Chopsticks are two long, thin, usually tapered, pieces of wood.
Bamboo is the most common material, but they are also be made of various types of wood, as well as plastic, porcelain, animal bone, ivory, metal, coral, agate, and jade. During the Middle Ages , aristocrats often favored silver chopsticks since it was thought that silver would turn color if it came into contact with poison. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Chopsticks are can be made of lacquered wood and covered with artwork. Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and embossed in silver with Chinese calligraphy .