said interrupted planar strip having a pair of ends defining a slit there between;

said interrupted planar strip further defining a pair of elongated pushed out portions of the slots in the wall thereof;

said pushed out portions of the slots having a tensile return tendency to return to its original configuration and having a length sufficient to confine one chopstick in each of said pushed out portions by frictional engagement of the sides of the chopstick with the sides of said pushed out portions after lateral insertion of chopsticks in said slots;

said slits positioned whereby a pair of chopsticks secured in respective slots are angled towards each other but with the ends out of contact and having sufficient spacing therebetween to allow the user to place a morsel of food therebetween;

said holder being compressible by the user sufficiently to allow the morsel to be picked up without the ends of the gap closing; and

said interrupted planar strip providing tensile return tendencies sufficient create a serviceable stability and return spring after user squeezes chopsticks, a return tendency strong enough to assist the chopsticks in maintaining proper orientation while being flexible and constant enough to follow the natural joint movement of the digits of the hand without significant interference which would interfere with chopsticks use or learning.