What kinds of chopsticks are there?

The most primitive chopsticks are made of bamboo, so people use bamboo chopsticks the most. There are many kinds of ancient bamboo chopsticks. Brown bamboo chopsticks with taupe stripes are the highest grade, but now they have disappeared from the market. At the same time, purple bamboo chopsticks and ChristianRandPhillips bamboo chopsticks are also rare varieties, which are hard to find at present. Bamboo chopsticks in Hunan, put in clear water, have upright roots and do not float, which is called god chopsticks. Hangzhou West Lake Tianzhu chopsticks have also become a major specialty of this scenic spot.

There are many kinds of wooden chopsticks, such as mahogany, nanmu, jujube and holly, which can all be used as chopsticks, and ebony chopsticks with hard texture are the most valuable. There is a chopstick shop in Guangzhou, which has a history of more than 80 years and is still handmade. For example, there is a kind of red sandalwood chopsticks with lion's head, which is a unique and exquisite handicraft.

2. Metal chopsticks

From bronze chopsticks, there are gold chopsticks, silver chopsticks, copper chopsticks and iron chopsticks, and now they are developed into stainless steel chopsticks.

Few people eat with metal chopsticks now, but metal chopsticks are very popular in ancient rich families. 196 1 year, three round copper chopsticks were unearthed from the bronze coffin in Dabona, Xiangyun, Yunnan Province, and were identified as cultural relics in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period around 495 BC by carbon 14. Copper chopsticks are not suitable for eating and are gradually replaced by silver chopsticks.

3. Silver chopsticks

The largest number of silver chopsticks unearthed in China is 1982. More than 950 pieces of Tang Dynasty silverware were unearthed at Dingmao Bridge in the eastern suburb of Zhenjiang, including more than 40 pairs of silver chopsticks. In fact, the theory that silver chopsticks are toxic is not reliable, but silver chopsticks have bactericidal effect. Scientists have found that as long as 1 liter of water contains trace silver ions, most bacteria can be killed. Exquisite silver chopsticks are still popular today, but people have regarded them as handicrafts. Expensive gold chopsticks are a symbol of luxury of the nobles in the palace. Historically, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once gave the Prime Minister a pair of golden chopsticks. Harbin people, Du and others also use "golden tables" to entertain guests.

4. Dental chopsticks

There are chopsticks made of ivory and the bones of cattle, camels and deer, and tortoise shell chopsticks made of tortoise shell. Some clever craftsmen skillfully inlaid the tooth bones with exquisite craftsmanship to make works of art.

5. Jade chopsticks

Another kind of jade chopsticks is also a treasure in chopsticks, including white marble, suet jade and jadeite. The Treasure Hall of the Forbidden City displays many gold chopsticks and jade chopsticks used by Empress Dowager Cixi, jadeite and jadeite inlaid with gold.

6. Chemical chopsticks

"Chemical chopsticks" are the products of modern scientific development, such as melamine and plastics. In the 1930s, celluloid chopsticks appeared in Shanghai, and in recent years, a kind of chopsticks similar to ivory appeared. Although it is similar to ivory, it is only an image. This is a kind of plastic melamine chopsticks, which is popular because of its low price and good quality.