I hate the way most white people eat Asian food: Drowning white rice in soy sauce, shoveling cream cheese-stuffed “sushi” into their mouths, pretty much the entire sorry spectacle. The Chopsticks Aid is for them.
It’s a fork face that attaches to chopsticks, turning them into a fork. In case Midwestern Whitey McWhiterson is visiting his daughter in the big city and she drags him to an actually decent Japanese restaurant that’s not a sorry hibachi joint populated by other middle-aged white folks applauding poorly paid knife-flipping cooks. You know, one that only has chopsticks. This will save him. Not his dignity, but at least he’ll still be able to eat. Not that he deserves to. [Daily What via Serious Eats]
Resando
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 2:23 AMRegardless of the lack of practice that most caucasians have with chopsticks, the tone of the comment is still racist.
Hunter Truman
Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 6:42 PMTotally agree with Resando’s comment.
I hate all these opinionated self-styled “expert authorities” on all things Asian.
How up yourself can you be to suggest someone doesn’t even DESERVE to eat because they can’t use chopsticks? Especially considering in your example the mid-western guy is “dragged” their by his daughter…