Why do Chinese people like to use wooden chopsticks

Chopsticks are indispensable to our life。
When it comes to eating, chopsticks must be indispensable.

Europeans and Americans are used to knives and forks, Indians like to grasp with their hands, but only China has always been used to eating with chopsticks.

Chopsticks have been around for more than 3,000 years in China, and they have lasted for a long time. Although knives and forks may be used when eating western food, most people prefer to use chopsticks when eating.

Our chopsticks are usually made of wood. To make wooden chopsticks, we need to cut down many trees. Does this not damage the environment? Many foreigners doubt this.

Why do Chinese people like to use wooden chopsticks? Why do Chinese people like to use wooden chopsticks? Isn't it better to protect trees with iron chopsticks? The reason is simple.

The use of chopsticks can be traced back to more than 3,000 years ago. The former chopsticks were called "chopsticks" and were renamed chopsticks only after the Ming Dynasty.

This shows that Chinese people use chopsticks for a long time.

Over time, we have formed a habit of using chopsticks all the time. Many people are not even used to knives and forks, just like foreigners can not use chopsticks.
Chopsticks are generally lighter in weight and iron chopsticks are much heavier. By contrast, we are more accustomed to using wooden chopsticks, and it is easier to use iron chopsticks to clamp vegetables.

Chopsticks are made of bamboo instead of wood. They are called bamboo chopsticks for short.

In ancient times, chopsticks were called "chopsticks". From the structure of the word, chopsticks should always be made of bamboo.

China's bamboo planting area is very wide, now many rural areas implement the conversion of farmland to forests and grasslands, most of which are planted with bamboo.

The growth cycle of bamboo is relatively short. It can grow into mature bamboo in a few years and be used to make chopsticks. Therefore, there is no need to cut down trees in large quantities.

When making chopsticks for banquets in the countryside when we were young, we chopped bamboo from our families in the mountains and cut them into sticks. After polishing, cleaning and cleaning, we turned them into chopsticks in our hands. The process of making chopsticks was very simple and the cost was very low.

If all of them are replaced with iron blocks, the cost of making them is very high, and the iron chopsticks are easy to rust without draining water after cleaning. It is not good for the human body to eat them.

If steel chopsticks are replaced, the problem of rust is solved, but the cost is higher than iron chopsticks.

Chopsticks in ordinary families are used for a long time and are not easy to waste.
The degree of convenience of wooden chopsticks is more convenient than iron chopsticks. One is lightweight. Even if you keep chopsticks at the table, you won't feel tired. If you use iron, you will feel tired. It's also inconvenient for children who just use chopsticks.

The second reason is that if you eat hot food, such as hot pot, soup and so on, iron chopsticks can easily become hot when put in, and they can also burn your mouth carelessly, which is very inconvenient. The heat conduction of wooden chopsticks is worse. Smart Chinese people think of using wooden chopsticks.

The reason why Chinese people prefer wooden chopsticks to iron chopsticks is the above four points.

In terms of historical habits, chopstick material, production cost, and convenience, wooden chopsticks have more advantages than iron chopsticks.

Although the production of wooden chopsticks is simple and low cost, we still need to use less disposable chopsticks when eating out.

References:
https://bestchopsticks.kinja.com/the-japanese-are-very-particular-about-eating-and-chops-1838029186