Chopstick_rest

A pair of chopsticks made from yew on a wooden chopstick rest

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

A chopstick rest (箸置き, hashioki^?) is tableware similar to a spoon rest, used to keep chopsticks away from the table and also to prevent used chopsticks from contaminating or rolling off tables. They are made in various shapes from clay, wood, glass, or precious stone such as jade. Some people prepare them from bags of half-split disposable chopsticks in origami manner.(Japanese) a video of folding a chopstick rest from a bag(Japanese) "箸袋で作る箸置き" (How to fold a chopstick rest from a bag?)

In Japan, chopstick rests are usually used at formal dinners and placed on the front-left side of the dishes. The chopsticks are placed parallel to the table edge with the points toward the left.

References

See also

• Chopsticks
• Spoon rest
• Knife rest

External galleries

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• Jurek Zarzycki\'s Chopstick Rests collection
• Chopstick rests, Asian Art Mall
• Chopstick Rest, Mrs. Lin\'s Kitchen

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