The main dining tool for Chinese catering is chopsticks, and chopsticks are also called “箸”. For a long time, humans have also formed some etiquette when using chopsticks, as follows:
(1) Etiquette of chopsticks between seats. Chopsticks appear in pairs. The chopsticks of the same length, same color and homogeneity should be used on the same table. They should be placed neatly when placed. Do not place one vertically or crosswise. When placing the chopsticks, but the small head inward, rest on the chopstick holder or put it on your own dish, and the big head and the table edge together.
(2) Etiquette for holding vegetables with chopsticks. When picking vegetables with chopsticks, don't "cheat the chopsticks." Don't pick vegetables from the plate, don't use chopsticks to tear the fish in the mouth, and don't use chopsticks as a fork to poke the dishes. When picking vegetables, be careful to avoid the chopsticks of other guests. When you talk at the table, you should put down your chopsticks and never use chopsticks to make gestures. It is rude and lacking in education to raise chopsticks in front of others and to make chopsticks dance at the table.
(3) The method of holding chopsticks. If you use your right hand to hold the chopsticks, if you hold the chopsticks, you will have chopsticks "fighting" when you eat or pick up the vegetables. Hold the chopsticks in a moderate position and do not hold them too high or too low.
(4) Etiquette of using chopsticks between seats. Take chopsticks and take them lightly. Don't throw them at will, and don't beat the table with chopsticks before the dishes come. Because the Chinese think that using chopsticks to knock on bowls and saucers is the way to eat rice. When you do not use chopsticks between the seats, you should put them on the top of your own dish, or put them on the right side of the cup. Do not stand on the common dish or in front of the neighbors.
(5) There are some taboos in using chopsticks. For example, do not put the chopsticks in the bowl or on the dish, because this is a common rule used in sacrifice. When the chopsticks are stopped, avoid placing it on the saucer. This will make the owner Misunderstanding is that the food is unpalatable, you do not want to eat; avoid chopsticks and leeks; avoid using chopsticks with sticky rice to sandwich another dish; avoid using chopsticks to pick teeth.