The earliest spoon was called Bi, and its appearance can be traced back to the Neolithic Age. Early spoons were mostly made of bone, some of which were flat and similar to knives, and some of which were sunken, which could be used as both knives and spoons.

The appearance of spoon is related to eating staple food, because in ancient times, the main crops in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins were rice and millet, and rice porridge made with this curved tool was easier to eat, which was the earliest prototype of spoon.

Later, with the progress of science and technology, bronze smelting technology was developed, and copper spoons began to appear, and gradually replaced bone spoons as the mainstream. With the appearance of lacquerware technology, the function of spoon is not limited to eating and pouring wine, but also has certain ornamental value.

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the shape of the spoon was basically determined, and the tongue-shaped spoon with thin handle in the Tang Dynasty became the paradigm. At this time, spoons and chopsticks made of precious metals such as gold and silver also appeared, becoming symbols of dignity and status.

The position of spoon on the dining table of China people is earlier than that of chopsticks, because the ancient ingredients were limited to cooking techniques, and most of the molded foods appeared in the form of soup and water, while chopsticks were originally used to remove solid ingredients such as leaves. What really fills people's stomachs is the pot of soup, and a spoon is a must for drinking soup.

During the Liao, Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, in addition to a large number of copper spoons, many silver spoons appeared. The spoon shape of this period basically inherited the tradition of tongue-shaped spoon with thin handle in Tang Dynasty, and the difference was only slightly widened at the handle end. In the future, with the diversified development of the times and catering, the technical level has gradually improved, and spoons have become more practical, more refined and more diverse in shape.

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1. Spoon: a vessel with a handle, which can be used to scoop things, and is often used to drink soup and serve rice. For example, a rice spoon is used to serve rice and serve rice;

2, soup spoon, soup spoon: used to hold soup when drinking soup (that is, spoon);

3, frying spoon: an iron pot for cooking;

4. Spoon: a spoon for cooking;

5. Water spoon: used to hold water and water;

6. Flour spoon: a spoon used to hold flour and hold flour;

7. Grain spoon: a spoon for filling and filling grains;

8. Measuring spoon: spoon for measuring volume;

9. Magnetic spoon: magnetic spoon;

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