In Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with(chopstick).
Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also (make) of plastic or mental. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. (true) elegant chopsticks might be with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoodsmetal to create special designs.
Five thousand years ago, Chinese people probably cooked their food in large pots,(use) branches to remove it. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with branches gradually turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, who lived 551 to 479 BC, influenced the (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and (be) too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, most people traditionally eat their hands.
