Hello, I have a traditional-related question in Japan about using sticks to eat food?

Question:

Could you please confirm that in Japan, using sticks like a fork in order to size the food is considered like misfortune for the person that is holdin these same sticks?

I was told that under no circumstances must you pick the food as if it were a fork if you want ot avoid misfortune.

Thank you for your answers.

Answer:

Well, there are some prohibitions of using chopsticks as manner.
Using chopsticks "like a fork in order to size the food" is called ”ちぎり箸" "chigiribashi".
That is one of the prohibitions.

In order to let the children follow the rules, the adults often use threats.
Some of them call the prohibited behavior "unlucky", "縁起が悪い" (engi ga warui).
That might be what you were told.