Credit: Alicia Tan/mashable So exquisite are these chopsticks that we had to put on leather gloves to pick them up to prevent finger prints or unfortunate scratches. Throughout, there was even a ...

Then take the rubber band and tightly wrap it around the chopsticks, holding the piece of paper firmly in place. Hold out your dominant hand with fingers spread. Take your first chopstick and ...

Although they may seem complicated if you're not familiar with them, with some practice, using chopsticks can become effortless. Soon, they'll feel like an extension of your fingers. However ...

Tanaka's father Toru, who was born and raised in Tokyo, adds, "When done [eating] you lay your chopstick between your thumb and [pointer] finger...and say gochisosama (delicious meal, thank you)." ...

Almost all the sets came from one small drawer in my kitchen — that, yes, is a now little less crowded (but still crammed ...

And if yours resembles mine at all, it’s probably overflowing with untold numbers of disposable chopsticks. I did not fully comprehend the depth of my chopstick problem until I started gathering ...