How do I say? Describing action of using spoon or fork...

When you use your fork or spoon and you holding food with it.

Taj was having fried rice for lunch he said

"It's peculiar to use spoon to lift rice up into your mouth. Using fork is the only good way to eat it. It's like eating a piece of cake"

Since this is a spoken English. correcting the bold text with British colloquial phrases, slangs would be pretty much appreciated.