Buying Chopsticks

[Circlenaut]

The wife and I have been looking for chopsticks locally but we can't find any good quality ones. Anyone know if a nice set can be purchased online? What stores? We're looking for quality.

 

[Ricemarine]

What kind of chopsticks?...

The japanese ones (they have different sizes too)? The plastic Chinese ones with dragons on them? Wooden ones?...

 

[jacob0401]

try nice japanese supermarkets they should have good stuff...

 

[BoomerD]

Yer local chopstick emporium?

 

[doze]

Asian Supermarket?

 

[EvilYoda]

What kind do you like? Japanese chopsticks tend to be more tapered...my family uses half metal ones and half wooden ones (for noodles and other stuff that'll get too hot).

 

[Xyo II]

Once I saw a pair of collapsible chopsticks. OH! I know where it was, it was thinkgeek.com. I was looking for small gifts for my siblings. Collapsible chopsticks must at least be a talking point, even if they're not "good" ones....

 

[shuttleboi]

Canada?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Pippy
The wife and I have been looking for chopsticks locally but we can't find any good quality ones. Anyone know if a nice set can be purchased online? What stores? We're looking for quality.

go for the bling.. Ivory all the way!

 

[gamepad]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Pippy
The wife and I have been looking for chopsticks locally but we can't find any good quality ones. Anyone know if a nice set can be purchased online? What stores? We're looking for quality.

go for the bling.. Ivory all the way!

platinum with studded diamonds

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

The woods.

 

[FilmCamera]

google.com?

 

[DaWhim]

chinatown

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: doze
Asian Supermarket?

FTW. Bamboo chopsticks > *

 

[imported_bum]

The internets.

 

[Azndude51]

Originally posted by: Xyo II
Once I saw a pair of collapsible chopsticks. OH! I know where it was, it was thinkgeek.com. I was looking for small gifts for my siblings. Collapsible chopsticks must at least be a talking point, even if they're not "good" ones....

Link to Thinkgeek chopsticks
I think those are pretty cool, if they weren't so expensive, I would get them.

I use chopsticks almost everyday. There are so many different types, but I prefer bamboo ones, mainly because they are light and have a texture that makes their grip better than smooth and lacquered ones. I also prefer the shorter, pointier Japanese style that have the more rounded corners that make them better to hold. The shortness makes them easier to control.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster

Originally posted by: doze
Asian Supermarket?

FTW. Bamboo chopsticks > *

If you're skilled at using them metal ones can be better for certain things. Overall the bamboo ones are good though.

 

[BoomerD]

My dad almost killed me as a child, when I used several pairs of hand-carved & inlaid ivory chopsticks he brought home from occupied Japan as drumsticks...broke every fvcking pair...(I might have been 7 or 8)

 

[Ponyboy25]

I agree with others... try your local Asian supermarket or something like Chinatown. In Seattle's International District, you can get decent ones in a pack of 10-pairs for less than $2, while custom made ones with images/initials could set you back about $10.