Why do people eat rice with a fork, when it is such a terrible tool for the purpose?

Question

I suppose a fork would be fine in the case of a rice that clumps together well, but the rice I've seen would be much better eaten with a spoon. This is especially true toward the end of the rice.

Answer 1

It is usually eaten with a fork, because any dish containing rice also  has vegetables, or bits of lamb/meat or tidbits of food that are better eaten with a fork. Unless the rice dish is like a porridge, or pudding or gruel when you need a spoon.

Answer 2

To each their own I suppose, as an Indian --- we eat rice with our hands!

Answer 3

i eat steamed rice so anything will do you can eat it with your hands really, the only  kind or rice ill use a spoon for is if they are in a stew or soop, and even then i use a fork when there is too much broth. i just like to stab what i eat i guess.

Answer 4

because the world has a couple of problems and that is one of them     i no really who heard of eating rice with a fork

Answer 5

Chop sticks aren't much better.  When I was Indonesia we ate with our fingers and it worked out well.  Just be sure to have finger bowls.

Answer 6

Rice is traditionally eaten (Asian style) by putting the rice in the bowl, holding the bowl up to your bottom lip and then scooping the rice into your mouth a little at a time with your chopsticks held in "closed" position. The fork being a Western style utensil is to be used with a plate as an "extention of the hand". Chopsticks were meant to be used with a bowl. That is why most Asian style food is cut up into small pieces (before cooking) so a knife and fork is unnecessary.

Answer 7

they don't know how to use chopsticks

Answer 8

all your question is opinion except for your last dig

We switch to give the Europeans the thumb up the nose..

We have many such uppity little jabs..

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Answer 9

we use forks because we cant stab meat with a spoon. and every meal has to have meat or alt.

i dont think you can scoop a steak with a spoon???

Answer 10

i like chopsticks. i know the secret to eating rice with chopsticks!