Almost half the world's population uses sticks instead of forks to eat. This cutlery is considered convenient and easy to maintain, and undoubtedly deserves to talk about it in detail.
The first mention of sticks refers to the period before our era and came up with sticks, of course, in China. Initially, such sticks were made of ivory, and only noble citizens, close to the imperial court, could use them. A wide distribution among the population of sticks was received only after several centuries.
There is an opinion that originally chopsticks were used only when cooking and eating traditional Chinese dishes, which are products wrapped in cabbage and salad leaves. With the help of sticks, it was convenient to carry pieces of meat or fish, grab cut vegetables and even move hot stones of small size used for cooking.
What are the chopsticks
Ordinary Chinese sticks are traditionally made of bamboo. Initially, the bamboo stem was not completely broken - on one side the sticks remained attached. A completely separate form appeared much later.
In our time in different countries for the manufacture of sticks are used a variety of materials - plastic, bone, wood of various varieties. And if you come to a Korean restaurant, there you will be offered washable metal sticks, which are more difficult to use, but practically do not know wear and tear.
Of course, in addition to disposable public-key sticks, there are also multiple-use household sticks. They are painted in different colors, covered with painting and varnish, decorated with stones. Some of these sticks are real works of art.
Wands can also be different in shape - with a round or square section, pyramidal shape, with different thicknesses of ends, just flat, with rounded edges.
Basics of using
rods Using sticks is not a tricky science, but some skill is still needed. In general, the sequence of actions is as follows.
It is necessary to straighten the index and middle finger of the right hand, and the rest slightly bend.
One stick fits into the base of the thumb and is fixed with an unnamed finger.
The second stick is parallel to the bottom and is controlled by the middle, forefinger and thumb.
Pieces of food are grasped with the tips of the sticks and sent to the mouth as a whole. If the piece is too large, you can divide it on a plate into two pieces with a stick.