some more Japanese diaspora cultural etiquette from my childhood community ok
This kind of biodegradable disposable chopstick? fucking everywhere. You’ll even get them thrown into the takeout bag if you get French fries or tacos in my hometown. Everyone can appreciate the fact it’s so sanitary to have paper over the ends you eat from and still be biodegradable. Please note you HAVE to kind of rub them against each other to remove splinters especially if they’re the kind cheap enough to be thrown into takeout bags! Most kitchens I know have a couple spares for going to the beach and most cars and mom bags have a spare set as well
where it gets really smart is the wrapper. It is the height of impoliteness to stick the chopsticks right in the rice, so you can fold the wrapper to be a personal chopstick rest
where it gets really REALLY smart is the wrapper + rubber band that is often used to attach these things to a napkin or a takeout box/bento container. All you need to do is this piece of genius:
And then bam! Instant learner’s chopsticks for children and people who aren’t as familiar with using chopsticks
