Fun Stuff To Help You Master Chopsticks

There are a lot of cute tools available for you chopstick learning needs. Many of these are made for kids but who says adults can't use these confidence boosters too.

Party People
Let's say your having an Asian theme party but some of your guest and maybe you yourself are a little uncomfortable or have never used chopsticks. These color coordinated and cleverly designed party people chopsticks can make anyone an expert and include handy etiquette tips on the back of the base. These type of chopstick design is known as 'cheater' chopsticks.

CHOPSTICK KIDS
These soft, washable, food-safe hinges really keep your chopsticks in line and add an element of fun to the dining experience. Buying this gets you both the boy and girl design.

Japanese Training Chopsticks
Tackle your fear of chopsticks with these totally cute Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll training chopsticks, with a scissor-like loop for the ring finger and a bridge guide for the forefinger. Intended for use for teaching kids how to use chopsticks, they should also be useable by women with smaller hands but aren't good for general use by adults.
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Manner Beans

Now that your confident enough to use real chopsticks it's time to learn accuracy and manners with these bean ducks! Play a game by taking out the bean ducks as fast as you can out of a bowl. It's very challenging because the beans are small, slippery and come in four shapes. The triangle shaped bean is the most difficult to pick up. The manner book is included but it's in Japanese so let some Japanese friend help you. Even so the booklet comes with cute pictures that are usually easy enough to understand.

1. Hold one chopstick between your thumb and middle finger. Position the chopstick so that it lies at the base of your thumb (on the joint) and at the lower joint of the middle finger. This chopstick shouldn't touch the forefinger.

2.Place the other chopstick between your thumb and forefinger. The side of the chopstick should rest against the tip of your thumb; the top of the chopstick should rest against the pad of your forefinger.

3.Be sure the tips of the chopsticks are parallel.

4.Keep the first chopstick stationary as you practice moving the second chopstick toward the stationary one.

5.Use this technique to position the chopsticks around a piece of food.

6.Hold the food firmly as you lift it toward your mouth.
via ehow