrote: »

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork and knife...?

Why not a spoon instead of the knife, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

Same with pizza. There is no sane reason why we cannot use our hands rather than forks. People seem to feel under pressure to unthinkingly conform to a perceived dining etiquette (which is of course very different to manners, not that most people would think about it).

Manners, for me, is far more important than etiquette and there's no bad manners attached to eating rice with a spoon or pizza with your hands.

OneArt

It's better than eating it with two sticks.

1Emanresu1

in india,you eat rice with ur hands

Annasopra

I use a spoon

wazky

I eat knives and forks using rice.

BeerWolf

1Emanresu1 wrote: »

in india,you eat rice with ur hands

I used to do that once in awhile back when I was living in Malaysia, better yet... eating with your hands on a banana leaf! :P

o1s1n

Dostoevsky wrote: »

Same with pizza. There is no sane reason why we cannot use our hands rather than forks. People seem to feel under pressure to unthinkingly conform to a perceived dining etiquette (which is of course very different to manners, not that most people would think about it).

Manners, for me, is far more important than etiquette and there's no bad manners attached to eating rice with a spoon or pizza with your hands.

People eat pizza with a knife and a fork??

Madness!!

whirlpool

whirlpool wrote: »

Because it would require an extra utensil, when the fork you're using to eat the rest of your dinner does the job just fine.

Can't believe I wasted my 1,000th post explaining why people eat rice with a fork.

BeerWolf

whirlpool wrote: »

Can't believe I wasted my 1,000th post explaining why people eat rice with a fork.

cantdecide

1Emanresu1 wrote: »

in india,you eat rice with ur hands

I won't forget the struggling to shovel down the less than edible road dal bhat with my untrained hands covered in road crud, motor oil, petrol, brake fluid and anything else that could leak out of our bikes. It put me off dal bhat much to the annoyance of my friend who's there years. Even the nice home made dal bhat that I had later turned my stomach.

Of course it's dal bhat for dinner and that's alright but it was the breakfast dal bhat that used to kill me...

1ZRed

Because how would I eat my dinner with a knife and spoon? It's just stupid

kneemos

whirlpool wrote: »

Can't believe I wasted my 1,000th post explaining why people eat rice with a fork.

Saving it for a something special were ya?

Nemeses

Why not use a straw to suck up the rice?

Much more efficient.

BeerWolf

cantdecide wrote: »

I won't forget the struggling to shovel down the less than edible road dal bhat with my untrained hands covered in road crud, motor oil, petrol, brake fluid and anything else that could leak out of our bikes. It put me off dal bhat much to the annoyance of my friend who's there years. Even the nice home made dal bhat that I had later turned my stomach.

Of course it's dal bhat for dinner but it's the breakfast dal bhat that used to kill me...

How about washing your hands next time.

1ZRed wrote: »

Because how would I eat my dinner with a knife and spoon? It's just stupid

'Fork and Spoon' or 'Fork and Knife' --- Didn't say Knife and Spoon. :pac:

1ZRed

BeerWolf wrote: »

How about washing your hands next time.



'Fork and Spoon' or 'Fork and Knife' --- Didn't say Knife and Spoon. :pac:

How would I cut meat with a fork and spoon? The Chinese have it ALL wrong. Just use a damn fork, your dinner would be cold by the time you ate all the rice using two sticks

Dostoevsky

o1s1n wrote: »

People eat pizza with a knife and a fork??

Madness!!

Because a fork is really necessary to eat a pizza with, isn't it. Just impossible to eat one without it? Well done on gloriously missing the point once again anyway.

cantdecide

BeerWolf wrote: »

How about washing your hands next time.

Ya, forgot to say that over there, water is magic apparently. Just a brief rinse under some water out of a well and voila, you're good to go. I brought hand sanitiser but it didn't last long. My mate said "they consider washing with water the same way your mother would consider the full on annual milton scrub". Every little twinge your belly gives you has you praying to shiva...

roast

I just throw it all in a blender and shoot it with a syringe. Forks and spoons are for pussys.

eireannBEAR

I would use a spoon if it was just a bowl of rice,but if the dish contained meat then the spoons a no go,have you ever tried using a spoon knife combo,it just doesnt work.

o1s1n

Dostoevsky wrote: »

Because a fork is really necessary to eat a pizza with, isn't it. Just impossible to eat one without it? Well done on gloriously missing the point once again anyway.

You stated that;

Dostoevsky wrote: »

There is no sane reason why we cannot use our hands rather than forks. People seem to feel under pressure to unthinkingly conform to a perceived dining etiquette (which is of course very different to manners, not that most people would think about it).

I replied in agreement, baffled that people use a knife and a fork for eating pizza (not something I can say I've witnessed on a regular basis)

Can't see what point I missed. Unless of course you were engaged in some kind of high level meta sarcasm which a simple layperson such as myself would never pick up on.

eireannBEAR

o1s1n wrote: »

I replied in agreement, baffled that people use a knife and a fork for eating pizza (not something I can say I've witnessed on a regular basis)

.

What you your eating a doctor oetker pizza ristorante,you need a fork they have no crust to hold on to.

Pumpkinseeds

I stopped using a spoon to eat dinner when I was taught to use a knife and fork as a child. Other than for soup, cereal or dessert it looks kind of knac*erish when adults use a spoon to eat solid food.

o1s1n

eireannBEAR wrote: »

What you your eating a doctor oetker pizza ristorante,you need a fork they have no crust to hold on to.

I eat them without a fork all the time. You're doing it wrong :pac:

RobbieTheRobber

LordChessington wrote: »

This, tbh

Learn to cook rice properly and you wont have this problem!

Sir Humphrey Appleby

BeerWolf wrote: »

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork and knife...?

Why not a spoon instead of the knife, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

You seriously have little to worry you :rolleyes:
I mean in the grand scheme of things , does it really matter?

RobbieTheRobber

BeerWolf wrote: »

Why do people in Ireland eat rice... with a fork and knife...?

Why not a spoon instead of the knife, would make more sense... no ?

I've been eating rice with a spoon since day 1 - so was just curious as to why this isn't the case over here.

OP I suggets you buy a Spork.
All the forkiness you might need it a spoon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork

CarrickMcJoe

1Emanresu1 wrote: »

in india,you eat rice with ur hands

They use their right hand for eating, left for wiping their asses, (not at the same time)..

oldyouth

Asian people, who predominantly use chopsticks, have a technique resembling flicking the rice from close quarters into their mouth. I don't think it is a very dignified way to eat at a Western table. Using chopsticks to eat the rest of the meal is much easier

BeerWolf

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I stopped using a spoon to eat dinner when I was taught to use a knife and fork as a child. Other than for soup, cereal or dessert it looks kind of knac*erish when adults use a spoon to eat solid food.

I was talking about rice, with a spoon - you sound as though you're on about using a spoon on a big piece of steak...


And FYI, Rice IS a cereal!

-.-;

oldyouth wrote: »

Asian people, who predominantly use chopsticks, have a technique resembling flicking the rice from close quarters into their mouth. I don't think it is a very dignified way to eat at a Western table. Using chopsticks to eat the rest of the meal is much easier

There's more countries in Asia than just China and Japan, ye know.

Blisterman

Spoons work best for things that flow easily off them into your mouth: Soup, ice cream etc. Rice tends to stick to utensils, and it's easier to fit a fork in your mouth than a spoon.

kylith

LordChessington wrote: »

This, tbh

Asians generally use a shorter grain rice which is stickier than the long grain white rice we use. It's sticky enough to pick up lumps of it with chopsticks. Also in Asian countries it's not rude to bring your bowl up to your mouth to shove the last bits of rice inside.


When eating long grain rice I tend to use a fork because there are other foods on my plate and it's handier than having to swap between a fork for meat and veg and a spoon for rice.

BeerWolf

Blisterman wrote: »

Spoons work best for things that flow easily off them into your mouth: Soup, ice cream etc. Rice tends to stick to utensils, and it's easier to fit a fork in your mouth than a spoon.

Guess I got a big mouth than.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Because windmills.

We're just use to using a knife and fork eating dinner, so we just stay using them.

Cody Pomeray

Dostoevsky wrote: »

Same with pizza. There is no sane reason why we cannot use our hands rather than forks.

I always eat pizza with my hands, even in a restaurant. I find it very odd that people eat their (pre sliced...) pizza with a knife and fork in restaurants. Lets face it, if you're ordering pizza it's probably not a Michelin star restaurant anyway. And even if it were, it's still a daft idea!

c_man

Sure why don't we go the whole hog and eat our mash with a spoon?!




(Awaits madmen to post who do just that!)

kowloon

What I don't get is people mushing the food onto the back of the fork for no reason other than etiquette.

o1s1n

kowloon wrote: »

What I don't get is people mushing the food onto the back of the fork for no reason other than etiquette.

Don't tell me you scoop with your fork?!

/drops monocle into brandy in shock.

Nemeses

If the straw doesn't work, I usually find shovel / spade is more capable for the job.

Pumpkinseeds

BeerWolf wrote: »

I was talking about rice, with a spoon - you sound as though you're on about using a spoon on a big piece of steak...


And FYI, Rice IS a cereal!

-.-;



There's more countries in Asia than just China and Japan, ye know.

Ooh hark at her, you know that I meant breakfast cereal

BeerWolf

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Ooh hark at her, you know that I meant breakfast cereal

RICE Krispies?

:pac:

wil

a few bugs is fine, just increases the protein content and adds a little flavour.

Any other major worries in your life?

Chareth Cutestory

Maybe if you're eating a plate of plain rice with nothing else I might be able to understand the rice/spoon scenario. But I like to have accompaniments to my rice and adding a spoon to the mix just complicates things. I'd have to use the fork to help me cut any meat/veg and then revert back to the spoon for the rice scooping. Too many utensils for one meal!