Though many suppose the Chinese adopted chopsticks for ease of picking food out of soup, some have noted that it is easier to pick up delicate fish meat with chopsticks than with a knife and fork. Entrepreneur and gastronome Chiu Yung-han favors the idea that "chopsticks are the product of a fish-eating culture."
雖然一般認為華人使用筷子是為了方便撈湯裡的食物，但也有人指出，筷子比刀叉更易挑細膩的魚肉吃，企業家兼美食家邱永漢就四處倡導「筷子是吃魚文化的產物」的說法。