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    Chopsticks originated in China around 1200 BC and spread to other East Asian countries between 400-500 AD. As the Chinese population grew, resources became scarce so food was cut smaller and cooked faster, removing the need for knives. Children in China begin learning to use chopsticks at age 2 and most have mastered them by age 5. However, in the US, only 15% of people surveyed claimed they could use chopsticks, with most not even trying them at Asian restaurants due to lack of interest, skills, or coordination.

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    Chopsticks originated in China around 1200 BC and spread to other East Asian countries between 400-500 AD. As the Chinese population grew, resources became scarce so food was cut smaller and cooked faster, removing the need for knives. Children in China begin learning to use chopsticks at age 2 and most have mastered them by age 5. However, in the US, only 15% of people surveyed claimed they could use chopsticks, with most not even trying them at Asian restaurants due to lack of interest, skills, or coordination.

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    Eating with Sticks

    Where did chopsticks come from and why are they used?

    Who uses them?


    Chopsticks originated in China around 1200 B.C. and spread to be the predominant eating utensil of
    Japan, North and South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Thailand between 400-500 A.D.

    China
    (origin)

    Countries it has
    spread to

    How long does it take them to


    master?

    Why?
    As the Chinese population began to boom, resources
    became scarce and cooks started to cut food into smaller
    pieces to cook faster.

    Chinese children begin to learn to use chopsticks as early


    as 2 years old and master it by the time they are 5.

    The smaller pieces removed the need for knives and


    started to use the cheap chopsticks that they cooked
    with to eat.

    What about in the USA?


    In our survey, we asked, "At Asian food restaurants, what do you do with the
    chopsticks that are set out?"
    5% of people said they used it throughout the meal, 20% try and fail to use
    them correctly, and 75% don't touch them at all.

    In our survey, we also asked, "Can you use chopsticks?"


    Only 15% of people claimed to be able to use them.

    For those who claimed to be incapable of using them, we asked, "Why don't
    you use chopsticks more often?"
    24% of people said they weren't interested, 29% don't know how to use them
    properly, and 47% lacked the discipline or coordination.

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