Disposable chopsticks have a lot of chemicals in them, like bleach and stuff.

Many people think that disposable chopsticks are more hygienic than reusable tableware, which is a big mistake. The fact that ordinary chopsticks are washed and sanitized in a sterilizer makes them perfectly hygienic and safe. On the other hand, disposable chopsticks that appear to be "clean" are not so easy to recognize. The following tips can help you avoid problematic and expired disposable chopsticks to a certain extent.

1. Look for the name, trademark and contact information of the manufacturer on the packaging of the chopsticks, preferably with a production date and shelf life.

2. Disposable bamboo chopsticks should be yellowish-green, too black, too yellow are not normal. Good disposable wooden chopsticks also with a slight yellow, too white may be bleached by industrial hydrogen peroxide immersion, or after the sulfur dioxide fumigation treatment.

3. Chopsticks may be bent out of shape after being exposed to moisture, and may even show spots that are not the original color of the bamboo or wood, such as small black spots, which indicate that they may be moldy and deteriorating, so don't continue to use them.

4. If the chopsticks have been smoked with sulfur, they will have a faint sour smell, and it is best not to use them.

In restaurants, you can do a "disinfection" of disposable chopsticks, such as washing the surface of the chopsticks with cool water to reduce the possible presence of sulfur dioxide residue; use boiling water to kill the surface of the chopsticks bacteria and mold. But note, do not soak the chopsticks in hot soup or hot porridge for a long time, otherwise it will accelerate the decomposition of sulfur dioxide on the surface. Not only disposable chopsticks have mold problems, home chopsticks contain a lot of water, but also easy to produce mold and bacteria, it is best to put them in a dry and ventilated environment, use half a year after the timely replacement.

If you eat out a lot, the hygiene of your chopsticks is negligible compared to the hygiene of your meals.

In fact, people who work in the food industry know that many hygienic factors are unavoidable.

So I generally look for the best when I eat out.

"These dishes are so beautifully packaged, they must have been heat sterilized and very hygienic."

"There's a wire inside this dish? Well, that means it really has been cleaned with water."

"OH~ When the waiter just served the dish, his fingers definitely didn't get caught in the dish, I must have misread it."

Disposable chopsticks are chopsticks that are used once and then discarded, also known as "sanitary chopsticks" and "convenience chopsticks". Disposable chopsticks are a product of the fast pace of social life. At present, there are mainly disposable wooden chopsticks and disposable bamboo chopsticks. Disposable wooden chopsticks cause a lot of forest land to be destroyed; moreover, poor quality wooden chopsticks are not clean, but only an illusion of hygiene. And disposable bamboo chopsticks due to the use of renewable bamboo production, economic and environmental protection, more and more widely used, China also uses the preferential policies of export tax rebates to encourage the use of disposable bamboo chopsticks instead of disposable wooden chopsticks exported to reduce the use of wood and protect the forest.