History Behind Chopstick
“Kuai-zi” or “Hashi” are different names of chopsticks in different regions of Asia. After some research, in the book Chopsticks; A Cultural and Culinary History (2015), Wang (the author) mentioned the first pair of chopsticks were found in Longqiuzhunag, modern day Jiangsu. In their archaeological report, those par of stick are 18 centimeter long. You might ask, how were the researcher able to classify those sticks as chopsticks rather than an ordinary stick. Those sticks were tampered to be thicker in the middle with a square-shaped top. Additionally, they were sharpened off. These sign were the proof that those artifacts were in fat, chopsticks.
Comparing it to the modern day Chinese chopsticks, these ancient chopsticks were extremely similar to the design of modern day chopsticks.Considering those sticks were made thousands of years ago, they demonstrated a high level of tool making skills. Looking at modern day chopsticks, the design remained the same. The majority of Chinese population still uses chopsticks as their main tool in eating.
Chopsticks were seen along side the spread of Chinese culture. As Chinese culture spread along the coast of South East Asia, the culture of sing chopsticks were cultivated into different cultures, including modern day Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
Variations of chopsticks in Asia
In spite of the fact that chopsticks were imagined in China, there were numerous varieties of chopstick created as it was changed to suit distinctive dietary patterns. To foreign onlookers, all chopsticks may have a striking resemblance. Truth be told, each branch of chopsticks are altogether different in size and length.
Chinese chopsticks
Chinese chopsticks are characterized by its more drawn out sticks made of bamboo, wood, plastic, bone, metal. Like nowadays, chopsticks could be used as a symbol of your status. Kings in the past have used luxurious material to make their chopsticks exhibit their societal position. Chinese chopsticks were used for eating everything from liquid to solid food. It can be utilized to cut little bits of meat or withdraw meat from the bone.
Japanese Chopsticks
Japanese chopsticks have a fundamentally the same outline to Chinese chopsticks. Be that as it may, they incline toward shorter, bamboo-made and colored chopsticks rather wood since bamboo is lighter. This configuration was to adjust to their expansive measure of a seafood diet. Shorter and pointy chopsticks are less demanding for the user to remove bones that could be found often in fish.
Korean Chopsticks
Korean chopsticks are by and large of medium-length. The distinct feature of Korean chopsticks is that they were made of stainless steel with a level rectangular cross area. Most Korean chopsticks were not colored and were decorated at the grasp. It is often used with the help of a spoon which gets the sustenance into the mouth.
Vietnamese Chopsticks
Vietnamese chopsticks are thicker, longer and decreased to an obtuse point comparing with various branches. Generally, Vietnamese chopsticks are for the most part made of wood and at some point plastic. It is not a common practice for Vietnamese to use chopsticks. It was used as a cooking tool rather than a dinning tool.
Instruction of using a pair of chopsticks
There are a wide range of approach to hold a couple of chopsticks. Despite the fact that some won’t be exceptionally powerful, they take care of business. The general approach to hold a couple of chopsticks is to hold your hand with your ring and little finger shut. At that point put the first chopstick on the base of your thumb and between your ring finger and center finger. This balances out the chopsticks. Thirdly, hold the second chopstick by the edge of your thumb, list and center finger. You ought to be moving these three fingers to get a handle on the nourishment.
With enough practice, the two sticks capacity like an augmentation of your hand, and can be utilized to hold and separate bigger lumps of nourishment. If all else fail, it is okay to ask for a fork.
