Male chopsticks generally refer to chopsticks specially used for serving vegetables, which are generally white, and each person has a pair, which can only be used when serving vegetables. Chopsticks originated in China, which is one of the symbols of China's food culture, while public chopsticks also originated in China.

Public chopsticks are often associated with separate meals and joint meals. Both eating together and using public chopsticks have a long history in China. As early as Xia and Shang Dynasties, the "separate meal system" appeared in China. Zhao Gou and Song Gaozong are the representatives who use public chopsticks, but after the Song Dynasty, the dining system began to replace the dining system, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dining system had completely replaced the dining system.

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The significance of public chopsticks:

Public chopsticks are an important embodiment of China's traditional food culture. Since ancient times, chopsticks have been recycled in the domestic catering industry. Since the 1980s, with the development of social economy, people's living standards have been continuously improved, the pace of life has been continuously accelerated, and the catering industry has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity.

The use cost of male chopsticks is relatively low, and only the cost of buying chopsticks and sterilizers is needed. Generally speaking, operators don't pay much attention to the cleanliness of public chopsticks, especially during the peak period of eating. They simply wash them without disinfection, so public chopsticks are generally not very hygienic.