It should be said that not only China, but also other countries in East Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, like to use chopsticks, because in ancient times, the Han nationality was also an agricultural nation, so most of the staple foods were mainly flour and rice. Generally speaking, eating meat will be cut into small pieces, so it is more convenient to use chopsticks, while westerners mainly rely on animal husbandry. They usually eat more steaks and simpler dishes, so knives and forks are more suitable for western food.

Nowadays, many people like to eat western food. Generally speaking, steak is a must when eating western food, and steak is often equipped with knives and forks instead of chopsticks. Many people are not used to using knives and forks. After all, we in China seldom use this kind of thing at the dinner table, but foreigners, especially westerners, are not very good at using chopsticks. When they come to China or Japan, they are not good at eating food with chopsticks. This also makes some netizens wonder why we have used chopsticks since ancient times. What is the historical reason for this?

The first reason is related to the style of dishes. We all know that the cooking techniques of Chinese food are complicated. China's food culture is profound and varied, which is difficult for foreigners to understand. Therefore, after many times of practice, eating with chopsticks is more convenient. If you use a knife and fork, you can't eat many dishes, such as hot pot. Moreover, the Han nationality in China belongs to the farming nation, so it is generally said that rice and pasta are the main food, even if it is.

Westerners are mostly animal husbandry. Like the ancient nomadic people in Otawa, they also like to live on the grassland, so they carry knives with them and cut meat directly. The meat they eat is mainly beef and mutton. Generally speaking, they prefer to cook or barbecue meat in large pieces and eat it directly, so it is more convenient to eat with a knife and fork. If you use chopsticks, it will be very troublesome and you can't move the steak at all.