while searching for the ridiculous news of auction for a used toothpick, happen to find a brief history of chopsticks. chopsticks were promoted because "Confucius, a vegetarian, advised people not to use knives at the table because knives would remind them of the slaughter"? interesting... anyway, so far as i know, chinese chopsticks are round-headed whereas japanese ones are more sharp-headed.
btw, there are also the history of forks, knives, spoons, and other stuff...
oh, another interesting chopstick site called Project Chopsticks. maybe post my lovely blue hello kitty ones on it later!
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