Arguments have raged for years in Japan about the merits of disposable wooden chopsticks, a mainstay of restaurants and ready-made boxed bento meals sold in convenience stores and supermarkets. Japan ...

Created roughly 4,000-5,000 years ago in China, the earliest versions of something like chopsticks were used for cooking (they’re perfect for reaching into pots full of hot water or oil) and were most ...

Here in the U.S., we love our sushi rolls, ramen, and carryout Chinese. This means, of course, that we’re pretty familiar with chopsticks—if not totally adept at using them. But beyond the knack they ...