A variety of eating utensils have been used by people to aid eating when dining. Most societies traditionally use bowls or dishes to contain food to be eaten, but while some use their hands to deliver this food to their mouths, others have developed specific tools for the purpose. In Western cultures, cutlery items such as knives and forks are the traditional norm, while in much of the East, chopsticks are more common. Spoons are ubiquitous.
Wooden chopsticksA Western-style, formal place setting. It includes a butter spreader resting on a crystal stand; a cocktail fork, soup spoon, dessert fork, dessert spoon and an ice cream fork, as well as separate knives and forks for fish, entrée, main course and salad.
In some cultures, such as Ethiopian and Indian, hands alone are used or bread takes the place of non-edible utensils. In others, such as Japanese and Chinese, where bowls of food are more often raised to the mouth, little modification from the basic pair of chopsticks and a spoon has taken place. Western culture has taken the development and specialization of eating utensils further, with the result that multiple utensils may appear in a dining setting, each with a different name and purpose. With the evolution of people's eating habits, further modification continues to take place, mostly in the West.
A spork – spoon and fork – in packaging, on the left, and a spife – spoon and knife – on the rightFour types of spork
Over time, traditional utensils have been modified in various ways in attempts to make eating more convenient or to reduce the total number of utensils required. These are typically called combination utensils.
Chopfork – A utensil with a fork at one end and chopsticks/tongs at the other.[3]
Chork – Pointed and slightly curved tongs, which can be used like chopsticks (as pincers) or as a fork (for spearing).[4][5] A different kind of chork is a fork with a split handle, which can be broken in half to make two chopsticks.[6]
Forkchops – Used in a pair, these are basically a pair of chopsticks with a small fork and knife on the non-pointed ends.[7]
Spoon and Chopstick Hybrid – Pointed and slightly curved tongs, which can be used like chopsticks or as a spoon.
Knife and Chopstick Hybrid – Pointed and slightly curved tongs, which can be used like chopsticks or as a knife.
Knork – A knife with a single tine, sharpened or serrated, set into the anterior end of the blade.
Pastry fork – A fork with a cutting edge along one of the tines.
Spifork - A utensil consisting of a spoon, knife, and fork.[8][9][10]
Spoon straw – A scoop-ended drinking straw intended for slushies and milkshakes.
Sporf – A utensil consisting of a spoon on one end, a fork on the other, and edge tines that are sharpened or serrated.
Prepackaged products may come with a utensil intended to be consumed or discarded after using it to consume the product. For instance, some single-serve ice cream is sold with a flat wooden spade, often erroneously called a "spoon", to lift the product to one's mouth. Prepackaged tuna salad or cracker snacks may contain a flat plastic spade for similar purposes.
See alsoedit
Tableware – Items used for setting a table and serving food
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of eating utensils news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message A variety of eating utensils have been used by people to aid eating when dining Most societies traditionally use bowls or dishes to contain food to be eaten but while some use their hands to deliver this food to their mouths others have developed specific tools for the purpose In Western cultures cutlery items such as knives and forks are the traditional norm while in much of the East chopsticks are more common Spoons are ubiquitous Wooden chopsticksA Western style formal place setting It includes a butter spreader resting on a crystal stand a cocktail fork soup spoon dessert fork dessert spoon and an ice cream fork as well as separate knives and forks for fish entree main course and salad Contents 1 History 2 List of utensil types 2 1 Utensils for specific foods 2 2 Combination utensils 2 3 Disposable utensils 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In some cultures such as Ethiopian and Indian hands alone are used or bread takes the place of non edible utensils In others such as Japanese and Chinese where bowls of food are more often raised to the mouth little modification from the basic pair of chopsticks and a spoon has taken place Western culture has taken the development and specialization of eating utensils further with the result that multiple utensils may appear in a dining setting each with a different name and purpose With the evolution of people s eating habits further modification continues to take place mostly in the West List of utensil types editSpoon List of types of spoons Fork Western Southeast Asian utensils Knife Chopsticks East and Southeast Asian utensil Skewer Tongs Toothpick Cocktail stick Drinking straw Cutlery A set of Western utensils usually knife fork and spoon Sujeo A paired set of Korean utensils a spoon and chopsticks Food pusher a utensil with a blade set at 90 to the handle used for pushing food onto a spoon or fork 1 Utensils for specific foods edit nbsp A fondue forkSome utensils are designed for eating or preparing specific foods Butter knife Cake fork Soup spoon Crab cracker Crab fork Fish knife Fondue fork Grapefruit knife Grapefruit spoon Lobster pick Snail tongs and forks Nutcracker Ice cream scoop Tongs for Sugar Asparagus 2 Honey dipper Meat claws used to shred barbecue meats such as brisket Combination utensils edit Main article Combination eating utensils nbsp A spork spoon and fork in packaging on the left and a spife spoon and knife on the right nbsp Four types of sporkOver time traditional utensils have been modified in various ways in attempts to make eating more convenient or to reduce the total number of utensils required These are typically called combination utensils Chopfork A utensil with a fork at one end and chopsticks tongs at the other 3 Chork Pointed and slightly curved tongs which can be used like chopsticks as pincers or as a fork for spearing 4 5 A different kind of chork is a fork with a split handle which can be broken in half to make two chopsticks 6 Forkchops Used in a pair these are basically a pair of chopsticks with a small fork and knife on the non pointed ends 7 Spoon and Chopstick Hybrid Pointed and slightly curved tongs which can be used like chopsticks or as a spoon Knife and Chopstick Hybrid Pointed and slightly curved tongs which can be used like chopsticks or as a knife Knork A knife with a single tine sharpened or serrated set into the anterior end of the blade Pastry fork A fork with a cutting edge along one of the tines Spifork A utensil consisting of a spoon knife and fork 8 9 10 Spoon straw A scoop ended drinking straw intended for slushies and milkshakes Sporf A utensil consisting of a spoon on one end a fork on the other and edge tines that are sharpened or serrated Spork Spoon and fork Splayd Spoon and fork and knife Spife Spoon and knife 11 FRED Can opener bottle opener and spoon combination issued by the Australian Defence Force 12 Disposable utensils edit Prepackaged products may come with a utensil intended to be consumed or discarded after using it to consume the product For instance some single serve ice cream is sold with a flat wooden spade often erroneously called a spoon to lift the product to one s mouth Prepackaged tuna salad or cracker snacks may contain a flat plastic spade for similar purposes See also editTableware Items used for setting a table and serving food Drinkware Edible tableware utensil consistent of food or which can be eatenPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Eating utensil etiquette Social conventions of cutlery usage List of food preparation utensils List of serving utensils Combination eating utensilsReferences edit Food Pushers CooksInfo Retrieved 18 October 2022 Oulton Randal 2018 05 10 Asparagus Tongs Cook s Info Retrieved 2019 09 08 And all I got was this lousy Chopforks sinosoul com Retrieved 2013 05 30 Gim Sarah J 2007 02 16 Chork Chopstick forks for your Asian fusion cuisine Slashfood Archived from the original on 2011 12 27 Cognito 2007 03 27 The Chork AKA The Chopstick Fork Trendhunter com Retrieved 2013 05 30 From Spork to Chork Will BLANK For Food Willblankforfood net 2010 06 02 Archived from the original on 2013 05 12 Retrieved 2013 05 30 Tisah Tucknott Cheater Chopsticks Forkchops Lets Westerners Eat Like Asians GALLERY Trendhunter com Retrieved 2013 05 30 Combination eating utensil Spifork TESS Error The Nutella Spife The Cutlery Review Archived from the original on 2018 10 24 Retrieved 2019 06 13 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