He's just going to go full on caveman and use the sticks as a scooping tool rather than a picking tool, but he has attempted a few times to mimic Hajime's gesture. With limited success, this is going to take some work. He'll work more on it when he's less hungry.

A side-ways glance at Hajime mid slurp, and an apologetic grin. "It's great, really good. Do you cook too?" Because actually this stuff was amazing and he's impressed.