This is the noble chopsticks of China Qing Dynasty (1636~1912), this chain and chopsticks were made of silver, an luxury item for the noble class. It is easy to be taken away, and the chopsticks may be take apart from the chain when eating. Although tough hand work, it reflects a long history and art. I may get [...]
General bad practice to avoid:
* DO NOT use your chopsticks to shift dishes around.
* DO NOT wave your chopsticks about in the air while trying to decide what to eat next or as gesture during talking.
* DO NOT rummage about in the food looking for the tastiest morsel.
* DO NOT pick up a dish with [...]
It’s commonly known that the Chinese invented chopsticks (or kuaizi in Chinese, Hashi in Japanese) as a set of instruments to be used when eating but the reason behind that is not commonly known. Actually, the Chinese were taught to use chopsticks long before spoons and forks were invented in Europe (the knife is older, [...]