[CH] Re: chopsticks

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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 Shantihhh@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Metal is much more bacteria free and can be sterilized!  The wood is lovely, 
> but you should see the mold that grows in and on them in China.  Yuk!
> 
> I bring my own, it's the best way not to get sick.  Even plastic is more 
> sterile.  Honest.

The wood has to be cured and washed with soap regularly.  Honestly we've
never had a problem.  But I'm not in China so I have no idea how eating
utensils are cared for there.  I was a medic in the army and one of the
things we regularly treated was intestinal disorders caused by improperly
washed metal coming into contact with food.  Man, a little bit of grease
left on an eating utensil can go a long ways.

Of course if you eat enough hot chiles they should destroy any and all
bodily invaders.

"That which does not kill us makes us stranger."
                                    Nick The Barkeeper




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