Which came first; the chopstick or the fork?

Question

I know whenever I go out for Chinese, the chopsticks always come first. I have to ask for a fork otherwise my food gets cold, ha ha ha!

Answer 1

Good question , ....to which i've no answer. What I'D LIKE to know is: When all this happened eons ago , what chinaman in his right mind thought it was easier and better to implement the use of two tiny wooden sticks to make eating..a challenge , rather than just picking it up with the hands??!! .....i mean , just HOW did that transpire? Was he cleaning a duck while glancing at a bamboo tree and said "Hey! I got a great idea!!" WTF??!

Answer 2

the chopstick was first the Europeans used their hands mostly in early times

Answer 3

Vinster, you are indeed right. Here is the Wikipedia page on the history of chopsticks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks

Answer 4

The fork did not come along until the middle ages, but was not widely accepted. Most people used a knife, spoon and their fingers.

Answer 5

def chopsticks

Answer 6

chopsticks

Answer 7

the spork