1, color discrimination:
White is a public chopsticks, and black is a private chopsticks. The one near the plate is black, and the one far from the plate is white. One was scalded with two pairs of chopsticks. Two pairs of chopsticks are different in color, each with a division of labor, and one pair is fed.
2, from the distance of the plate to distinguish:
Chopsticks near the plate are private chopsticks, while those near the plate are public chopsticks. When everyone is assigned a pair of public chopsticks and a pair of private chopsticks on the dining table, usually the public chopsticks are placed on the right and the private chopsticks are placed on the left; The chopsticks on the right are dark and the chopsticks on the left are light. But at ordinary parties, we can choose which pair of chopsticks to use as public chopsticks, as long as we remember clearly and don't mess up.
3, the length of the distinction:
Male chopsticks are longer than private chopsticks, male chopsticks are 27 ~ 30cm long and private chopsticks are 22 ~ 24cm long. Male chopsticks are chopsticks specially used to hold vegetables. Not for eating. Sometimes for the convenience of picking vegetables, each person has a pair. Male chopsticks are generally 27~30 cm. Private chopsticks are everyone's own chopsticks, which are used to put dishes in their mouths. The standard length of private chopsticks is 22~24 cm.
Food culture of public chopsticks;
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.
Although the dining system completely replaced the dining system in Ming and Qing dynasties, the use of public chopsticks and spoons once revived. In the old days, public chopsticks were not used for banquets, but there were rules for picking dishes. For example, chopsticks can't stick into the dish at a large angle and can't "copy horizontally".
"Horizontal copy" dishes can be sandwiched much more, but they are not very gentle. For another example, chopsticks can't fiddle with vegetables, nor can they pick up vegetables. The contact surface between chopsticks and vegetables should be small. The starting point of these rules is also to pay attention to hygiene.