A Quote by L. M. Boyd

Chopsticks or no chopsticks, it was the Chinese who first used knives and forks.

L. M. Boyd

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Chinese Chopsticks First Forks Knives Used

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L. M. Boyd
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June 9, 1927 - January 22, 2007

I joke that I came out of my mother with chopsticks in my hands. But one of my earliest memories is of my dad forcing me to learn to eat with chopsticks.

Gok Wan

Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard.

Spike Milligan

A thousand years ago the Chinese had an entirely codified kitchen while the French were still gnawing on bones. Chopsticks have been around since the fourth century B.C. Forks didn't show up in England until 1611, and even then they weren't meant for eating but just to hold the meat still while you hacked at it with your knife.

Ruth Reichl

If you see someone lying out knives and forks consistently, but then one day those knives and forks become weapons you're not sure if he does that as a warrior, that's just his thing.

Antoine Fuqua

I got so used to using chopsticks that using a fork and knife is weird.

Stephon Marbury

The cheapest gadget - and you don't even have to spend a dime - is chopsticks from a Chinese restaurant. I use them for everything: to toss salads, to turn a piece of meat in the pan, to flip croquettes in the Fryolator, to whisk eggs for omelets, to stir eggs into fried rice when I make that for my daughters.

Jose Andres

I started out playing 'Chopsticks.'

Leon Russell

My parents lived likeas the neighbours described thema pair of chopsticks, always in harmony.

Anchee Min

Everything from airplanes to kitchen blenders and even chopsticks comes with an instruction manual. Children, despite all their complexity, do not.

Lawrence Kutner

Chopsticks box! I didn't know before and put them on the table and my Japan friends scolded me.

Seungri

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.

Helen Rowland

America is the only place in the world where you can work in an Arab home in a Scandinavian neighborhood and find a Puerto Rican baby eating matzo balls with chopsticks.

Nipsey Russell

There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Tip your drag queens, bartenders, and don't rub your chopsticks together at the sushi restaurant. Also, just in general, don't be a dirtbag human.

Aquaria

When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.