Chopsticks

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Dansk: Spisepinde Spisepinde er et par små lige lange tilspidsede pinde. der bruges som bestik i østasiatiske lande
Deutsch: Essstäbchen sind ein Paar gleichlanger Stäbchen, die in Ostasien (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam)
English: Chopsticks, a pair of small even-length tapered sticks made of metal or wood, are the traditional eating utensils of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam).
中文: 筷子，木制或铁制一双长锥形餐具，是中国传统的餐具，也用于东亚地区（日本，韩国和越南）。一般用木、竹、金属、象牙、（动物）骨制成。
日本語: 箸（はし）は、食べ物などを挟み取る二本で一対の細長く小さな棒で、中国、日本、韓国、ベトナムなど東アジア諸国で広く用いられる食事用具、食事のみならず調理にも用いる。一般に木や竹、金属、象牙、動物の骨、プラスチックなどで作られる
한국어: 젓가락은 나무나 금속의 재질로 한 쌍의 같은 길이의 막대기로된 대한민국, 베트남, 일본, 중국의 전통적인 식사 도구이다.
Wooden and plastic chopsticks

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Hashi (left), Saibashi used in the Japanese kitchen (right)

Chopsticks made of Japanese Yew wood

chopsticks from China, Indonesia, Korea and Japan

Kaiseki cuisine in Japan

O-hashi

Korean chopsticks.jpg

A typical Japanese meal: chopsticks on a chopstick rest at the front side of the dishes pointing the left

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Sukiyaki with four sets of chopsticks

Grabbing pieces of Phở with chopsticks - フォーを掬（すく）う

Using with a chinese spoon for Phở - レンゲも用いて

Using chopsticks for picking up Udon - うどんを掬う

Grabbing sashimi - きびなごの刺身を酢味噌に漬ける

Mixing and grabbing pieces of Natto - 納豆をかき混ぜる

Grabbing a piece of xiaolongbao - 小籠包を摘（つま）む

Lady eating Xiao Long Bao using chopsticks in Shanghai - レンゲで肉汁をこぼさないようにしながら、箸で小籠包を食べる上海の女性

Line art drawing of chopsticks

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