3. Right Tools
正確的工具
You should use the right tools for the job – in Korean food that means you eat your rice with a spoon. So often on video clips online of non-Koreans eating bibimbap (mixed rice) you see them struggling to stir up their rice and vegetables with their chopsticks. They should be using a spoon! It is very easy to mix up bibimbap this way and, of course, it means you get to eat it much faster as everything must be mixed well first. The spoon is also used for soups, stews, and porridges. Chopsticks are there to help you pick up pieces of meat or vegetables from a barbecue if one is in use, or to take side dishes. [Image © Kyle Strickland]
吃飯時須用對工具——這句話放在韓國食物中意思是吃米飯要用勺 。在網上的視頻短片中,你可以常常看到非韓國人吃石鍋拌飯(什錦飯)時在努力地用筷子攪拌米飯和蔬菜 。他們應該用勺!這樣的話攪拌石鍋拌飯就很容易了,而且由于開吃之前必須先將石鍋拌飯里的一切東西攪拌均勻,當然這也意味著你可以更快地開吃 。勺也用于喝湯、吃燉菜和喝粥 。在韓國筷子如被使用,是用來幫你從燒烤架上夾起肉片或蔬菜,或者用來吃一些配菜 。