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"I know a fellow who eats his dinner (and perhaps other meals as well) in an unusual way, and I'm wondering if anyone else has ever seen this, and if it has a name or is identified with some particular culture," says Howard_2. "What he does is, every forkful has a little of each item on the dinner plate. So for example let's say he has on his plate steak, string beans, and mashed potatoes. He cuts a piece of steak, puts it on his fork; adds a few string beans (perhaps using his knife to get them on the fork), and then adds a little mashed potato. Thus, every mouthful has a little of each item—and to my mind, the taste of any individual item is obscured, at best."
"I don't know if there's a technical term, but I call those composed bites, assuming that all the elements on the plate were designed to go together," says inaplasticcup.
"Can't believe that people think this is weird; this is how Brits eat," says pikawicca. "You cut a piece of protein, then spear, tines down. Grab a bit of mashed potato or stuffing and smear it on the back of the fork. Add some veg from the plate. Transport to mouth. Once I saw this in action, I adopted it for myself. Very efficient, and it satisfies my desire to have a bit of everything in one bite." tastesgoodwhatisit agrees: "I've been told this too, specifically with British food, that it's proper to pile a little bit of each item onto the back of the fork for each bite. I think you could only easily do it with the European fork and knife style (tines down for eating, and knife and fork never change hands)."
I'm an Asian Canadian and I eat the same way. I didn't know it was a British thing or that it was considered unusual.
While it doesn't need posting three times, I'm not sure exactly how charleshrooneyjr's post is racist. The conversation has already covered Brits and a Scottish commenter has weighed in so, unless you are implying that what he said isn't true, it isn't racist. We are talking about cultural norms, specifically how people eat. I've seen enough Asians eat in enough cities to say that there is truth...+READ
While it doesn't need posting three times, I'm not sure exactly how charleshrooneyjr's post is racist. The conversation has already covered Brits and a Scottish commenter has weighed in so, unless you are implying that what he said isn't true, it isn't racist. We are talking about cultural norms, specifically how people eat. I've seen enough Asians eat in enough cities to say that there is truth to it.
If anything, I am more annoyed with the reheating of a topic that wasn't all that interesting the first time (when it was,it was about whether people like their foods mixed or separate, focusing on this 'composite' style of eating rather than dragging a cultural group into it, ie. the Brits).-COLLAPSE
I would call this style of eating ruining a meal, not eating it. But to each his own. And could somebody please remove the racist post on this board?
The one thing that really bothers me is the way the Asian people eat their food. When they eat they will always chew their food with their mouths open and make a smacking noise as they eat. Not only is this discusting but you also see the food as they chew. They will also talk with their mouths full of food. If they have something in their mouths that they do not want they will spit it out on the...+READ
The one thing that really bothers me is the way the Asian people eat their food. When they eat they will always chew their food with their mouths open and make a smacking noise as they eat. Not only is this discusting but you also see the food as they chew. They will also talk with their mouths full of food. If they have something in their mouths that they do not want they will spit it out on the table. I have lived in Hong Kong for a while now and this is the one thing that really turns me off. I just can not believe that this is the way they are trained to eat a meal. No where else have I seen this....-COLLAPSE
This is the way we eat in America as well.
Yes a bit of everything loaded onto every fork-load - that's how we kids ate every supper meal. Formed the mashed potatoes into a nest, then piled veggies into the nest, not onto the bare plate itself, to maximize any gravy available (7 in our family). Kids instinctively know this makes eating easier, and very tasty. Scottish ancestry, by the way.