Pailin is such a delight and enjoyment to watch on her videos. She is professional yet has a wonderful sense of humor. Now I know the proper way to eat Thai food. A fork and spoon!
this was such a great video. i feel like many "you're doing it wrong" posts can come across kind of...bristly haha but this was friendly, simple, educational, and made lots of sense! i always use a spoon for curry (because of the "soup" factor) but in other dishes involving rice i struggled at times with chopsticks, and i thought it was just because i was lacking the skill. but now i feel relieved to learn it's actually because they're not intended for that purpose at all.
my partner and i are both white, born and raised in the US (RI/MA). i notice if i give him a spoon and fork, the spoon will go untouched. so if there is something i think a spoon is better for, i only give him the spoon. and he uses it without question - doesn't mention it or go to the kitchen for a fork - so it just goes to show how ingrained it is here that a spoon on the table for eating purposes (vs. serving/condiments) is odd and thus doesn't even register unless it's your only option.
i will say that holding a fork like you have seen western-world folx do is very strange to me also - i have never seen anyone do that (unless it was anchoring a piece of food to be cut with a knife) and i wonder if there are regional and/or generational differences at play. i've always used my fork like you show for thai food, except in my dominant hand of course. it's all very interesting!
THanks so much for this! The "western way" of holding the fork I was referring to when it's paired with a knife. Some people just automatically hold the fork that way when given a fork and spoon.
Pailin is such a delight and enjoyment to watch on her videos. She is professional yet has a wonderful sense of humor. Now I know the proper way to eat Thai food. A fork and spoon!
Thank you!
this was such a great video. i feel like many "you're doing it wrong" posts can come across kind of...bristly haha but this was friendly, simple, educational, and made lots of sense! i always use a spoon for curry (because of the "soup" factor) but in other dishes involving rice i struggled at times with chopsticks, and i thought it was just because i was lacking the skill. but now i feel relieved to learn it's actually because they're not intended for that purpose at all.
my partner and i are both white, born and raised in the US (RI/MA). i notice if i give him a spoon and fork, the spoon will go untouched. so if there is something i think a spoon is better for, i only give him the spoon. and he uses it without question - doesn't mention it or go to the kitchen for a fork - so it just goes to show how ingrained it is here that a spoon on the table for eating purposes (vs. serving/condiments) is odd and thus doesn't even register unless it's your only option.
i will say that holding a fork like you have seen western-world folx do is very strange to me also - i have never seen anyone do that (unless it was anchoring a piece of food to be cut with a knife) and i wonder if there are regional and/or generational differences at play. i've always used my fork like you show for thai food, except in my dominant hand of course. it's all very interesting!
THanks so much for this! The "western way" of holding the fork I was referring to when it's paired with a knife. Some people just automatically hold the fork that way when given a fork and spoon.
Interesting info. Did not know this. Thank you!
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