Chopsticks

So I totally thought that my kids would think that chopsticks were a really fun toy to play with at the table for a couple of weeks.  Then they'd get tired and frustrated with only getting bits and pieces in their mouths and gravitate back to forks and spoons.  But I've been shocked not only at how much they've loved eating with chopsticks, but how good they are getting at it.  No quitters here!  (Except for Joy.)

 

 They don't always love all the Korean food they taste, but they've been very open to trying new things (octopus!), and are even acquiring a taste for some foods they thought they didn't like (mushrooms!).

 The traditional food always includes lots of vegetable side dishes.  It actually makes me sad to see how much our western culture has influenced the way this country eats, because their traditional foods are so healthy and full of nutrition.  And then we introduce McDonalds, and Pizza Hut, and Starbucks, and Outback Steak House, and Dunkin Donuts.  Sorry South Korea!