concept   eating utensils
36 commonsense assertions
Cultures (36) • Western countries (1) • Europe (1) • Middle Eastern (1) • China (1) • Italy (1) • UK (1) • Ethiopia (1) • France (1) • East Asia (1) • International Space Community (1) • Japanese (1) • Japanese cuisine (1) • cross-cultural (1) • Asian cuisine countries (1) • Australia (1) • Canada (1) • Catholic cultures (1) • Celtic cultures (1) • Chinese (1) • Culinary culture in Middle Eastern countries (1) Egypt (1) • Epluribus (1) • Everyday usage (1) • Fencing cultures (1) • French culture (1) • Indian culture (1) • Iran (1) • Korean (1) • Malaysian (1) • Maori culture (1) • Saudi Arabia (1) • Slovakian (1) • Sri Lanka (1) • Tropical countries (1) • Turkish culture (1) • United Nations Member States (1) • more
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 eating utensils Western countries Eating utensils like forks, knives, and spoons are widely used in Western countries. 17
2 eating utensils Europe In Europe, eating utensils such as forks, knives, and spoons are commonly used for dining and cooking. 10
3 eating utensils Middle Eastern In Middle Eastern culture, eating with hands is a traditional and common practice. 10
4 eating utensils China The standard and traditional utensils for eating meals in China are chopsticks. 6
5 eating utensils Italy In Italy, using knife, fork, and spoon for meals, including pasta and pizza, is highly respected. 5
6 eating utensils UK In the UK, the standard eating utensils include fork, knife, and spoon, with occasional hand eating for specific foods. 4
7 eating utensils Ethiopia In Ethiopia, traditional meals are commonly eaten using hands and injera instead of utensils. 3
8 eating utensils France In France, dining values prioritize proper table etiquette and the use of a fork and knife for most meals. 3
9 eating utensils East Asia Chopsticks are widely used in East Asia and symbolize good manners in China, Japan, and Korea. 2
10 eating utensils International Space Community Special eating utensils are required in the International Space Community to adapt to microgravity during meals. 2
11 eating utensils Japanese Chopsticks are the traditional eating utensils in Japanese culture. 2
12 eating utensils Japanese cuisine In Japanese cuisine, chopsticks are commonly used for cooking and eating. 2
13 eating utensils cross-cultural Eating utensils differ across cultures and are a focus of study in cultural anthropology. 2
14 eating utensils Asian cuisine countries Chopsticks are commonly used in Asian cuisine countries for eating. 1
15 eating utensils Australia In Australian culture, both traditional eating utensils and eating with hands are common for certain foods. 1
16 eating utensils Canada In Canada, it is common practice to use separate utensils for each type of food. 1
17 eating utensils Catholic cultures In Catholic cultures, it is common to eat with forks, knives, and spoons. 1
18 eating utensils Celtic cultures Celtic cultures may emphasize the use of spoons and find it more acceptable to eat with hands in certain settings. 1
19 eating utensils Chinese In Chinese culture, chopsticks are the traditional eating utensils. 1
20 eating utensils Culinary culture in Middle Eastern countries In Middle Eastern countries, traditional dishes are often eaten with the hands, reflecting the culinary culture. 1
21 eating utensils Egypt In Egypt, eating utensils such as forks and knives are used, but hands are sometimes used for certain foods. 1
22 eating utensils Epluribus In Epluribus culture, eating with hands is widely accepted, especially for traditional foods. 1
23 eating utensils Everyday usage Eating utensils in everyday usage can include chopsticks, hands, or injera bread. 1
24 eating utensils Fencing cultures In fencing cultures, using eating utensils like forks, knives, and spoons is customary for most meals. 1
25 eating utensils French culture In French culture, it is standard etiquette to use forks, knives, and spoons for all meals. 1
26 eating utensils Indian culture In Indian culture, it is traditional and common to eat using hands as eating utensils. 1
27 eating utensils Iran In Iran, using the left hand for eating is considered impolite due to cultural beliefs about its cleanliness. 1
28 eating utensils Korean In Korean culture, chopsticks are the traditional eating utensils. 1
29 eating utensils Malaysian Traditional Malaysian meals are commonly eaten using hands or chopsticks. 1
30 eating utensils Maori culture In Maori culture, traditional eating utensils include hands and sometimes the Ko digging implement. 1
31 eating utensils Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabian culture, eating with the left hand is considered impolite due to cultural beliefs about its uncleanliness. 1
32 eating utensils Slovakian In Slovakian culture, forks and knives are mainly used for eating, with spoons primarily for soups. 1
33 eating utensils Sri Lanka In Sri Lankan culture, it is acceptable and common to eat with one's hands, especially when eating traditional dishes. 1
34 eating utensils Tropical countries In tropical countries, eating utensils are often not used, and people eat with their hands or fingers instead. 1
35 eating utensils Turkish culture In Turkish culture, eating utensils such as forks, knives, and spoons are commonly used, but hands may be used for certain traditional dishes. 1
36 eating utensils United Nations Member States Forks and knives are the standard eating utensils in United Nations Member States. 1