Steel chopsticks poison detectors?

Question

Some one told me that along time ago in Asia ((I forget what dynasty) A king had steel chopsticks, which he used to test his food for poison....is this true?

Answer 1

Not likely.

The Chinese would never put metal in their mouth - that's why chopsticks are made of anything but metal ..

Answer 2

They used silver chopsticks, not steel ones. And it is not just China but many other Asian countries as well.

Answer 3

Not steel, but it should be silver and the metal would turn black in colour if the food is poisoned.

Answer 4

~*~ they used solid silver chopsticks to test for poison. Silver chopsticks were supposed to turn black on contact with poison. Actually silver does discolor on contact with rotten eggs and sulfurs. (Imagine the shock of some poor imperial food taster faced with a dish of eggs which he had approved that had tarnished the royal silver chopsticks.)