Essential tool in Japanese kitchen

You may have a pair of chopsticks but how about cooking chopsticks ? Cooking chopsticks are essential cooking tool in Japanese kitchen and every family has at least one pair. It's 1.5~2 times longer than eating chopsticks so that you can keep your hands away from heat and sometimes has ridges at the end to prevent food slipping off. We use it to stir, mix, beat, serve... to do everything really but it's especially good at delicate works like "putting a piece of carrot right here..." type of work compare to tong for example. We do have tong and spatula too in our kitchen but cooking chopsticks are the leading player and the others play supporting part. Get a pair for yourself and cook like a pro !