Wooden Chopstick & Spoon Set Black

Chopsticks have been used as a dining tool for 3,000 to 3,500 years, beginning with the Shang Dynasty (1,600 BCE – 1,050 BCE) and eventually becoming the primary eating utensil by around 400 CE. By 500 CE, chopsticks were common in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, and they were widely used throughout Asia. People prefer to eat with their hands, forks, and spoons in Laos and Thailand as a result of western development, while disposable chopsticks are frequently offered in Chinese restaurants.

In the Wakasa Bay area of the Sea of Japan, the first chopsticks arrived via Korea. It is known as the east end of the Silk Road and Japan’s front gate because it served as a rest station for travellers travelling between China and Kyoto. In Japan, chopsticks were prized and used in sacred rites. Their early chopsticks had a top connector that looked like tweezers. It wasn’t until 1000 CE that separate sticks became the norm.

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