Chopsticks
Subtitle: A Cultural and Culinary History
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781107023963
Subjects: Tableware
Description: "Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status as a much more complex, cultural symbol today. "--