【InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,(41)___Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofp】
InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,(41)___Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.
Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight(42)___(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworkersalsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal(43)___(create)specialdesigns.
TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheirroodinlargepots,(44)___(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,(45)___thepopulationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.
Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich(46)___(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.
SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,(47)___livedfromroughly551to479B.C.,influencedthe(48)___(develop)ofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand(49)___(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.
ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat(50)___theirhands.