If you're trying out a Chinese restaurant for the Chinese New Year but are intimidated by using chopsticks then trainers are some handy tools.
Everything Chopsticks sells the Funchop trainers shown above (and gives you lots of information about chopsticks), but you might just want to ask the server at your restaurant for some. Our local, friendly Japanese restaurant gives them to my six year-old. He has a cute chopstick trainer but you never know when the urge to eat some sushi (or thai or chinese or, well, you get the idea) might hit, so these are more portable.
A do-it-yourself approach that we've used before only requires the chopsticks, their paper wrapper and a rubber band. The technique is laid out clearly in Lunch in a Box. I've used this site time and again for recipes and packing ideas.
So if you're one of the many who are nervous about using chopsticks try some trainers. Try something new today!
