What kind of chopsticks do you choose to eat in the shop?

In short, chopsticks are our common food tools. They use many materials, and are one of the common food tools in the world, and also one of the symbols of China's food culture. What kind of chopsticks are the healthiest and most suitable for us to use when eating?

1. Bamboo chopsticks/wooden chopsticks-natural materials

Bamboo chopsticks are non-toxic and harmless, which is more environmentally friendly. The price is not very expensive, so it is relatively cheap. This is the first choice. Good quality bamboo chopsticks will not deform at high temperature. The common wooden chopsticks are holly, jujube, mahogany and nanmu, among which ebony chopsticks with hard texture are the most expensive. However, bamboo chopsticks and wooden chopsticks will turn white after being used for a long time, which means they are more vulnerable to microorganisms and bacteria.

2. Painted chopsticks-shiny appearance

This kind of chopsticks is not recommended to buy, because under such a beautiful appearance, there are great security risks. Paint contains heavy metal lead and organic solvent benzene, which is carcinogenic. Once the paint falls off, it will inadvertently enter the human body with food, endangering the health of family members.

3. Plastic chopsticks-cheap

There used to be a wave of plastic chopsticks, probably in the eighties and nineties. Every household uses beige plastic chopsticks. I don't know if you have any impression, but many restaurants still use pure black plastic chopsticks. As we all know, plastic chopsticks are not only cheap, but also colorful, diverse and pleasing to the eye. However, plastic chopsticks are brittle in texture, easy to deform, decompose and melt after being heated, and produce carcinogens harmful to human body.

4. Metal chopsticks-clean and practical

Metal chopsticks are mostly made of silver and stainless steel, which are pleasing to the eye and give people a feeling of massiness and atmosphere, but this massiness is worthy of the name. Because of the high density of metal, it will be heavier than some other chopsticks, and the metal has good thermal conductivity and is easy to burn your mouth. But the biggest advantage of metal chopsticks is that they are very convenient to clean and disinfect, especially when disinfected at high temperature, and they are not easy to deform and have a long service life, which is also called clean and practical.