While still a child, I acquired the knowledge that there were people in the world who used both a fork and a spoon to eat spaghetti. I have no idea where this knowledge came from. I don’t recall reading about it or seeing it on television or even hearing about it. It was knowledge that I somehow obtained through a process of gastronomical osmosis. One day I didn’t know about the “spooners” and the next day I did.
Brilliant! Loved it. And if you can slurp, you are good Japanese noodle eater. It’s necessary way of eating them, but with chopsticks. Thanks for the good start of the day.
Spoon all the way here. In fact I think spaghetti is one of the few things for which I actually prefer a fork. And I don’t often use a knife unless I have to, firm meat and the like. A spoon cuts everything else just fine. Obviously this is all at home, outside is a different matter.
As creative and brilliant as ever. You appear to have overlooked the spork however… or is it foon 😊? I believe the posh add-on to further confuse the historical record was (is?) to cut just one piece of meet before transferring the fork to the other hand and laying down the knife, and repeat as often as there are pieces to eat. The larger cultural cloth from which this has been lifted is a fascinating subject in its own own right and I look forward to more lights shining on our different variations of “that’s just the way things are.”
Ryan: Acquaintance with North American styles of eating noted many decades ago when visiting - in 1976. Not so the awareness of the knife held and being waved about as a conversation enhancer! And here I am in North America as I write - though dining out last night it was an Asian fusion-contemporary restaurant - Tuna Bar - in Philadelphia's Race Street (originally Sassafras St - I guess abbreviated to "~ras" which in turn became Race) we waved around our o-hashi/chopsticks instead. And a thought about the "tines" on a fork - could the origin be from Byzan-tine?
Brilliant! Loved it. And if you can slurp, you are good Japanese noodle eater. It’s necessary way of eating them, but with chopsticks. Thanks for the good start of the day.
Spoon all the way here. In fact I think spaghetti is one of the few things for which I actually prefer a fork. And I don’t often use a knife unless I have to, firm meat and the like. A spoon cuts everything else just fine. Obviously this is all at home, outside is a different matter.
You need a "spork" Ryan!
As creative and brilliant as ever. You appear to have overlooked the spork however… or is it foon 😊? I believe the posh add-on to further confuse the historical record was (is?) to cut just one piece of meet before transferring the fork to the other hand and laying down the knife, and repeat as often as there are pieces to eat. The larger cultural cloth from which this has been lifted is a fascinating subject in its own own right and I look forward to more lights shining on our different variations of “that’s just the way things are.”
Ryan: Acquaintance with North American styles of eating noted many decades ago when visiting - in 1976. Not so the awareness of the knife held and being waved about as a conversation enhancer! And here I am in North America as I write - though dining out last night it was an Asian fusion-contemporary restaurant - Tuna Bar - in Philadelphia's Race Street (originally Sassafras St - I guess abbreviated to "~ras" which in turn became Race) we waved around our o-hashi/chopsticks instead. And a thought about the "tines" on a fork - could the origin be from Byzan-tine?
Loved this Ryan, great to have you back. Always puts a smile on my face and encourages a few moments of thinking.