Let’s say they can eat without spilling, so why do they torture themselves by eating with chopsticks while cutlery is available?
It cannot be said that we have established very friendly relations with Asian cuisine since the Covid-19 outbreak. Let’s take a look at why Asians eat with chopsticks, also known as chopsticks, today, promising not to touch on the content of interesting dishes you may never want to hear about.
It is accepted that the homeland of these sticks, which are called with different names in almost all Far Eastern countries, is China. Are we surprised?
Chopsticks that we know as chopsticks; It is used in countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.
Although it may seem primitive, chopsticks are one of the great inventions of the Chinese. These sticks, which they discovered 3000 years ago, were called “quaizi” at that time. In the 10th century AD, during the Shang Dynasty, people added the word “zhu” meaning bamboo to the word “kua” meaning fast.
In Japan, these sticks are called “hashi” or “waribashi”, while in Korea they are called “jeotgarak”.
Forks appeared in the 1500s, more recently to the present day.
Catherine de Medici, Queen of France at the beginning of the 1500s, tells how easy it was to use a fork in her invitations. It had been centuries since the Chinese discovered a different alternative to eating.
According to an estimate of how the rods were formed, the economy of the country, which was struggling with famine and war 2500 years ago, is also collapsing, opening the door to its great discoveries.
The Emperor, who will start the conquests due to the famine in China, is calling because there are no metals to make war tools. The people who obey the call bring whatever metal goods they have to the state. Since the people do not have any metal objects in their hands, they make tools using bamboo trees and meet their needs in this way.
As the people use bamboo and wooden sticks for a long time, they get used to it and it becomes a culture passed down from generation to generation.
It is not made with the same material in every country.
According to the culture of each country, the materials and shape of these sticks have changed over time. The ends of the tapering rods are rounded. They even thought of the shape ingeniously so that people do not risk injuring their tongue and lips, falling off the table and falling to the floor.
Unlike other countries, in Korea, some juicy dishes such as rice, stew and soup are eaten with a spoon, while other dishes are eaten with chopsticks.
According to some experts, more than 30 joints and more than 50 muscles in the human body are activated when using sticks.
Using sticks has been shown to be extremely beneficial for finger agility and brain development. It is said that since the food is eaten slowly with chopsticks, it provides a feeling of satiety and provides a slimming and keeping fit effect. Shouldn’t the secret of the longevity of the Japanese be hidden here?
Apart from its historical development, their respect for food also prevents the use of tools such as forks and knives.
Among the strange cultures of the Far East, touching food with cutting tools such as forks and knives is considered disrespectful to food. In TV series and movies, you’ve often seen that everything is chopped and brought on their plates.
This shredding process is not done while the food is on the plate. Also, out of this respect, they don’t cook the food for a long time. In a way, they were eating raw chicken for respect, not for memory.
We always respect their culture, even though we feel sorry for them because they will never enjoy dipping a spoon into dried beans and rice. Still, the spoon is a viable option in the 21st century, in our opinion.
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