James Silverton wrote:

> According to Lowry, cheap disposable chopsticks are in accord with the
> original outdoor nature of sushi but Japanese actually use the lacquered
> ones at home (apart from teenagers, who are pretty inexpert according to
> older Japanese.)

Using disposable chopsticks at home would be like using plastic forks at
home. I never did like those lacquered ones we had growing up - the
round sticks were harder to control and felt too skinny. I like the
easier to handle square disposable ones and the long plastic Chinese
chopsticks with one end square and the other round. Mostly, at home, I
use a fork - guess I'm a barbarian. :-)