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A pair of chopsticks made from yew on a wooden chopstick rest
A typical Japanese meal: chopsticks on a chopstick rest at the front side of the dishes, pointing to the leftA chopstick rest (箸置き Japanese: hashioki) (筷子座 Chinese: kuaizi zuo) is tableware, similar to a spoon rest, used to keep chopstick tips off the table and to prevent used chopsticks from contaminating or rolling off tables. Chopstick rests are found more commonly in restaurants than in homes. They come in various shapes and are made from clay, wood, glass, porcelain or precious stones such as jade. If the chopsticks come in paper sleeves, some people fold the sleeves into chopstick rests.[1][2]
In East Asia, chopstick rests are usually used at formal dinners and placed on the front-left side of the dishes. The chopsticks are placed parallel to the table edge with the points toward the left.
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Gallery
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Various kinds of rests
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Origami chopstick rest
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Chinese style setting
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A chopstick-spoon rest in a Chinese buffet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
See also
Notes
- ^ (Japanese) a video of folding a chopstick rest
- ^ (Japanese) "箸袋で作る箸置き" (How to fold a chopstick rest)
External links
- Chopstick rest Collection, A collection of hashioki
- Chopstick rest stock photos and images, Fotosearch
- Erick's Chopstick Rests (Hashi Oki) Page
- Jen's Chopstick Rests Gallery
- Jurek Zarzycki's Chopstick Rests collection
- Chopstick rests, Asian Art Mall
- Unique Chopstick Rest
Categories:- Eating utensils
- Japanese cuisine
- Traditional Chinese objects
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