In Asia, rice is often eaten by using chopsticks, spoon, or our bare hands. However, a British etiquette expert found another way to do so.
In a TikTok video that has since been deleted, Lucy Challenger revealed that we should avoid scooping the rice with the fork.
As there was a spoon right in front of her, you thought she would pick up the spoon and use it.
Instead, Lucy picked up a table knife and explained how to eat a plate of rice with a fork and a knife.
“Simply place the fork into the food, push the rice on top of the fork, and then neatly place it into your mouth.”
She added that other dishes are often served together with the rice and we can push the dishes together with the rice onto the fork.
“This makes it easier to eat,” Lucy claimed.
The deleted video managed to find its way back online and has since been circulating on social media. You can watch the full clip below.
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Spoon! Spoon!
As expected, her explanation and the choices of cutleries used for the rice did not sit well with the netizens, especially the Malaysians.
Even in fine dining settings, it’s only common for the guests to eat the rice with a fork and a spoon, or chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant. Have you ever seen anyone pushing the rice onto the top of the fork?
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