ONU's annual Chopsticks Night featured great food, entertainment and plasticware for those not accustomed to chopsticks.
Sponsored by the Asian American Student Union, the event drew a large crowd of hungry folks who, by and large, managed quite well with the wooden chopsticks.
We asked, "Why did you come to Chopstick Night," and got these replies:
• I love Asian food.
• My family uses chopsticks.
• I learned from an exchange student from South Korea my family hosted several years ago.
• Food tastes better using wood utensils instead of plastic or metal.
But one of our queries went to a young woman using plasticware. Why? She said it would take too long to eat with the pointy pair of wooden sticks.
A few chopsticks facts: They have been around a long time, perhaps 6,000 years, first used in China. They are used in virtually all East Asian countries. They are usually made of bamboo, wood, metal, or plastic.
Plastic? That would seen no better than the plastic knives, forks, and spoons most Westerners use...but we are slowly eliminating the spoon for some reason, but that's another story. (Monty Siekerman)
Photo identifications:
• This is how it's done. David Koh with son, Daniel.
• Diners Andrew Kinner (left) and Thomas Nichols.
• With a Philippino background, Suellen Borghi and Shalom Arellaro had no trouble with chopsticks.
• Chopsticks Night entertainment
• A large spread
