The Fork Family

Although many forks seem to be the same superficially, dozens of varieties are dazzling. But they possess different functions, each of which can help people having meal more leisurely and elegant.There are about 27 members in this big fork family,including dinner fork,luncheon fork,salad fork,cocktail fork,cold meat fork,asparagus fork,baby fork,bacon fork,butter pick,cake fork,carving knife,caviar fork,dessert fork,fish fork,fish serving fork,grille knife,ice cream fork,lemon fork,lettuce serving fork,olive fork,oyster fork,pastry fork,pickle/olive fork,sardine fork,toast serving fork,youth fork.Here are the differences among them.

The earliest use of forks as tableware began in the 11th century. At that time, forks had only two tines, and only a few nobles used them. Eating with a fork was considered sacrilegious and unmanly until the 12th century. It was not until the 18th century that the use of a fork by French nobles was considered a symbol of noble status. The tines of the table fork at the beginning were pointed, and people often used the fork to pick their teeth when eating, so the fork was ordered to be ground flat, and then slowly evolved into the table fork commonly used by people today.

Although there are as many as 27 types of forks, different forks are placed according to different types of banquets and different foods. For example, bacon forks are only used to take bacon, and caviar forks are only used to take caviar; Food is processed in the kitchen. But the common forks on the dining table are generally salad forks, main dinner forks and dessert forks.The order of serving western food is generally as follows：Aperitif→Appetizer/Starter→Soup→Salad→Entree or Main course→ Dessert /Beverage.

There are usually two forks on the main dining table. The difference between the two is that they are used for different purposes and dishes. The big fork is the main dining fork, and the small fork is the salad fork.The order of use of the two is from the outside to the inside, that is, start with the small one, use the small one when the salad is served first, use the large one when the main course is served, and the restaurant will provide new forks when eating desserts.

Every kind of tableware has witnessed a different history, not only the changes on the dining table, but also the development of the times.