What eating utensils do Thai people use?

In Thailand, people eat with a spoon in the right hand and fork in the left. The spoon is the primary utensil; the fork is only used to manipulate food. Only items not eaten with rice (e.g., chunks of fruit) are OK to eat with a fork.

Why do Thai people eat with spoons and forks?

Typically, the spoon is used to scoop up the food off the plate or bowl and into your mouth, while the fork is used to help guide the food onto the spoon. Eating most dishes this way is quite logical as it is certainly easier to collect your rice with a spoon than with a fork or chopsticks!

Do Thai people eat with sticks?

Thais eat Thai food with a spoon and fork. They do not use chopsticks. The spoon (usually a table spoon) is used to bring food to your mouth. The fork is used to manuveur your food around your plate and onto the spoon.

Why do Japanese use chopsticks instead of forks?

One of the common questions was asked – Why do Japanese use chopsticks, not fork or spoon utensils, when they eat? This is because Japan takes chopsticks seriously. Eating with chopsticks is an art, and it takes a lot of energy and time to learn it.

Do people use chopsticks in Thailand?

The answer is that chopsticks are used but rarely. They are reserved for noodle dishes that originated from China. Even then, you still have the option of using a fork and spoon. Thai dishes are served with a fork and spoon. Chopsticks never took off in the same way they did in Chinese-influenced Vietnam.

Do Thais use forks when eating?

I normally think of the fork as a Western implement, but after complaining about the lack of chopsticks at a Thai resto I visited a few days back, commenters have been writing in to say that both Thai restaurants and Thais in Thailand use forks when eating.

Why do Thais eat noodles with chopsticks?

It’s why Thais are all proficient with chopsticks despite them not being the ‘go-to’ cutlery choice for the country. On the other hand, ‘dry’ noodles are eaten with fork and spoon. I mentioned pad see ew before and pad thai is another you may have heard of.

How do Thais eat Thai food?

Thais eat Thai food with a spoon and fork. They do not use chopsticks. The spoon (usually a table spoon) is used to bring food to your mouth. The fork is used to manuveur your food around your plate and onto the spoon. Generally, spoon in the right hand; fork in the left. Individual table settings will not have a knife.