Eating with chopsticks is a traditional custom. What are the main points of chopsticks?

China is an ancient country with a civilization history of 5,000 years. With the reform and opening up, China's food culture is gradually moving towards the world. Everyone thinks that chopsticks are another invention besides the four great inventions in China. China's chopsticks culture has far-reaching significance. Chopsticks, as a product of civilization, bear the diet and social culture of China. It is not only a tool for eating, but also a symbol of oriental civilization and is regarded as the essence of Chinese civilization. Knife and fork in the west are tools for eating, while chopsticks in China are not only tools for eating, but also handicrafts, artworks and appreciation. The ancients called chopsticks chopsticks, which means a tool for holding food to help them eat. In the Ming dynasty, it was called "Kuaier". With the change of history, it gradually evolved into chopsticks with bamboo prefix. There are some rules for eating in our hometown. Listen to me.

First, the rules of using chopsticks when eating.

1, a pair of chopsticks should be the same length, not one long and one short, and use chopsticks of the same size and specification.

2, a pair of chopsticks should be the same color, not mixed color.

3. When using chopsticks, you can't extend your index finger alone.

4, use chopsticks can not be reversed, to be consistent.

5, you can't directly put chopsticks into the rice for others to eat.

6, when eating, chopsticks are placed next to the bowl, usually on the right side of the bowl, according to the number of people eating, can not be inserted in the rice.

7. When using chopsticks, don't hold them too upward or too downward, but they are moderately comfortable.

Second, the etiquette of using chopsticks when eating

1, after dinner, put chopsticks on the left to show that you are full. Please enjoy yourself.

2. Put chopsticks across the dish, which means you can't eat any more.

Put chopsticks on the dish horizontally, which means you are full, so don't eat any more.

Third, the use of chopsticks is taboo.

1, don't put chopsticks in your mouth.

2. When cutting vegetables, you can't spill the juice on the table or drop it into other dishes.

3, can't use chopsticks to toss and turn in the dish, pick what you like.

4. You can't use chopsticks to cook.

These are some rules of using chopsticks that I know when I eat in my hometown.

Text/Gu Zuojuan, image source network intrusion.