Do you put the rice bowl to your mouth? [Archive]

Faithless

06-09-2003, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by ChinaLama@Jun 9 2003, 08:54 PM
food is food. i think ppl who are uptight about table manners (not you, CM. :)) are petty.
Heh! I've learned that there is a certain efficiency to the bowl-to-the-mouth method. Less spillage, less chopstick travel, more volume -- faster. :D

tvbdude

06-09-2003, 10:08 PM

I use a spoon :lol:

sOKaLiBoY

06-09-2003, 10:21 PM

well let's see....i'm not a big fan of rice.....i hate eating rice out of a bowl....and i dislike using chopsticks. so i guess that means no :P

DragonKnight

06-09-2003, 10:52 PM

Do you put the rice bowl to your mouth?, And shovel in with your chopsticks?
Yep. Wasn't really taught it. But damn it makes life a lot easier when eating rice w/ chopsticks (raised w/ spoons and forks btw). I do eat it w/ the bowl down during a date. Even then, I don't go on much dates. :P

Faithless

06-09-2003, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by sOKaLiBoY@Jun 9 2003, 09:21 PM
well let's see....i'm not a big fan of rice.....i hate eating rice out of a bowl....and i dislike using chopsticks. so i guess that means no :P
Oh, OK. But it's okay to say yes if you do this with spaghetti. :gross:

BeTheReds

06-09-2003, 11:32 PM

Koreans use spoons and don't lift the bowls.

Japanese and Chinese use chopsticks and lift them.

I do one or the other depending on the situation/type of bowl.

Emperor_Mike

06-09-2003, 11:48 PM

Never. It would appall the people I eat with here. Back home...well, even then no. A spoon is fine.

blue hoodie

06-10-2003, 12:06 AM

you don't? thats just weird.

Emperor_Mike

06-10-2003, 12:46 AM

Originally posted by blue hoodie@Jun 9 2003, 11:06 PM
you don't? thats just weird.
Me? Yes, it's weird. But every time I think of the ricebowl, the chopsticks and the shoveling, images of large construction vehicles come to mind followed by the horrifying thought of getting crushed by one.

Come to think of it, that really is odd.

Napoleon Chynamite

06-10-2003, 01:38 AM

I used to do that with chopsticks when I was little, now I like to take my time so I leave the bowl on the table, use a spoon or fork, or just lower my head to the bowl and start inhaling.

blue hoodie

06-10-2003, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 9 2003, 11:46 PM
Me? Yes, it's weird. But every time I think of the ricebowl, the chopsticks and the shoveling, images of large construction vehicles come to mind followed by the horrifying thought of getting crushed by one.

Come to think of it, that really is odd.
yes, I would have to agree with you on that.

And using a fork or spoon with a rice bowl just seems wrong.

Napoleon Chynamite

06-10-2003, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by blue hoodie@Jun 10 2003, 01:14 AM
And using a fork or spoon with a rice bowl just seems wrong.
Well when I use a fork or spoon on rice, the rice is usually on a big-ass plate or if I'm eating at a restaurant (I don't share my food very much and I just finish the entire dish).

dam...I'm hungry now

coagulated fat

06-10-2003, 02:46 AM

A daintier shoveling technique I just thought of: get that plastic rice paddle server thingy, scoop up a wad of rice, and eat it off of that. I'm gonna try when I go home. A side benefit is you don't have a bowl to wash. Score.

pfc beansprout

06-10-2003, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by BeTheReds@Jun 10 2003, 01:32 AM
Koreans use spoons and don't lift the bowls.

Japanese and Chinese use chopsticks and lift them.

I do one or the other depending on the situation/type of bowl.
count in viets too...i believe we do that shit too..heh, was akward when i first started dating my g/f...she found it "weird," to say the least....asian style, man....(she filipino)

kimpossible

06-10-2003, 06:31 AM

Yep. I lift and shovel. It's always towards the latter half of my meal. The first half the rice or shi fan is so hot I can't handle the bowl for very long and the bowl is already topped off. Since we usually eat shi fan, I pile some food on the bowl, just a little, then I keep my chopsticks slightly parted to pick up a wad of food and shi fan, sucking it in if it's too drippy. When I get to about 2/3 finished with the shi fan in my bowl, then I start to lift and shovel. Now that I think about it, I do it with regular rice too.

teaz0r

06-10-2003, 08:03 AM

Do you put the rice bowl to your mouth?, And shovel in with your chopsticks?

not by instinct. i normally ask for a spoon
and use my chopsticks as a skewer. i haven't
don't the bowl-to-mouth-then-shovel thing
for a really long time. i'll do it for fun once
in a while... it reminds me of those sword
fighting chinese series i used to watch in
4th grade.

yeah... i use a spoon.

sOKaLiBoY

06-10-2003, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by ChottoMatte@Jun 9 2003, 11:00 PM
Oh, OK. But it's okay to say yes if you do this with spaghetti. :gross:
hmm. well i do eat spaghetti out of a bowl. i don't use chopsticks though

deez nuts

06-10-2003, 09:37 AM

i do normally by myself or with family or friends in a casual atmosphere.

only time i don't do it is when i'm in a formal dinner situation with my best friend's family. i also didn't do it in a formal dinner situation with me ex-fiance's family. korean people consider it rude from what i've been taught and told.

kboy75

06-10-2003, 09:45 AM

koreans use a spoon or chopsticks, depending on the foods it is served with. plus, a lot of times, korean rice is stickier than, say, chinese rice.

Emperor_Mike

06-10-2003, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by blue hoodie@Jun 10 2003, 01:14 AM
Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 9 2003, 11:46 PM
Me? Yes, it's weird. But every time I think of the ricebowl, the chopsticks and the shoveling, images of large construction vehicles come to mind followed by the horrifying thought of getting crushed by one.

Come to think of it, that really is odd.
yes, I would have to agree with you on that.

And using a fork or spoon with a rice bowl just seems wrong.
What? Rice bowl? No! On a plate is when I use a fork and spoon.

Rice bowl wise I use one of those nifty chinese spoons. You know, the short and stumpy ones? Yes, I enjoy those.

Faithless

06-10-2003, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by coagulated fat@Jun 10 2003, 01:46 AM
A daintier shoveling technique I just thought of: get that plastic rice paddle server thingy, scoop up a wad of rice, and eat it off of that. I'm gonna try when I go home. A side benefit is you don't have a bowl to wash. Score.
Or a parent to ask you, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" :rolleyes:

kayla

06-10-2003, 12:35 PM

I pick my bowl up when I eat and I only "shove" the last few grains of rice into my mouth. That was what I was taught to do. I never just leave my bowl on the table and bend over since that's that "rude" way to eat. No offense intened to anyone who does that, though.

I once went out to dinner in a Chinese restaurant with 5 of my korean friends and they all left their bowl on the table. I'm not sure if they noticed, but people kinda stared since it isnt Chinese custom to leave your bowl on the table.

moschikat

06-10-2003, 04:06 PM

no.
i play with my food.
make them into ball like structures and pick them up with the chopsticks.

i used to put my chin on the table and my lips to the bowl, and attempt to use the chopsticks as a shovel. . . but that was when i was five and couldn't reach the table.
:lol:

himura-dono

06-10-2003, 06:14 PM

i inhale rice. so yeah, it's uplifted bowl, and the chopstick shovel method.

himura-dono

06-10-2003, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 10 2003, 09:17 AM

Rice bowl wise I use one of those nifty chinese spoons. You know, the short and stumpy ones? Yes, I enjoy those.
those make the most awesome cereal spoons and soup spoons.

sandra

06-10-2003, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by kayla@Jun 10 2003, 11:35 AM
I pick my bowl up when I eat and I only "shove" the last few grains of rice into my mouth.
ditto. i don't think it's rude to lift the bowl. it may be rude to shovel the rice, though. korean and chinese cultures differ in this aspect. i was told by a friend that koreans consider it bad luck - i.e., your luck drops from under the bowl when you lift it. or something to that effect.

i think it looks kinda silly when people *don't* lift the bowl at all. it's not practical and seems to be an indication that the person is an abc. eating rice off one's plate with chopsticks is an indicator that the person is white. but we don't need the indicator to figure that out.

Emperor_Mike

06-10-2003, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by himura-dono@Jun 10 2003, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 10 2003, 09:17 AM

Rice bowl wise I use one of those nifty chinese spoons. You know, the short and stumpy ones? Yes, I enjoy those.
those make the most awesome cereal spoons and soup spoons.
My God! Cereal! Now why didn't I think of this sooner? I'm going to give it a try in a bit with raisin bran. Oh, and those spoons are great for soup, yes. It's terribly efficient!

moschikat

06-10-2003, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by himura-dono@Jun 10 2003, 05:16 PM
those make the most awesome cereal spoons and soup spoons.
and ice cream . . you forgot ice cream! :P

coagulated fat

06-10-2003, 10:21 PM

Chinese spoons? deh? I feel white.

AngryABCGirl

06-10-2003, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Jun 10 2003, 08:37 AM
i do normally by myself or with family or friends in a casual atmosphere.

only time i don't do it is when i'm in a formal dinner situation with my best friend's family. i also didn't do it in a formal dinner situation with me ex-fiance's family. korean people consider it rude from what i've been taught and told.
I shovel when I'm at home by myself with with my family or friends in a informal atmosphere. I don't do it if we're eating out or something though. My parents told me it was a low-class thing to shovel food. I kinda hold my bowl and move it around though no matter what though, and tend to scoop too much food off of plates into my bowl.

deez nuts

06-11-2003, 05:03 AM

Originally posted by AzNBuffGrL@Jun 11 2003, 01:32 AM
Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Jun 10 2003, 08:37 AM
i do normally by myself or with family or friends in a casual atmosphere.

only time i don't do it is when i'm in a formal dinner situation with my best friend's family.  i also didn't do it in a formal dinner situation with me ex-fiance's family.  korean people consider it rude from what i've been taught and told.
I shovel when I'm at home by myself with with my family or friends in a informal atmosphere. I don't do it if we're eating out or something though. My parents told me it was a low-class thing to shovel food. I kinda hold my bowl and move it around though no matter what though, and tend to scoop too much food off of plates into my bowl.
then you got me at home when i'm alone.

lump everything on the rice in a big bowl.

mash and mix it up

shovel it with a spoon while holding bowl to face.

Green_Jade

06-11-2003, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by BeTheReds@Jun 10 2003, 02:32 AM
Koreans use spoons and don't lift the bowls.

Japanese and Chinese use chopsticks and lift them.

I do one or the other depending on the situation/type of bowl.
i'm korean and i rarely use spoons to eat rice. chopsticks for me :D

my family don't eat rice in a bowl..we have our rice on a plate..and tranfer food onto our plate to eat..so there isn't lots of hands traffic at the table. i dont think its weird...our whole extended family does the same...

i rarely bring the plate/bown to my face either...unless i'm really hungry and eat every single grain o rice :D

Adaon

06-11-2003, 10:40 PM

Oh yeah, I shove my face with rice....unless in front of company....I tend to take it slower and a bit more polite.....but if it were a date situation, I wouldn't normally have taken the girl to a Chinese restaurant.....and I wouldn't ordinarily order rice plates....but with friends and such.....it's bowl in face with chopsticks flying and bits of assorted dishes in between....no time for talking, too busy eating :D

himura-dono

06-12-2003, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 10 2003, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by himura-dono@Jun 10 2003, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by Emperor_Mike@Jun 10 2003, 09:17 AM

Rice bowl wise I use one of those nifty chinese spoons. You know, the short and stumpy ones? Yes, I enjoy those.
those make the most awesome cereal spoons and soup spoons.
My God! Cereal! Now why didn't I think of this sooner? I'm going to give it a try in a bit with raisin bran. Oh, and those spoons are great for soup, yes. It's terribly efficient!
hahahaha. yeah, after we got some i was like, fug, that would get milk AND a bunch of cereal in each bite (i like with my bites of cereal, not wet grains).

jackie, i don't like ice cream that much, i like really small spoons for ice cream.

thaite

06-13-2003, 12:34 PM

Didn't really think much about it, but I guess I do. Me and Jackie had lunch the other day and I eating my pasta in a similar way.

I guess I do if the bowl is small and not too hot.

kimpossible

06-13-2003, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by thaite@Jun 13 2003, 11:34 AM
Didn't really think much about it, but I guess I do. Me and Jackie had lunch the other day
do tell... :)

Adaon

06-14-2003, 04:50 AM

Ice cream, Rice, Cereal, those giant bowls and those soup spoons go great with any good food you can shovel in your pie hole :D

himura-dono

06-14-2003, 07:11 PM

hrm...now i'm hungry for pho...

Jenny

06-14-2003, 10:45 PM

No I don't. I dunno if it's just me but I have this weird OCD thing when it comes to eating the leftover rice stuck on the bowl. I never completely clean my plate because I think my mind thinks it's the equivalent of backwash (how the last swig of a drink is said to be mostly spit, which I'm sure isn't even true but I grew up thinking that way). Same thing with leftover ice cream that melts in the cup, I never ever scrape it and try to get every last bit of it left in there, that's disgusting to me. :unsure:

moschikat

06-15-2003, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Jun 13 2003, 02:14 PM
do tell... :)
:ph34r:

HD - I usually pick up the pint and shovel ice cream into my mouth with those short spoons

no chopsticks required. :lol:

thaite

06-15-2003, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Jun 13 2003, 03:14 PM
do tell... :)
Well, she ordered a bowl of vodka marinara penne pasta, and I had half a bowl of the same plus a sandwich, I think it was proscietto and provolone. And I had iced tea.

It was yummy.

BeTheReds

06-16-2003, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by kboy75@Jun 11 2003, 01:45 AM
koreans use a spoon or chopsticks, depending on the foods it is served with. plus, a lot of times, korean rice is stickier than, say, chinese rice.
You forgot to mention superior.

deez nuts

06-16-2003, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by BeTheReds@Jun 16 2003, 04:46 AM
You forgot to mention superior.
hAnGuL pRyDe!

himura-dono

06-16-2003, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by moschikat@Jun 15 2003, 09:36 PM
:ph34r:

HD - I usually pick up the pint and shovel ice cream into my mouth with those short spoons

no chopsticks required. :lol:
lol, jackie. i do that ESPECIALLY with pints of B&J