In South China, they would say they'd eat everything that has four legs except the dinner table, everything that has two wings except a plane. Many of the dishes served in China may really surprise foreigners. Snake soup is among the most treasured soups in China. Then there are also snake gall and blood mixed in liquor which supposedly will brighten your eyes.
Chopsticks are the main table utensil in China.
Chinese children starts with a spoon but will adapt to chopsticks as early as when he just turns one. As a gift chopsticks symbolize straightforwardness, because of its shape. Chinese chopsticks don't have pointed tip, unlike the Japanese style that is refined to pick out the bones for their main diet, fish. Chinese chopsticks are mostly of bamboo, but today there are more and more wooden ones and plastic ones. Foreigners are not expected to use chopsticks proficiently, but if they do, they will give a mighty impression.