1, the upper limit of using chopsticks is still uncertain, but it has a history of at least 3000 years, and forks were still used until the Warring States period.

Chopsticks were called "Zi" in the pre-Qin period, "Zhu" in the Han Dynasty and "Chopsticks" in the Ming Dynasty.

3. There are many folklore about chopsticks. Chopsticks have many handicrafts, and more traditional crafts are integrated into the design, which has become the choice of people's collection and is also deeply loved by foreigners.

4. The relief of chopsticks was found in an ancient stove of Han Dynasty collected by China Kitchen Culture Museum, which filled the blank of chopsticks material evidence and is the only known material evidence at present.

Expand the food culture information contained in a pair of chopsticks.

Shan once launched a "chopsticks revolution" in Austrian Chinese restaurants.

He recalled working in an Austrian Chinese restaurant at the beginning of 1986. "Almost all the locals use knives and forks. They fork rice in a small bowl with a fork, which is clumsy, so they will buckle the rice on the plate and eat it with vegetables, losing the original wonderful color of Chinese food. "

Ten years later, a single family owned its own Chinese restaurant. His China restaurant used a pair of chopsticks instead of knives and forks. The restaurant also made special regulations to encourage diners to use chopsticks to eat Chinese food, because less than 5% local guests could use chopsticks at that time.

"So, we saw this photo.

Shan told reporters, "Some guests hold chopsticks in their left and right hands, some people tie the other ends of chopsticks with rubber bands, and some people simply eat with spoons." .

I gave them reasons why they should use chopsticks when eating Chinese food: First of all, eating with chopsticks is healthy, because using chopsticks requires clever thinking and can dredge meridians.

At the same time, eating Chinese food requires appreciating China culture, and chopsticks are the essence of China culture. "

When foreign diners picked up chopsticks and marveled at China's incredible catering culture, they were one step closer to China culture.

Shan Qian Jia said: "Nowadays, speaking Chinese and eating Chinese food have become a fashion in Europe.

Through tourism, Europeans have become more and more familiar with authentic China food, and the market of China food in Europe will also grow. "

For Huang Min, executive vice president of the American Chinese Food Industry Alliance, a pair of small chopsticks not only spread China culture, but also helped his restaurant attract business.

Most Chinese restaurants in the United States provide disposable wooden chopsticks, which are not easy to use.

Huang Min came up with a way to fold paper chopstick covers, clip them on the top of chopsticks, and tie them together with rubber bands to teach diners to use chopsticks.

This kind of homemade chopsticks, like toys given with meals in some fast food restaurants, attracts many Americans to eat.

"In my Chinese restaurant, homemade chopsticks aroused American children's interest in learning to use chopsticks. Because of these chopsticks, they even prefer to come to my China restaurant for dinner.

Many adults will deliberately ask for a pair of homemade chopsticks after eating, and take them home to practice.

Huang Min told reporters that through chopsticks, he passed on the etiquette culture and food culture of China people to the American people and tourists from all over the world.