Regarding 3:41, the round tips on the Chinese chopsticks 筷子 represent Heaven whereas the square ends at the handle of the Chinese chopsticks represent the Earth. The round and the square shapes are also represented on the Cong 琮 which is a ritual object symbolizing Heaven & Earth.
I am married to a Vietnamese and in my travelling in a number of countries in Asia I have been in situations (not Chinese) where the chopsticks are reversed to pick something from a shared dish and convey it to your personal bowl. The reason given for this was to avoid poking the end of the sticks which have been in your mouth into a shared dish, similar to not using the spoon you have been eating with to ladle desert or soup from the serving bowl. I'm not saying that one is right and one is wrong, just making an observation.
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Why I use chopsticks? Makes me feel culturally educated. And honestly, Chinese food tastes better with chopsticks. Moroccan food tastes better with bare hands. Filipino food tastes better with a spoon. American food ( if it exists) tastes better with a fork. Still, I have to master chopsticks with soup or pizza.
@@whiteguar6757 hello sir. Soup at a Chinese restaurant, I have discovered, is eaten with chopsticks and a special spoon. Pizza is undoubtedly finger food. Saludos
@@whiteguar6757 exactly, I observed that most of them (Malaysian Chinese, try not to be generalised to all) will wash hands before eating roti canai (similar to paratha bread) but still using spoon n fork, even though roti canai is commonly eaten using bare hands (especially among the Indian, whose some says has invented it). So, I am wondering if there are historical/cultural/religion reasonings that caused them to avoid touching foods with bare hands.
I personally find all the yin- yang logic to be unecessary stories added later on. Square ends make them easy to hold and pointed tips make them easy to pick up smaller sized things. Any utensil in this world has been developed for practical purposes.
Chinese chopsticks tend to have blunter tips. Japanese are more pointed. Also, most chopsticks do not have square ends. And you are wrong about unnecessary stories.
Wow that is very intristing Thank you so much for sharing I'm very interested in knowing the Aisian culture I'm looking forward to see more of your video's
The Indians are more forward thinking people because they eat with their hands. The food are wrapped in banana leaves and after finishing the meal, they simply dump whatever on the table and wash their hands. See, that save all the troubles washing dishes, forks and spoons. Clever, isn't it?
@@Sal-fr5vg Yes cake too. Even my favourite dish to use a spoon - kimchi fried rice with egg on top. Cereal with soy milk = spoon. I also use chopsticks for dishes that people say "you're not supposed to use chopsticks"
@@Shiw-rf1bd Whats roblox with roblox huh? atleast I dont Play Gacha you Gacha Girl IMAOO + i didnt practive it for months it was easy at first to use it. Mabye your just too dumb thanks Gacha girl
You mentioned about the cultural and social significance of chopsticks, but you didn't tell us exactly why chinese use chopsticks instead of fork or hands.
Yup, exactly, why not using hands or forks. I want to know, the origin, the reasons, and how does it become popular over times. Not the advantages of having it.
I'm from an Asian country where chopsticks aren't culturally used. I'm just wondering why is the first example of no-no with tofu wrong? Thank you for enlightening mee.
Even I don't understand. I curently live in Singapore and there are many different grips, shapes and what-not. There are no such rules at all. Even the grip styles have changed over ages so all the added significance of yin-yang is quite unnecessary.
你好! 谢谢你介绍筷子有关!.... 其实到现在对这个话题我很好奇!.... I was just recently wondering, what's may be the reason for Chinese people preferring (们们就其实多久发明筷子筷子! 🤔) chop sticks to fork? As I supposed, it was also determined by the mainly agricolture oriented lifestyle and row-materials provided!... 但是你将的故事很丰富有趣的！ 拜！😊 请问: but also of knife and spoon CHINESE people always along their History have been making use, haven't they?
Chopsticks have been around for about 5,000 years and that they were first used in China. Around 500 A.D. the use of chopsticks spread from China to the areas now known as Japan, and Korea.
Chopsticks are representative of Chinese culture. Whenever and wherever Chinese people are they find it difficult to have a meal without chopsticks. In addition, chopsticks can be presented as a gift or function as a unique handcraft for people to distribute and express their feelings. Global Presence: According to the statistics, over 1.8 billion people use chopsticks. Chopstick culture has great significance around the world having become a common cultural marker of “the circle of Chinese food culture” which includes many other Asian countries, such as “Chopsticks Day” in Japan, “Golden Chopsticks Award” in France and the trend of “for your health, please pick up your chopsticks” in western countries.
Please add more meanings.. will be coo l筷子长七寸六分，代表人的七情六欲，七情指的是喜怒哀思悲恐忧。六欲指的是眼耳鼻舌身意，代表人的生理需求。 筷子成双成对，代表着阴阳相对，而且筷子一头圆一头方，代表着天圆地方，手在筷子中间表示天地三合一。 另外在使用筷子的时候，力气太大，打不开；力气太小，夹不住菜，这表示在天地间要懂分寸知礼节，知道天高地厚。 中国有5000年的传统文化，既有包容心又有进取心，老祖宗的这份传统智慧值得我们骄傲，作为中国人无论走到哪里都要记住这一份骄傲。
@@whychinese6834 also looks very unhygienic. When I go out with my dance group for Chinese food, there's always serving spoons or serving chopsticks. I miss them due to covid 19
Basically then,once upon a millennia ago,an Asian cave person burnt their fingers and picked up some kindling by the fire to grab some food AND ASIANS DON'T LIKE CHANGE. so ...they made doing it the exact same way forever sacred in 1000 different ways. 🙏🏼
I love the subtle goofy intro. Very cute.
Simp.
That was very interesting! You practically covered every aspect with your explanations in the video! Loved it ❤!
Regarding 3:41, the round tips on the Chinese chopsticks 筷子 represent Heaven whereas the square ends at the handle of the Chinese chopsticks represent the Earth. The round and the square shapes are also represented on the Cong 琮 which is a ritual object symbolizing Heaven & Earth.
I am married to a Vietnamese and in my travelling in a number of countries in Asia I have been in situations (not Chinese) where the chopsticks are reversed to pick something from a shared dish and convey it to your personal bowl. The reason given for this was to avoid poking the end of the sticks which have been in your mouth into a shared dish, similar to not using the spoon you have been eating with to ladle desert or soup from the serving bowl. I'm not saying that one is right and one is wrong, just making an observation.
You’re gonna go far! Beautifully made
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Simp.
Why I use chopsticks? Makes me feel culturally educated. And honestly, Chinese food tastes better with chopsticks. Moroccan food tastes better with bare hands. Filipino food tastes better with a spoon. American food ( if it exists) tastes better with a fork. Still, I have to master chopsticks with soup or pizza.
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why you eating pizza and soup with chopsticks bro
@@whiteguar6757 hello sir. Soup at a Chinese restaurant, I have discovered, is eaten with chopsticks and a special spoon. Pizza is undoubtedly finger food. Saludos
@@whiteguar6757 exactly, I observed that most of them (Malaysian Chinese, try not to be generalised to all) will wash hands before eating roti canai (similar to paratha bread) but still using spoon n fork, even though roti canai is commonly eaten using bare hands (especially among the Indian, whose some says has invented it). So, I am wondering if there are historical/cultural/religion reasonings that caused them to avoid touching foods with bare hands.
@@rozaidybinmahadi-842 Most probably it might be that with other utensils, no need to wash the hands before or after, to avoid contamination.
the reverse grip chopsticks gave me physical pain...
Interesting video though.
I personally find all the yin- yang logic to be unecessary stories added later on.
Square ends make them easy to hold and pointed tips make them easy to pick up smaller sized things.
Any utensil in this world has been developed for practical purposes.
Chinese chopsticks tend to have blunter tips. Japanese are more pointed. Also, most chopsticks do not have square ends.
And you are wrong about unnecessary stories.
Much respect to the culture ❤️ here because I’m trying to learn to eat w them
When you finally think you are a pro id like to invite you out for a 3 course dinner consisting of soup, steak and ice cream. lol
Interesting. Sending to my teen daughter. She loves everything Kpot. Food and music.
Nicely explained, interesting history, thank you
Wow that is very intristing
Thank you so much for sharing
I'm very interested in knowing the Aisian culture
I'm looking forward to see more of your video's
thank you .....going to try chopstick pretty soon ...Love from BD
I tried eating with chopsticks but I couldn't do it
I love chopsticks
How can i live without chopsticks? Id like to tell you over a 3 course dinner consisting of soup, steak and ice cream.
I want to visit China but fear of unable to use chopsticks
Great video! 😊
The Indians are more forward thinking people because they eat with their hands.
The food are wrapped in banana leaves and after finishing the meal, they simply dump whatever on the table and wash their hands.
See, that save all the troubles washing dishes, forks and spoons.
Clever, isn't it?
I eat all my food with chopsticks, even my western dishes.
if cake?
although i am Chinese ppl, i always use chopsticks,but cake i use forks XD
@@Sal-fr5vg Yes cake too. Even my favourite dish to use a spoon - kimchi fried rice with egg on top.
Cereal with soy milk = spoon.
I also use chopsticks for dishes that people say "you're not supposed to use chopsticks"
You can't make a tornado omelet with a spatula. Duh
WAIT SOMEONE PRACTIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?!?
I JUST BEGAN USING CHOPSTICKS AND ITS SO EASY!!!
Yeah yeah keep dreaming, it may have took you years, but NO, u just gotta lie
Roblox girl
@@Shiw-rf1bd Whats roblox with roblox huh? atleast I dont Play Gacha you Gacha Girl IMAOO + i didnt practive it for months it was easy at first to use it. Mabye your just too dumb thanks Gacha girl
You mentioned about the cultural and social significance of chopsticks, but you didn't tell us exactly why chinese use chopsticks instead of fork or hands.
Because why not. It makes. U look ❇️ Sophisticated ❇️
@@pandakilla4757 uP
Cheap to make, keep your hands clean too. Need to cut food to smaller pieces before cooking, when it’s cooked easy to be picked up with chopsticks
Yup, exactly, why not using hands or forks. I want to know, the origin, the reasons, and how does it become popular over times. Not the advantages of having it.
Then perhaps. You maybe want to search it up on yt and do a little research on ur own?
I'm from an Asian country where chopsticks aren't culturally used. I'm just wondering why is the first example of no-no with tofu wrong? Thank you for enlightening mee.
Even I don't understand. I curently live in Singapore and there are many different grips, shapes and what-not. There are no such rules at all.
Even the grip styles have changed over ages so all the added significance of yin-yang is quite unnecessary.
It has nothing to do with tofu. That is only an example dish. It is impolite to pick through the food like that looking for the best bit. That's all.
你好!
谢谢你介绍筷子有关!....
其实到现在对这个话题我很好奇!.... I was just recently wondering, what's may be the reason for Chinese people preferring (们们就其实多久发明筷子筷子! 🤔) chop sticks to fork? As I supposed, it was also determined by the mainly agricolture oriented lifestyle and row-materials provided!... 但是你将的故事很丰富有趣的！
拜！😊
请问: but also of knife and spoon CHINESE people always along their History have been making use, haven't they?
I'm American and and I only own chopsticks
whos watching this while eating chinese food with chopsticks?
Nice video very informative but I like my fork and spoons. Feels more straight forward to me and simple .
Very nice love the history
It would be hard to eat rice with chopsticks
And did you wash that chopsticks the one you stuck in your hair😂😂
Because we like to nitpick instead of poking our food.
so why??
Not only Chinese but also Korean and Japanese use chopsticks
and south east asia
@@yiropu oh thanks for informing
Chopsticks have been around for about 5,000 years and that they were first used in China.
Around 500 A.D. the use of chopsticks spread from China to the areas now known as Japan, and Korea.
Chopsticks are representative of Chinese culture. Whenever and wherever Chinese people are they find it difficult to have a meal without chopsticks. In addition, chopsticks can be presented as a gift or function as a unique handcraft for people to distribute and express their feelings.
Global Presence: According to the statistics, over 1.8 billion people use chopsticks. Chopstick culture has great significance around the world having become a common cultural marker of “the circle of Chinese food culture” which includes many other Asian countries, such as “Chopsticks Day” in Japan, “Golden Chopsticks Award” in France and the trend of “for your health, please pick up your chopsticks” in western countries.
@@barbiebarbie1813 but they’re not the only one to use it that’s what I’m saying
Please add more meanings.. will be coo
l筷子长七寸六分，代表人的七情六欲，七情指的是喜怒哀思悲恐忧。六欲指的是眼耳鼻舌身意，代表人的生理需求。
筷子成双成对，代表着阴阳相对，而且筷子一头圆一头方，代表着天圆地方，手在筷子中间表示天地三合一。
另外在使用筷子的时候，力气太大，打不开；力气太小，夹不住菜，这表示在天地间要懂分寸知礼节，知道天高地厚。
中国有5000年的传统文化，既有包容心又有进取心，老祖宗的这份传统智慧值得我们骄傲，作为中国人无论走到哪里都要记住这一份骄傲。
right,I eat all my food with chopsticks,,come from china
🙏🏻🌹😸🤗🇵🇹
The first no no, what is the problem?
Using chopsticks to stir or search for food (especially from a communal plate) is considered impolite.
@@whychinese6834 also looks very unhygienic. When I go out with my dance group for Chinese food, there's always serving spoons or serving chopsticks. I miss them due to covid 19
@@whychinese6834 Okay thanks. I assumed it was an individuals plate.
@@Mikedeela I too assumed the same.
@@Mikedeela As she says, Chinese people usually eat family style. Individual plates don't feature.
I have seen videos of chopsticks being used in brain surgery.
Wow, that's eye-opening.
@@whychinese6834 hello vlogger. The eye opener is another video. Chopsticks in eye surgery. Saludos
Were you undergoing it at the time?
@@whychinese6834 more like... mind-opening 🤣
Are you from Taiwan?
you look cute i cook chinese food for you, ok?
Forks 🤮
wow I've been using chopsticks for years
now only I know the knowledge behind it
so flat earth started from china 🤣
and I watched it because of you
Basically then,once upon a millennia ago,an Asian cave person burnt their fingers and picked up some kindling by the fire to grab some food AND ASIANS DON'T LIKE CHANGE. so ...they made doing it the exact same way forever sacred in 1000 different ways. 🙏🏼