He will be expected to deal with his food with a pair of chopsticks.
"Peeps at Many Lands: Japan"
John Finnemore
chopsticks are mentioned in early Japanese times, and clay vessels for food, and cups for drinking made of oak leaves.
"Japan"
David Murray
"You may set your mind at rest on that subject, Mamma," said Constance, still using her chopsticks with great complacency; "it's my opinion that the farmer is not in existence who is blessed with such a conjugal futurity.
"Queechy, Volume II"
Elizabeth Wetherell