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Chinese Chopsticks is a Cultural Product
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Published by
Kim Diaz
Using Chinese Chopsticks – Upholding a Cultural Phenomenon
There s a reason why Chinese chopsticks emerged from the oriental part of the world.
Opposing
the dominant Western way to intake food using forks and knives, Chinese...
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Using Chinese Chopsticks – Upholding a Cultural Phenomenon
There s a reason why Chinese chopsticks emerged from the oriental part of the world.
Opposing
the dominant Western way to intake food using forks and knives, Chinese chopsticks are a totally
different way to eat food using an innocuous chopstick set which is not only difficult to learn but
also requires a lot of patience.
But once learned, Chinese chopsticks can be as or in fact more
efficient than your usual forks and knives.
The whole concept of using a Chinese chopstick set reflects the non-violent, gentle and kind
attitude which is also the moral of Confucianism.
Forks and knives were considered cold weapons
and their presence on the table perhaps meant an attack on the food instead of enjoying the
flourishing flavors of each and every morsel.
Chinese chopsticks in fact are designed as such that
they pick up a small quantity of food one at a time so that the eater slowly and slowly takes in the
flavors and nutrients co
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oriental,
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