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Chopsticks recommendations available in the EU (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by Tolstoy@lemmy.world to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
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Hey everybody, I hope you're all doing well.

My significant other and myself are enjoying asian food on regular basis and want to switch to proper chopsticks instead of reusing the single-use ones.

Since we don't have any knowledge about anything, what's matters what not, I wanted to ask you if someone can recommend any or at least give any advice what to look for and what to avoid.

Plus points if it's available in the EU.

Thanks for your time, have a nice one

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[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

I just grabbed a kit of laquered ones in the most default biggest supermarket in Helsinki, 6 years ago, still use them. Not better or worse than previous kits I had, some were bought in China in fancy cutlery stores. Just, obviously, plain uncoated wood would decay (but is a firewood, so it doesn't have to be less eco-friendly), everything else won't.