Were Do Chopsticks Come from?

The Chinese have been wielding chopsticks since at least 1200 B.C., and by A.D. 500 the slender batons had swept the Asian continent

from Vietnam to Japan. From their humble beginnings as cooking utensils to paper-wrapped bamboo sets at the sushi counter, there's more to chopsticks than meets the eye.

Who invented chopsticks and why?

Apparently Chinese ancestors were the first who invented chopsticks. They did this by discovering that using two twigs is better for reaching into pots full of hot water or oil, rather than using hands or fingers. The earliest version of Chinese chopsticks were used for cooking about 6,000-9,000 years ago.

When did Japanese start using chopsticks?

The first known sets were made of bronze and were mainly used for cooking as they were handy for reaching into boiling pots of oil or water. It wasn't until 400 AD that people started eating with the things and then by 500 AD or so, chopsticks had spread all over Asia.