Local Travel Tip

Visiting Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, or simply love oriental food? Then you should learn the basics of eating with chopsticks. Follow these simple steps to discover how:

1. Using your right hand, place the first chopstick deep in the crack between your thumb and your index finger.

2. Then lift your index finger and rest this same chopstick on the side of your middle finger. So the first chopstick is in the crack of your thumb and resting on the side of your middle finger.

3. Now squeeze your thumb against this chopstick so that it is held in place. This is the chopstick that will stay stationary for most of the time.

4. Press the tip of your thumb against your index finger. The point at which they touch is where you will hold the second chopstick. The tip of your thumb should hit approximately where your knuckle is on your index finger.

5. Place the second chopstick at this point and line up the bottoms of the chopsticks so that they are even.

6. Using your index finger and the pressure from the tip of your thumb, move this second chopstick so that the tips open and close. This takes a little practice. Once you get the hang of it, try picking up some food. The more you eat- the better you will get!