Chinese Chopsticks

 Chinese Chopsticks

In Chinese cooking chopsticks are used as utensils and cutlery to eat solid foods, while soups and other liquids are taken with a special spoon with a flat bottom (traditionally made ​​of ceramic). You can see thatwooden sticks are giving their use due to the scarcity of wood and excessive felling of trees in China and East Asia, many Chinese now eat in public with chopsticks made ​​of bamboo or plastic more respect the environment. In the past these sticks were made with more expensive materials such as ivory and silver.