Chopsticks are an indispensable tool for Chinese people on the dining table. As the oldest table tool in China, it actually represents a dietary custom and habit of our Chinese people. This is unique even in the world. Use chopsticks A habit fully shows the wisdom of the Chinese people. When some foreigners came to China, they were not very adaptable to traditional tableware like China, so they made a lot of jokes.
However, throughout Asia, there are still many countries where chopsticks are used, such as Japan and South Korea, and some countries in Southeast Asia. They all have the custom of using chopsticks. Of course, when it comes to these, we will think of the constant Disputes caused by culture, especially in South Korea, once caused unhappiness in both countries, but it must be said that the Chinese are the most authentic tool for chopsticks, which is slightly worse in Japan and South Korea.
Chinese chopsticks originated from the Shang Dynasty, and they are also called 箸. In ancient China, there were many precious chopsticks, such as chopsticks made of ivory, silver, gold, etc., which highlight the ancient wisdom of Chinese people. The commonly used tools have become a kind of art. In the long development process, Chinese chopsticks are unique and convenient in both use and shape.
Compared to Japan and South Korea, Chinese chopsticks are relatively long. This is also the main reason why some foreign tourists come to China are not comfortable. Japanese and South Korean chopsticks are shorter, but Chinese chopsticks have some unique designs on the grip. It feels more comfortable, but compared to some people, Chinese bamboo chopsticks are relatively heavy.
However, Korean chopsticks are different. They are short and they are made of metal. They are very thin, making the grip feel not very good, and the metal texture is very heavy. , So they intentionally use metal chopsticks, and they think that using bamboo and wooden chopsticks is relatively unhygienic, because Korean kimchi and a series of dishes are very heavy, so after use, often chopsticks are full of spices.
Japanese chopsticks have more different places. They are more advocating wood. This has many advantages and is easy to hold. However, Japanese chopsticks are very sharp and very short. This also makes many Chinese people used to I feel a bit uncomfortable after having long chopsticks. In fact, the reason for this in Japan is because of the problem of the tableware they use. Japanese wooden chopsticks are not polished very smoothly, so they will use the habit of holding small bowls with chopsticks.
From this point of view, although chopsticks originated in China, after arriving in various Asian countries, they have made a lot of changes to their national conditions, but compared to that, Chinese chopsticks are more restrictive and too thick Too thin and too fine are not suitable for the Chinese people's hand, causing unnecessary trouble. What do you think about this?