Suppose you have access to all utensils for your preferred rice dish and you are not being judged for choosing one or another. Suppose you got it delivered and have the meal all to yourself. Which utensil do you choose? Chopsticks? Fork? Spoon? Bare hands?

I’m in Team Fork. I like to poke through pieces of meat for something like katsudon or poke, and use those chunks of meat to scoop up more rice. I don’t like spoons because it becomes a balancing act.

I’m not badass enough to eat my rice with a knife.

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  6. Spoon, fork (much more likely), or chop sticks depending on how dexterous I am feeling and how sticky the rice is.

    Like I am not eating paella with chop sticks.

  9. I think I’m technically team “bare hands”. I have found that I can only stand rice if it is wrapped in fermented grape leaves (dolma) or seaweed and raw fish (sushi). Both of those can be eaten by hand, though I occasionally use chopsticks for that latter.

    Edit: One of my roommates has argued that my preferred utensil is a teacup because my favorite version of rice is warm sake. They’re not wrong…

  15. Chopsticks for rice. But that’s my preference for spaghetti also, so maybe I’m atypical.

  19. Honest truth, my hands. Crafting the perfect bite each time is way better than using utensils. Aside from that, prefer forks over chopsticks or spoons.

  21. If it’s Asian food, I’m definitely using chopsticks.

    If it’s paella/jumbalaya, then fork.

  22. What cuisine am I eating? Chinese gets chopsticks. Indian gets a fork and bare hand. Italian gets a fork.

  23. Steak knife.

    Serious answer depends on how clumped the rice is. If it holds well, chopsticks, but if it doesn’t, a fork.

  24. Depends on the meal.

    Most Asian meals – Chopsticks. If it’s like a curry and rice situation where you mix the two together – Spoon. Mexican/American/European rice dishes – Fork.

  25. Fork. Usually when I’m eating rice there is going to be some type of meat or vegetables involved that are going to need a fork anyway.

    I never use chopsticks (nor does anyone I know tbh), and I suppose the kinds of rice I make aren’t really conducive to chopsticks.

  27. i’m team fork as well! a spoon doesn’t seem right, idk how i feel about eating it with my hands, and i am not good with chopsticks. i fail to see how much rice i can actually grasp with a chopstick.

  28. Depends on the rice. If it’s a type of rice that clumps well or it’s been cooked in a way that clumps well, chopsticks. If it’s a rice type that falls apart or the dish falls apart, I use a spoon. I find in that situation it’s just as prone to falling between the tines of a fork. Koreans got it a while ago with the spoon/chopstick setup I think.

  31. Chopsticks. Ever since learning to use them, it’s so much easier to eat rice with them.

  34. Okay. So an average dinner night for me.

    This heavily depends on the texture of the rice.

    For fried rice, I will sometimes choose a spoon or a fork. Some fried rice is very loose and less stuck together grains, so a spoon is useful for the little grains.

    I made tofu over jasmine rice the other night and opted for chopsticks.

    Often, I go for a fork.

  38. Fork. I’m not good enough with chopsticks, and I was raised that if you’re over age 4 or 5, you don’t use a spoon for solids at dinner.

  39. I don’t eat rice too often — somehow I don’t digest it very well. It’s OK in some dishes. In my family our starch was typically a bread or a noodle.

    For rice I would use a fork. I never learned chopsticks. I didn’t have an opportunity to learn or to practice.

  45. It depends. If there are large chunks of meat or other additions, I will use a fork. If it’s sticky rice, chopsticks. If it doesn’t fulfill either of those criteria, spoon.

  48. If it’s jasmine rice or Asian rice in a small bowl, chopsticks. If it’s loose rice that I made myself to eat with my unseasoned chicken, spoon.

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