--- title: Panda Express Tests the "Chork" and People Are Pretty Amused description: The fast-casual Chinese chain introduced the fork-chopsticks hybrid utensil last week, although it may not roll it out nationally — yet. canonical: https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-17T19:25:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:36.591Z og:title: Panda Express Tests the "Chork" and People Are Pretty Amused og:description: The fork-chopsticks hybrid utensil was first introduced last week og:url: https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Panda Express Tests the "Chork" and People Are Pretty Amused twitter:description: The fork-chopsticks hybrid utensil was first introduced last week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # People Are Loving the New Panda Express 'Chork' for the Chopstick-Challenged > Sponsored content. 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Get used to the word: fast casual chain [Panda Express](http://time.com/4011193/mcwhopper-fast-food-hybrids/?iid=sr-link6) might make the unusual utensil go mainstream, just as [KFC](http://time.com/4319203/kfc-nail-polish/?iid=sr-link1) did for the spork. The internet, meanwhile, is conflicted on this latest evolution in cutlery. Some are shaking their heads — but most are pretty amused by this innovation in food-to-face delivery. As well-known [entrepreneur Marc Andreessen](http://time.com/84263/marc-andreessen-twitter-feeds-follow-2014/?iid=sr-link3) commented on Twitter, “Surprising it only took 3,200 years to invent!” The first photos of the chork appeared when Panda Express previewed its [limited-edition General Tso’s chicken](https://twitter.com/PandaExpress/status/763491910031843332) dish to the public last week. “Chorks are a unique utensil that elevate the way people experience their food. While Chorks are not currently available at Panda Express locations, there is a possibility that they will make their way into stores in the future,” the restaurant chain [told food site _First We Feast_](http://firstwefeast.com/eat/2016/08/panda-express-chopsticks-fork-hybrid). Here’s a roundup to some of the best takes on the utensil. Now, we wait as Panda Express decides whether or not to distribute the product that will enable the chopstick-challenged to finally finish the last of their fried rice. > [](https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/765507300752707584) > [](https://twitter.com/halleratyou/status/765388449859895296) > [](https://twitter.com/coolfelix/status/763715341168107520) > [](https://twitter.com/burr86/status/763502506068418560) > [](https://twitter.com/bschnizz/status/763496241888124932) > [](https://twitter.com/thenotoriouscpa/status/763493994043015168) > [](https://twitter.com/RockhillStrat/status/763487336961232896) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/"},"headline":"People Are Loving the New Panda Express 'Chork' for the Chopstick-Challenged","datePublished":"2016-08-17T19:25:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:36.591Z","description":"Giving the people what they want","url":"https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4456371/panda-express-chork/","name":"People Are Loving the New Panda Express 'Chork' for the Chopstick-Challenged"}}]}] ```