Why don t the Chinese use metal chopsticks like the Koreans to save more forests?

Chopsticks are a common tableware on our tables, they have a long history, and they have had a profound impact on neighboring countries like food. Like in Japan and Korea, they also use chopsticks to eat. But the chopsticks we use are not the same as the chopsticks used by Koreans and Japanese, and the Japanese use pointed chopsticks to better eat foods like sushi and fish fillet.

Koreans like to use flat chopsticks, but they are also different in material, Koreans use metal chopsticks, while we use wooden chopsticks.

Just because we use wooden chopsticks, there is such a question on the American version of Zhihu, and some foreign netizens asked: Why do Chinese not use metal chopsticks like Koreans to save more forests? Here we might think,What does chopsticks have to do with the forest?

There is a saying abroad that "the Chinese use trees to make chopsticks and destroy one Amazon jungle every year!" ”

Now we know why foreigners think that we should use metal chopsticks like Koreans, who think that we make chopsticks from wood at the expense of the environment.

We might as well analyze why Koreans use metal chopsticks, in fact, South Korea is poor in resources, and for them, metal chopsticks can be used for a long time without causing harm to the forest. Or kimchi, which Koreans like to eat? Why Kimchi?

To put it bluntly, kimchi is a food with a long shelf life, which solves the problem of not having vegetables to eat in winter. And the reason why Koreans have learned a lot of Chinese food but can't stir-fry it is because fat was a scarce resource in Korea in the early days, and it is the same for Japanese people.

In terms of eating habits, we like to eat hot food, pay attention to food out of the pot, if we use metal chopsticks at this time, it will burn the lips, like hot pot food, if we use metal chopsticks, this is not suitable for this meal, which is one of the reasons why we do not use metal chopsticks.

The disposable chopsticks used by Chinese are rarely made of trees, and now trees are also very expensive.

This is mainly because there are a lot of disposable chopsticks, so that's why it's like this.

I think they must have some way of dealing with it, so it's not like the Koreans.

Because the traditional chopsticks of the Chinese are made of wood, it is difficult to adapt to metal chopsticks.

Because China's population is too large, it is not easy to popularize metal chopsticks.

Because our tradition is to use wooden chopsticks, everyone likes it.

Because they have their own ideas, everyone is different, so is that so?

Maybe in China, the cost of wooden chopsticks is not high, so you have to do it.

Because metal chopsticks are so luxurious, many people feel that they are not necessary.

In Korea, metal chopsticks are used in all restaurants, including school cafeterias. It turns out that South Korea prohibits the use of disposable wooden chopsticks, believing that disposable consumption is too wasteful and not conducive to ecological and environmental protection. Koreans have a habit of drinking water (not tea) after meals, and all restaurants have metal cups and do not provide disposable paper cups.

Koreans are very fond of using stainless steel chopsticks, which may have something to do with their country's laws, as South Korea strictly prohibits restaurants, food factories and department stores** or the use of disposable disposable tableware, while the metal chopsticks used by Koreans are all flat, which is slightly different from Chinese square-toed chopsticks.

Why do Koreans like to use stainless steel chopsticks? Just for the sake of the environment?

The reason why Koreans use stainless steel chopsticks is because they are more environmentally conscious.

Koreans believe that the use of wood in chopsticks affects the environment; The use of plastic pollutes the environment.

This is a good idea and worth learning from.

Koreans use stainless steel chopsticks, because stainless steel chopsticks can be used many times or for a long time, which is environmentally friendly and easy to clean.

Because stainless steel chopsticks are easy to clean, not easy to leave residues on them, safe and reliable, and will not be as easy to produce fine chopsticks and mildew as bamboo chopsticks, so it is recommended to use stainless steel chopsticks.

Because wooden chopsticks are very easy to hide mold and become a hotbed of bacteria, on the contrary, metal chopsticks will not breed bacteria, and they are easy to clean and easy to disinfect.

Because stainless steel chopsticks are easier to clean, they have a better feel than traditional wooden chopsticks.

Because they think that stainless steel chopsticks are very clean, much cleaner than wooden chopsticks, which may be caused by customs.

I think the reason why Koreans use stainless steel chopsticks is because it is related to their eating habits, and the choice of this kind of chopsticks is more suitable for people's health from various perspectives.

Korean food, apart from kimchi, barbecue steak must be in second place. If you use wooden chopsticks to turn over the meat on the baking sheet, then I think the meat is not cooked yet, and the wooden chopsticks may be black.

Metal dishes and chopsticks are conducive to high-temperature disinfection, and the state stipulates that restaurants in South Korea must have high-temperature dishwashers, and if the tableware made of wooden materials is deformed and faded after high temperatures.

The land area is small, the amount of wood can be used less, and the metal chopsticks can last longer than the wood!

Easy to sterilize. Safe. Hygiene.

Because the Chinese use chopsticks is a habit left over from ancient times to the present, it is our traditional culture, so it will not be abandoned.

The process of making iron chopsticks is not environmentally friendly, and this kind of chopsticks is very inconvenient to pick up vegetables, often slides down, is also heavier, and does not feel good.

Because iron chopsticks are very slippery, they are not easy to pick up vegetables, and there is no evidence that iron chopsticks are more environmentally friendly.

For people in our country, it is absolutely forbidden to eat without chopsticks, and chopsticks have become a part of our daily life. In the past, most of the wooden chopsticks or bamboo chopsticks were used, and now stainless steel chopsticks have been produced according to personal needs, accustomed to wood, bamboo chopsticks, stainless steel chopsticks are still a little unfamiliar, the most suspicious thing is that this stainless steel chopsticks can be used for a long time?

Stainless steel chopsticks in my impression is to see Koreans eat barbecue popular, since the Korean stainless steel flat chopsticks came over, everyone found that it is quite easy to use, the most important thing is that it will not be moldy, easy to wash, and clean and hygienic.

Why are stainless steel chopsticks so popular for a while? Can it even compete with traditional chopsticks in the market? This is mainly due to the fact that stainless steel chopsticks have essential trace elements - chromium and nickel.

The nickel in this is the element that prevents chopsticks from becoming moldy and rusty, chromium, if taken in moderation, it is beneficial to the human body, if it is excessive, it will be harmful, when buying chopsticks, you must choose to meet the standards.

So what is a national standard? Now most stainless steel tableware is made of 304 food grade stainless steel, this material is harmless to the human body, if you buy this level of products, you still have to rest assured to use, there is no harm to the body. As for the problem that stainless steel chopsticks can be used for a long time, in fact, people will like the new and hate the old, even if it is a pair of chopsticks, it is tired of seeing it for a long time, and it happens that the market is out again, which paves the way for upgrading.

In fact, chopsticks are very similar to mobile phones, the key is to see if you personally want to change them, and how often you want to change them. So don't worry that your chopsticks will follow you for 10 years, 20 years.

But this stainless steel chopsticks are not all good, there are also flaws, compared with the traditional chopsticks we commonly use, it is too heavy, eat rice, sandwich meat is OK, if you fish noodles from the pot or something, anyway, it takes a lot of effort. The second is that the heat conduction is too good, and you should be careful that your mouth will burn when you eat.

There are many materials for chopsticks in China, but we generally think that wood is healthier, but it does use a lot of wood.

Stainless steel chopsticks have a higher reuse rate and will not become moldy. Bamboo chopsticks are easier to break.

In the past, most of them used wooden chopsticks or bamboo chopsticks, but now they have produced stainless steel chopsticks according to personal needs.

Wooden chopsticks can become moldy when wet, while stainless steel chopsticks can always be clean.

Koreans are very fond of using stainless steel chopsticks, which may have something to do with their country's laws, as South Korea strictly prohibits restaurants, food factories and department stores** or the use of disposable disposable tableware, while the metal chopsticks used by Koreans are all flat, which is slightly different from Chinese square-toed chopsticks.

Chinese food is usually hot, very hot with stainless steel chopsticks, and some ingredients are smooth and difficult to grip.

In fact, foreigners use stainless steel for the sake of environmental protection and saving wood, and we have long been accustomed to using wooden chopsticks in China.

South Korea's national regulations do not allow the use of disposable chopsticks, so all Koreans use environmentally friendly stainless steel chopsticks. China has been accustomed to using wooden chopsticks for thousands of years. Culture and habits may make the use of chopsticks different.

It is estimated that Koreans love to fight and brawl when eating, and stainless steel chopsticks can be made**.

Koreans are fond of using stainless steel chopsticks, which may have something to do with their country's laws.

First of all, the difference in environmental awareness between the two countries, South Koreans pay more attention to environmental protection, Chinese have weak environmental awareness, and China's daily use of wooden chopsticks consumes a lot of wood and wastes resources. Secondly, the difference in health awareness between the two countries, the use of wooden chopsticks is fine, but most families in China are repeatedly used, improper handling, mold breeding, and health hazards, while the use of stainless steel chopsticks in South Korea can avoid this harm. In short, it is necessary to improve the quality of the people of the two countries because of the differences in the use of chopsticks.

What is the matter with the remarks made by the Swedish environmental girl, arguing that the use of chopsticks by Chinese is a waste of resources, and asking China to learn from South Korea? Why are China's traditional customs dissatisfying to Swedish environmental protection girls? The reason is also very strange, and it can only be said that it is too ignorant.

01 Swedish environmental girl - Greta Thunberg

Swedish environmental girl, Greta Thunberg should be familiar to everyone, her Chinese name is Greta, she is a Swedish youth activist, but also a radical environmentalist, on December 11, 2019, the American "Time" magazine announced that Greta Thunberg was named "Time" 2019 Person of the Year, and she was also selected as the most influential woman in 2019.

The Swedish environmental protection girl can be said to be popular all over the world, and there is also a lot of popularity in China, but most of the Chinese do not support her ideas, thinking that she is a space-minded and should do more practical things, and the strike she initiated also made many Chinese say that it is unacceptable, and now Greta has an opinion on Chinese chopsticks.

02Why oppose the use of chopsticks by Chinese? It is also necessary for the Chinese to learn from South Korea.

She believes that China's chopsticks are made of wood, which will lead to a large amount of wood being cut down, and the Chinese have so many mouths that sooner or later all the trees will be cut down, so she asked the Chinese to stop using chopsticks.

The environmental girl also thought of a good way for China, you can learn from the West with knives and forks, so that you will not destroy trees, or you can also learn from Koreans, because the chopsticks used by Koreans are made of iron, so that it will not cause environmental damage, but for the advice of the environmental girl, no one in the Chinese agrees.

03Do Chinese really waste trees when they use chopsticks?

First of all, the use of chopsticks is a tradition of the Chinese, China is originally a country with a very important food culture, food is very important for the Chinese, and chopsticks are the traditional tableware of the Chinese, to abandon chopsticks, for many people culturally unacceptable. The reason why Korean iron chopsticks are not used is also determined by the eating habits of China, where food is mostly hot, and the use of iron chopsticks will cause the temperature to be too high and not as practical as wooden chopsticks.

And to say that chopsticks waste trees, but also a manifestation of ignorance, Chinese chopsticks to make the trees, are fast-growing forest wood or bamboo chopsticks, and do not use ordinary forests, of course, will not cause a waste of wood, but promote the employment of many people, give up chopsticks, whether from the economy or culture, is impossible.

In fact, in the last century, after South Korea was devastated by the war, South Korea's economy was already vulnerable, and many resources were robbed by the Japanese. In South Korea, resources are not sufficient to meet the demand. So during this time, metal chopsticks were very popular in Korea and were popularized in large quantities.

Because metal chopsticks are more wear-resistant, the service life is many times longer than that of wooden chopsticks. This is undoubtedly a very beneficial thing for South Korea, which is short of resourcesIn that era when kimchi could not be eaten, the demand for wood resources was greatly reduced.

Perhaps it has a lot to do with the folklore of Koreans, who have a superstitious belief that chopsticks are closely related to the lives of their parents, so they are very fond of using stainless steel chopsticks.