Providing you with the best Chinese chopsticks is our priority. This is why all our chopsticks are authentic Chinese chopsticks, created according to Chinese tradition and know-how. We are therefore committed to offering quality Chinese baguettes. In addition, we are committed to regularly renewing our catalog of Chinese baguettes, to always quench your thirst for discovery of China. Finally, we are committed to answering all your requests and questions in 48 hours maximum.
History
Chinese baguettes play a very important role in the culture of China. Indeed, the Chinese have used them for almost 3000 years! Today, they are called Kuàizi (筷子), but at their origin, they were called Zhu. At that time, the peoples of China used to cook their food or in boiling water. It was then difficult for them to dip food in the broth, as the water was hot. This is why they invented the chopsticks to catch or plant food. Since their invention, the baguettes have greatly evolved. Chinese chopsticks did not reach their shape of two stems of the same length as during the Shang dynasty (XVI - first centuries BC). During this same period, King Zhou even ordered all his craftsmen to make baguettes from elephant defenses. Ivory baguettes were then the ultimate in luxury and refinement
But if time has changed the baguettes, they also greatly participated in making history. These two small sticks marked the passage of a period when we ate with our hands, to a new era in which the kitchen utensils had their place, and therefore the kitchen ... The invention of Asian baguettes So a turning point in Chinese cuisine, Asian culinary culture but also in history of the whole world.
Handle the art of Chinese baguettes
The Chinese teach their children to use Chinese chopsticks from an early age. It is therefore obvious that they perfect the art of handling them. But if many Westerners and foreigners try this practice, exercise is often very difficult. Here are some tips to learn how to use a pair of Chinese chopsticks. First, the fingers must be positioned at the top of the chopsticks, and the chopsticks do not cross above the fingers. Then, they must be kept with the thumb, the index, the middle finger, and the annular a little behind. When trying to catch meat, vegetables, or any food, the index and the middle finger should then control the chopsticks. The secret of the use of chopsticks is above all training! Try again and again to eat with chopsticks, and even the test to catch sticky rice will no longer have secrets for you!
Now that you are a master in the art of handling the chopsticks, you can choose the ones that suit you the most to accompany your Asian meals or not. Because yes, there are lots of different baguettes! The most common are bamboo baguettes, wooden chopsticks or plastic baguettes. But we also find them in ivory, bone, jade, porcelain, silver ... Today, silver baguettes are a large luxury ceremon!
In addition to the different materials, there are different types. For example, there are baguettes for beginners, baguettes for children, fancy chopsticks, disposable baguettes, kitchen baguettes, long wands ... It's up to you to choose the pairs of chopsticks that look like you to taste your Chinese noodle dishes , sushi, Chinese ravioli, lacquered duck, or even why not, your Western meals! Who knows, maybe you will quickly abandon your knives and forks!
