Do you eat rice with a spoon or fork?

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DigitalStefan@reddit

Spoon or chopsticks depending on the meal.

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TheDanjinSpear@reddit

I just had rice for lunch and used a fork. As I always do.

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blaisedzl@reddit

Spoon or chopsticks, much easier with a spoon to get a proper mouthful of everything!

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jakedaboiii@reddit

Zero chance you're eating a tikka with chopsticks

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mdmnl@reddit

I don't use chopsticks to show off, I use chopsticks because the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet said giving me a fork "undermined their business model".

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Once went to a little Chinese place to eat with my partner. I'm British-Chinese, she's white British. She went with a more cultured option of getting some kind of noodle soup. I got some chicken curry and chips thing. When it was brought to our table, I was given the noodle soup with chopsticks, she was given the curry and chips with a fork.

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mebutnew@reddit

Like a 3rd of the worlds population manage just fine with chopsticks, it's hardly a flex 😂 If you can use them they're actually great for rice.

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HailToTheKingslayer@reddit

Only for sticky rice

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janusz0@reddit

Surely not!\ Fingers for sticky rice.

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No_Cake6353@reddit

Fork

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KebabRacer69@reddit

I will use a spoon if i can. Fork will do if there isn't one.

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MerlinMusic@reddit

I eat most rice-based dishes with a spoon and fork. If it has large pieces of meat or something that needs to be cut up, then I'll go with knife and fork.

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Monday0987@reddit

Spoon

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DarkAmethyst@reddit

Uh, if it's rice with something a fork, if it's a bowl of rice, a spoon.

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Outrageous_Ad_4949@reddit

There's no single answer. Sadly, many of you don't know enough rice recipes...

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hime-633@reddit

My kiddos want spoons. Who am I to impede progress?

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max1304@reddit

Almost everything rice or pasta based is fork + spoon. Any chunks can be held with the fork and cut with the edge of the spoon

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GerFubDhuw@reddit

A fork if it's long grain. Chopsticks if it's short grain. A spoon if it rice pudding.

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Excali20@reddit

Depends on what else is on the plate

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

My general rule is that if it is possible to eat something with a spoon, I will. My wife insists on a knife and fork with every meal, even fried rice. But she is a wrongun.

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lems93@reddit

I’m the opposite and will ask for a fork with my dessert

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Sudden-Candy4633@reddit

Same. Hate spoons. Hate how spoons are the default cutlery for dessert.

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originalcinner@reddit

I don't mind biting a spoon. Biting a fork gives me the ick.

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Willsagain2@reddit

American?

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originalcinner@reddit

Who, me? Nah mate. I'm from Cheshire. I grew up English, but have been half American since 2012.

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Willsagain2@reddit

Ah, absorbed 'gives me the ick' along the way.

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nonsequitur__@reddit

A phrase that was made popular by Love Island UK!

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Willsagain2@reddit

That explains a lot. Ta.

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lems93@reddit

Very common phrase in the UK.

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Willsagain2@reddit

Yes, increasingly so.

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Sudden-Candy4633@reddit

I don’t bite the actual fork …..

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NuclearMaterial@reddit

If I'm the one cooking the stir fry, I make sure to chop all the chicken and veg into small 1-2cm pieces, that way I can use a spoon and not have to cut into anything while I'm eating.

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D0wnb0at@reddit

A spoon for a stir fry?????????? With noodles???

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NuclearMaterial@reddit

With rice.

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knight-under-stars@reddit

Exactly this. I simply could not care what other people's arbitrary rules are, I'm all about efficiency.

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royals796@reddit

A lot of words in this comment that don’t need to be there

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TabbyTomServices@reddit

You must have riveting conversations.

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royals796@reddit

I didn’t think a British sub would require a /s. My bad

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knight-under-stars@reddit

If you fail to convey your sarcasm that's on you, not the audience.

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ljr69@reddit

The very definition of sarcasm is to ‘convey contempt’. Consider the conveying part inherent.

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DrMoneybeard@reddit

Audience here. The sarcasm was very obvious.

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royals796@reddit

lmao

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knight-under-stars@reddit

Every word in your comment didn't need to be there.

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Pick_Up_Autist@reddit

They never claimed to be all about efficiency.

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INEKROMANTIKI@reddit

Subtle put downs are always the best.. kudos

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thisthrowawaythat202@reddit

Did you actually ? https://preview.redd.it/ut165abv42lf1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e775d0519e555e7d0ad313df0873e77c6bc24b47

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hawkeye199@reddit

My wife is the same. Rice and pasta is fork and spoon for me and she acts like I’m the biggest weirdo she’s ever met.

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Willsagain2@reddit

That might not have anything to do with your cutlery choices, of course......

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shuffling_crabwise@reddit

I'm the opposite! I don't like using normal size spoons. Fork for everything unless it's soup texture. Stuff like yogurt, cereal and ice cream I use a teaspoon.

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GayAttire@reddit

Chopsticks for everything, here (game changer with a donner kebab, mate) or spoon if duty calls.

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covmatty1@reddit

Absolutely agree. It's the superior eating implement. I meal prep a lot of rice and pasta dishes, and everything possible is eaten with a spoon.

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keishajay@reddit

Often with a spoon depending on what I'm serving it with or the day or what type of restaurant I'm in lol. But I've grown up doing this and my Jamaican family used a spoon often (I also had a White step-parent and it was forks in that household). So it could be a cultural thing...

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studiohalo@reddit

Fork

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nonsequitur__@reddit

Fork

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bouncer-1@reddit

Both, just depends on what I find first, prefer a fork though

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The_JimJam@reddit

I was on the Fork front, as per my family. But I have since transcended to the beautiful logic of the Spoon for most rice-based dishes and pretty much all curries in general. It just makes sense

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lavayuki@reddit

I eat it with chopsticks, although I always have. Second in line is a spoon. I never use forks.

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mebutnew@reddit

Chopsticks

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MaltDizney@reddit

Both depending on the meal. In a bowl with chopped boneless meat, spoon. On a plate with various sides and meat, fork.

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stripeycat88@reddit

Well knife and fork would be traditional, but in recent years I often use spoon and fork at home for convenience particularly if the meal is like a curry or something that doesn't need any cutting and has a lot of sauce.

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Suspicious_Banana255@reddit

Fork as I'm not a child

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NaomiBK29@reddit

Spork. John Lewis do a great one and I use it for the majority of my dinners.

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ShinobuKochoSama@reddit

Cantonese here: spoon for normal and chopsticks for sticky

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KeysUK@reddit

I've been converted to the Filipino way of using cutlery. 99% of the time they use Spoon and Fork for everything. It just feels a lot better and you can get more of the spoon than the fork.

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UniquePotato@reddit

Depends what the rice is with.

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Many_Yesterday_451@reddit

Correct way to eat rice is with your hands or with chopsticks. Fork and spoon are both wrong.

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blumpkinator2000@reddit

Fork, because it helps me slow down a bit. I find rice addictive, and with a spoon I'd quite happily shovel it in faster than I can swallow it.

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FrancescoChiara@reddit

fork in California

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Gold-Presentation655@reddit

I use a fork because generally I have rice with something that requires a fork. A fork can do what a spoon can for the most part. You can still scoop up food with a fork. I ate soup with a spoon earlier.

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SnooMacarons9618@reddit

I use a fork and spoon for any meal that can be eaten with a fork and spoon. (Unless it is normally eaten with chopsticks, which I tend to use just because... when I was a teenager in the 80's I thought it made me look cool and edgy, now I know it makes me look a bit of a dick sometimes, but force of habit.)

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AnonymousTimewaster@reddit

Literally never seen anyone eat rice with a spoon and I've enjoyed a curry with a great deal of people

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

Yeh i mean sounds like you have not seen the world or how different people eat rice. The whole of the Indian sun continent which is like 1/4 the world's population would either use a spoon or even their hands over a fork. I doubt majority of the people in many of the 3rd world countries even have forks.

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Zenafa@reddit

To be fair though the question was about how British people eat rice

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

Fair enough. I think it will probably come down to a difference between white British and non white British. With the majority of the latter probably not using forks. (I am in the latter camp myself)

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SnooMacarons9618@reddit

I'm former camp for pigment and nationality, latter camp for utensils.

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

Maybe you should try to hang out with a more variety of people then

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LisbonMissile@reddit

Sounds like you’ve been having curry with the wrong people.

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spirit1234_suno@reddit

Fork i just can't be bothered to use anything else

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Exotic-Knowledge-243@reddit

Fork obviously

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Different-Employ9651@reddit

Fork.

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januarynights@reddit

A spoon. My heritage is south east Asian so that's probably why. A fork isn't as efficient!

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Sorry_Loquat_9199@reddit

Straw mate.

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Gold-Presentation655@reddit

I can just imagine a guy choking to death doing this.

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spearmint_wino@reddit

"ow me fuckin bronchioles!"

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theotherquantumjim@reddit

This is absolutely fucking unhinged. I love it. Presumably you also wipe your arse with a handful of bees?

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Cute_Researcher_6578@reddit

not the bees!

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Alice_Da_Cat@reddit

Spoon man, I'm not fucking about trying to get those last few grains to stay in the fork. Gimme my rice ffs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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ZestyMonstera@reddit

Spoon

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OddPerspective9833@reddit

Chopsticks, like a normal person

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Big_Stretch3684@reddit

Depends what is going on with the rice. If it’s with a saucy thing with it then spoon but if it’s less saucy, I guess a fork?

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Jonoabbo@reddit

Fork. Means I take more time with it rather than just shovelling it in

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Professional-Day6965@reddit

Fork

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Akash_nu@reddit

It depends on the dish in having accompanied with rice. Spoon 🥄 where applicable, as in no cutting required. Fork and knife 🍴 where necessary as in cutting meat, veg etc is required.

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raccoonsaff@reddit

I think it's a pretty even mix, like how people eat cake. I usually use a spoon or chopsticks.

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Illustrious-Engine23@reddit

I grew up in a mixed household (including Iranian). My parents always used a spoon and fork but they never taught/ corrected me. As an adult my Filipino wife taught me to use a spoon and fork (non dominant hand fork pushes the rice to the dominant hand spoon), it's by far the best way to eat rice and I'm annoyed I wasn't taught earlier. I've also learned some people: 1. wash rice after cooking it. 2. don't rinse dishes after washing them.

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picklespark@reddit

Spoon of course. I lived in China where it's quite normal to eat rice based dishes with a spoon rather than chopsticks.

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SoggyWotsits@reddit

Is it one of those cool rice/soup spoons or a normal spoon? These Chinese spoons are nice to look at but look uncomfortable to eat with!

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picklespark@reddit

Just a normal one, I have those melamine spoons as well - I don't find them too bad to use, but you do need to slurp the food off the spoon which lends itself to some dishes better than others.

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Illustrious-Engine23@reddit

[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qIk9qI7ntI8](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qIk9qI7ntI8)

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DrFriedGold@reddit

Fork. Even if I eat some on its own

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Sensitive_Ad_9195@reddit

The only foods I eat with a spoon are soup, yoghurt, and some desserts.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

If it's on a plate, fork. The exception would be if it's served in a bowl, like a risotto, when you use the fork to push it onto a spoon, then eat from the spoon.

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imtheorangeycenter@reddit

Mains? Fork. Rice pudding? Spoon.

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Remote_Development13@reddit

Spoon

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anotherangryperson@reddit

Chopsticks

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fergydoo@reddit

Spoon every time

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Zounds90@reddit

I use a spoon but am an outlier.

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MercuryJellyfish@reddit

Spork Seriously, I saw these things called buffet forks, bought a set, changed my life.

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SusieL101@reddit

Spoon 🥄

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SoggyWotsits@reddit

Fork for me.

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knight-under-stars@reddit

A spoon, because it's far more efficient.

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prustage@reddit

I never thought efficiency was the goal. I mean if you want efficiency, just liquidise it and drink the whole lot in one go.

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knight-under-stars@reddit

I never said that efficiency was the only thing I cared about.

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Important_Highway_81@reddit

Chopsticks, spoon or fingers depending on the cuisine.

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stevie855@reddit

For me it doesn't make sense to eat with a fork

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hoocoo@reddit

Everyone I know would say fork, as would I until the last few years when my mobility has decreased and I find a spoon easier.

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bimmerscout@reddit

Spoon all day long mate. Depending on what the meal is, I could do with just a spoon, or I could go for a threesome with spoon, knife and fork.

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spammmmmmmmy@reddit

Thai fried rice, with a spoon. Chinese or Japanese rice, with chopsticks. Any other rice, with a fork.

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prustage@reddit

Fork always

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JustAnother_Brit@reddit

Depends what’s in my rice, sauces and meatballs definitely a fork. Lardons and mushrooms spoon if I have the options

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KonkeyDongPrime@reddit

Spork

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Zealousideal-Wafer88@reddit

Depends, if it's on a plate, fork id it's in a bowl, spoon.

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Low_Spread9760@reddit

Spoon, bread, or poppadom are the only options for me.

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Ok_Requirement_7489@reddit

I'm british and the only dinner food I can think of that I eat with a spoon is soup. Definitely not rice. If I was setting a table for a rice dish the only person getting a spoon is my toddler!

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Apidium@reddit

Fork.

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Mazza_mistake@reddit

Depends what the rice is with but majority of the time I will use a fork, but will use a spoon for some things like bibimbap

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sophietheadventurer@reddit

Spoon right hand fork left hand

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LmbLma@reddit

Depends on the dish but I’ll happily use either.

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BorderlineWire@reddit

I’m eating rice with a spoon right now.

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nonotthereta@reddit

If it's a dish that doesn't need anything cutting with a knife and fork, because everything is already in bite sized pieces or smaller, I'll always use a spoon at home. I'd feel weird about doing that in public though since using a knife and fork is considered "polite and proper", even when it's a bloody stupid choice of cutlery and more likely to make a mess with something like rice.

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Kapika96@reddit

Fork or chopsticks, depending on the meal. Never a spoon. IIRC eating rice with a spoon is normal in Korea. But to me spoons are for soup, cereal, and ice cream, not rice.

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Healthy-Tap7717@reddit

I often eat with a fork and spoon unless I am eating something like steak. I eat rice almost daily and use a spoon often leaving the fork unused

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MsAndrea@reddit

It depends what you're eating it with, but he's right, fork is much more common.

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corobo@reddit

A fork but to be fair I'm rarely just eating rice on its own. There'll be some curry or sweet n sour or something allowing it to clump long enough to survive the journey from plate to face

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Easy_State_2962@reddit

Fork

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Only_Me231222@reddit

Fork, because I’m not a toddler 😂

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BaBaFiCo@reddit

Fork. I couldn't imagine eating it with anything else.

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Quiet-Song-5395@reddit

Feet

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BrewDogDrinker@reddit

Fork like a normal person

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000344536200236445@reddit

Not typical but I eat curry and rice with a spoon.

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expostulation@reddit

Typical in many Asian countries.

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Away-Classroom-3389@reddit

Wait what do you think is typical for eating curry? 🤔

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Zenafa@reddit

I've never seen anyone eat curry with a spoon before

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

Not typical? You realise majority people in the world use a spoon right?

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marbmusiclove@reddit

Same!

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South_Leek_5730@reddit

I know the ways of the chopstick (and etiquette as that is very important) however on my travels I picked up the ways of the fork and spoon which is a superior option in the majority of cases to a knife and fork. The spoon cuts and the fork holds and pushes onto the spoon, for tougher cuts the side of the fork is also good for cutting. I grew up eating rice with a knife and fork. Looking back it was a silly option.

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Leenesss@reddit

I use chopsticks or a fork but then the main rice dishes we have are chinese and generally I get noodles instead but I'll make the effort with the sticks, You gotta work those muscles.

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The_Final_Barse@reddit

Never heard of anyone eating rice with a spoon.

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nWoSting145@reddit

I do but I do it out of the options my wife give me (hands or spoon) as everyone from the Philippines eats rice with their hands.

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

Koreans do. Many countries in Southeast Asia use a fork and spoon

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SilverAss_Gorilla@reddit

Interestingly, and in contrast to their neighbours in Korea proper etiquette is to eat rice with a spoon not chopsticks.

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

Haha 🤣 Only the majority people in the world who eat rice?

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marbmusiclove@reddit

I mean if it’s with something super saucy it’s just easier, can get every little scrap and nothing falls through the gaps

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DowntownNewJersey@reddit

Spoon, I have seen lots of British people (including my mum) eat rice with a fork

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

Fork is the majority on this post. But you can be rest assured. Fork is absolutely the minority when it comes to eating rice world wide. I would even bet people eating with hands out number people eating rice with a fork by a comfortable margin.

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

Yep, I’m Asian. I eat rice with my more than I use cutlery as most of our meals are cultural. The only time I use utensils is if I’m eating non south Asian meals.

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thesecondcaptain@reddit

I even eat rice with daal with my hands. [Yum!](https://i.imgur.com/7yhUgPH.jpeg)

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

Yeah that’s normal though right? It’s pretty easy

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bananabastard@reddit

I use a spoon, my parents use a fork.

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Far_Bad_531@reddit

A spoon 🥄 I’m too clumsy for a fork and I’d like to eat it not wear it 👍

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rtrs_bastiat@reddit

Depends what I'm eating. If it can be eaten with a fork conveniently, then probably a fork. Basically when there's a sauce that is glue-like, or stickier rice that isn't actually sticky rice (obviously hand for that), spoon if it's with a soup or it's dry like a biryani or fried rice.

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Plus_Ad_9181@reddit

It’s easiest to scrape the rest of the rice out of a bowl with a spoon, but just as easy with a fork on a plate. So I guess it depends what kid of receptacle it’s in. Bowl and spoon make more sense.

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Chlorophilia@reddit

It depends on the rice. Short grain rice is chopsticks, long grain rice is fork. I've only seen spoons used for Japanese curry.

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Plumb121@reddit

Screwdriver, I like to live on the edge.

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ninja_moth@reddit

Chinese person here. Rice on a plate, spoon. Rice in a bowl, chopsticks. Forks being less useful for eating small granular food is only logical to white people.

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mooohaha64@reddit

Spoon if I’m hungry or it’s rice pudding , otherwise a fork

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Milam1996@reddit

If the rice clumps together, chopsticks. If it’s Thai rice and very loose then a spoon.

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jamawg@reddit

Sticky rice, the hand

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Milam1996@reddit

Odd shopping list.

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

To avoid conflict I use a spork

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nomiselrease@reddit

Spork.

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Maester_Magus@reddit

Yes! When you can have the stabby stab of the fork *and* the shovel action of a spoon in one utensil, why choose? The spork should be the fucking standard, I use em all the time.

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Doug__Quaid@reddit

I use a spoon for most meals. But rice it's especially a spoon as it's easier to shovel in

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

Spoon for me. Always have, at home or in a restaurant/takeaway.

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KelpFox05@reddit

Depends on what the rest of the meal is. If it's being served with fork food, fork. If it's being served with spoon food, spoon. I won't dirty an extra utensil for the rice's sake.

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Youppi27@reddit

Spoon because we have a billion of them and like 4 forks.

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jamawg@reddit

I'd offer to help you have a set, but I couldn't give two forks

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_FreddieLovesDelilah@reddit

Spoon. Fork makes no sense - you don’t stab rice and it falls off/through a fork easily.

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KollyKibber39@reddit

A fork, because I'm a grown up

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

What an insular human you are.

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knight-under-stars@reddit

A spoon, because as an actual grown up, not a condescending bore I get to chose what I eat with. The irony of your comment is that it highlights just how little an adult you are.

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KollyKibber39@reddit

😘

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Ruadhan2300@reddit

Weird reason. Why isnt using a spoon (the objectively more practical option) an adult choice?

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KollyKibber39@reddit

Sorry, I don't make the rules!

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GamlenAmell@reddit

Fork, of course. Spoons are for soup, cereal, and pudding.

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Timely_Pattern3209@reddit

Yes I do.

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Max_Level_Nerd@reddit

Knife and fork as English God intended.

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gelatottt@reddit

I mean, what's the rice with? Rice on it's own (rice pudding, or I'm broke and only got a pack of uncle bens and a jar of sweet and sour sauce in the cupboard) - spoon. Rice as part of a dish that requires a fork - fork Rice as part of a dish that's super super saucy - spoon

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banana_assassin@reddit

Yes. Depends on what's being served with it. I will have rice as a side, seasoned, in a small bowl with a spoon sometimes. Or if it's with food that also needs cutting, a knife and fork. Sometimes I even use chopsticks.

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turkishhousefan@reddit

Spoon. Anything I can possibly eat with a spoon I eat with a spoon.

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centopar@reddit

Am half-Chinese. Chopsticks or fork, spoon if it’s congee or alongside the chopsticks if it’s a plate rather than a bowl.

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bannanawaffle13@reddit

Depends, for a stew or curry with rice, a spoon, if I am eating something where I need to stab like tofu a fork.

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JohnnySchoolman@reddit

Chopsticks you Gweilo

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No_Initiative5355@reddit

Spoon. I eat most of my meals with one; it bugs my wife a little but she still loves me :-)

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DesperateSwordfish88@reddit

Spoon

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AnxiousTerminator@reddit

Fork unless it's with a sauce that makes it drippy. Chopsticks if sticky rice.

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Leather-Oven-4925@reddit

According to chat gpt. Hands is the most common method of eating rice world wide. Followed by spoon, then chopsticks and then fork coming in as the least common method.

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Away-Classroom-3389@reddit

Spoon

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BeepHolton@reddit

Spoon or chopsticks depends on the type of rice and what I am eating with the rice

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WatNaHellIsASauceBox@reddit

Yes, why do you ask?

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Unusual_residue@reddit

If it's curry, always a spoon

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SuperRajio@reddit

Depends. If it's with Chinese food, chopsticks or a fork. If it's Indian food, a spoon.

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groovyfunkychannel27@reddit

Spoon - always a spoon for rice, peas and sweetcorn because life is hard enough without disadvantaging yourself further :)

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DarkStanley@reddit

Either

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Phousq15@reddit

I'm Korean so spoon

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fart_boner69@reddit

Call me Soundgarden up in here

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Kitchen_Clothes_1214@reddit

Either, depends on the mood 🤪

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IhaveaDoberman@reddit

Depends what it's with.

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Smileycircus@reddit

I see you've played knifey spoony before

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elleelleelleelleell@reddit

I use spoon and fork. Use the fork to push the rice towards the spoon

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HirsuteHacker@reddit

Of course. Fork or chopsticks, a spoon is weird.

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Lonely-Job484@reddit

Spoon if rice pudding, hands if a burrito, otherwise chopsticks

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sparklybeast@reddit

You eat curry with chopsticks?

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Lonely-Job484@reddit

No, I don't eat it at all

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SongsAboutGhosts@reddit

Fork. I'm not using more cutlery than I need to, and rice typically comes with something fork-y for me (aka not ice cream, yoghurt or soup).

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Zero_Cola@reddit

Both. Spoon for Japanese curry and rice or bibimbap because those are traditionally served with spoons. Otherwise fork. Chopsticks for typical Chinese or Japanese home cooked meal.

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overachiever@reddit

Chopsticks for East Asian cuisine. Fork and Spoon for South Asian/South East Asian (assuming it's curry then spoon for the rice, fork for the protein). The rice is usually saucier so spoon > chopsticks.

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LWDJM@reddit

Straw

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himit@reddit

spoon, chopsticks, or hand, depending.

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QuirkyFrenchLassie@reddit

If there's sauce involved, for instance a curry, or some Chinese food etc, I will eat with a spoon. I do not care what others will think, I'm going for practical. And that way you can eat all the sauce, too. I will push this further, too. I eat my fucking peas with a spoon too. Because I'd rather look odd using a spoon than having to get those bastards escape from my fork. At home I eat alone with my 5 year old so whatever is the most practical wins. And he eats his peas with his fingers so I win the pea table manners anyway.

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CptCave1@reddit

Fuck no, spoon

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tobotic@reddit

>Do you eat rice with a spoon or fork? Yes, usually.

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Nearby_Impact6708@reddit

A fork. He is correct - he's referring to perhaps the single most successful policy the UK has ever implemented which is "All UK citizens must eat rice with a fork, except for u/floccinaucinilli" We all follow this policy very strictly and I for one am relieved to hear you are following policy and not using a fork. If one person deviates then sadly the entire policy will fall apart, followed shortly by the entirety of the UK. Please don't because if the UK falls then this will have a knock on effect on places like France etc and before we know it the world will be over.

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Active-Strawberry-37@reddit

Straw

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371_idle_wit@reddit

A fork. Spoons are for more liquid type foods such as soup or yoghurt, or for desserts like ice cream or crumble imo.

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NortonBurns@reddit

Fork, generally. Spoon if it's in a separate dish accompanying something very soupy, so you can combine in each spoonful.

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achillea4@reddit

Spoon and use a fork to load the rice onto the spoon.

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SpudAlmighty@reddit

I prefer a spoon, especially for curry.

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BTsksk@reddit

Sticky rice? Hands/chopsticks/ paratha bread Other rice a fork

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KernelPoptartz@reddit

Just get a Spork and stop worrying about it

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Sea-Possession-1208@reddit

Mostly fork (if not chopsticks or my hand). Except rice pudding. Which being a dessert magically gets a spoon

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char11eg@reddit

I mean, I don’t really sit down and just… eat rice. I eat rice as part of a larger meal. And for a meal, especially one with chunks of meat etc that I might want to spear to pick up, I use a fork. I guess if I was sitting down to just eat rice, I could be convinced a spoon would be good, but not for a meal, haha

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Petcai@reddit

Solid things or big chunks - fork. Liquid things or small pieces - spoon. Rice is small pieces and often has some liquid with it, so spoon.

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Even-Funny-265@reddit

Usually chopsticks.

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Did_OJ_Simpson_do_it@reddit

Depends what is being served alongside the rice.

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Wellidrivea190e@reddit

Fork.

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3507341C@reddit

Fork unless it's rice pudding.

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peanut_butter_xox@reddit

Correct answer

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BlackStarDream@reddit

Chopsticks or spoon.

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WoodenEggplant4624@reddit

Yes, I eat rice with a fork.

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PandaPrimary3421@reddit

Spoon

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BeatificBanana@reddit

Both/either. Whichever one I grab first from the cutlery drawer. It doesn't seem to matter, both seem to be equally effective at helping me shovel food into my mouth

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Timely_Atmosphere735@reddit

Fork unless it’s rice pudding then I use a shovel.

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Ok_Aioli3897@reddit

A fork because I feel it lets air get to it which cools it down whereas a spoon retains heat

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marbmusiclove@reddit

Surprised to see the polarisation in the comments - fork if I’m eating something that makes sense with a fork. Like a rice bowl with veggies. Spoon if it’s saucy like a green curry!

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Plot-3A@reddit

Chopsticks. I can use them and would like to remain in practice. If no chopsticks are available I just use the first thing that isn't a knife from the clean cutlery.

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sdxkin@reddit

Fork if I'm eating rice out, teaspoon at home.

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Banes_Addiction@reddit

Fork or chopsticks depending on the rice. Spoon if it's chopstick rice and I'm wankered.

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TheCarnivorishCook@reddit

Ex army families, spoons, everyone else, forks

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Cultural_Tank_6947@reddit

Hands or chopsticks depending on the cuisine. Spoon for the rest.

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Aggravating-Factors@reddit

>Do you eat rice with a spoon or fork? Fork.

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binokyo10@reddit

Spoon and fork

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Paradiddles123@reddit

I tend to only use a spoon with soup or dessert. Because I was taught that adults don’t use spoons unless it’s deemed appropriate.

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LydiaDustbin@reddit

Just eaten Cook's Honey & Ginger Chicken with rice and happily shoved it into my face with a spoon. Can recommend.

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heroes-never-die99@reddit

Spoon because I’m not a lunatic

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notThaTblondie@reddit

In a bowl, with a spoon.

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OptionalQuality789@reddit

Spoon

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Ruadhan2300@reddit

Spoon is just more sensible, but in practice I usually have a knife and fork in my hands and use them instead. Its pretty normal at home that we have a fork and spoon rather than knives though. So.. whatever is in my dominant hand gets used.

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Ralphisinthehouse@reddit

Depends on the dish. I usually use a spoon for chili and rice. It's just easier. Usually use a fork tho

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Curious_Orange8592@reddit

If it's a main that isn't a soup I use a fork bcoz roolz iz roolz

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-Anonymousredditer-@reddit

Both

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gpeccadillo@reddit

Fork or chopsticks.

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HMS_Northumberland@reddit

Both depending on how rice is involved.

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AF_II@reddit

Usually chopsticks, otherwise scoop it up in a naan bread or use a fork. Spoon would only be for rice pudding.

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Princes_Slayer@reddit

Spoon if possible. I just had chicken tikka starter with rice so needed knife and fork as the chicken pieces were huge.

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averageinformant@reddit

Asians use their hands

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MrMrsPotts@reddit

Asia is a big old place. Which part of Asia do you mean?

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lxgrf@reddit

Depends how it's served. If it's with a separate thing I'd want a fork for, I'd stick with the fork. Something all mixed together like a fried rice or a biryani, spoon, sure. If it's in a rice bowl, probably chopsticks.

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Expensive_Edge2140@reddit

Fork

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