Chopsticks are the primary eating u_______(1) in Chinese culture for s______(2) foods, while soups and other liquids are enjoyed with a wide, flat-bottomed s______(3). Wooden chopsticks are losing their d______(4) due to recent wood shortage in China and East Asia; Many Chinese eating establishments are considering a s_______(5) to a more e_________(6) sustainable eating utensil, such as p________(7) or bamboo chopsticks, In most dishes in Chines cuisine, food is prepared in smaller p_______(8) ready for direct picking up and eating. Traditionally, Chinese culture considered using knives and forks at the table “b________(9)” due to fact that these i________(10) are regarded as weapons.