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400
frist forks
Silver and bronze forks used in the Roman Empire. The first forks usually only had two tines. -
Period: 400 to
Fork development
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Jan 1, 700
Royal courts use forks
In the Middle East Royal Courts adopt the use of the fork -
Jan 12, 1100
Table fork made its way to Italy
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Jan 12, 1400
Popularity increases
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Jan 13, 1500
Italy adopts use of the fork
It became part of proper ettiquitte in Italy. -
Fork ettiquitte
in the 1600 hundereds it was proper for a guest to arrive with his own fork and spoon enclosed in a called a cadena. -
Britain adopts the fork
It was not until the fork was adopted in Great Britain. -
Germany invents the curved fork
The curved fork that is used in most parts of the world today, was developed in Germany in the mid 18th century -
Four tined forks are introduced
The standard four-tine design became current in the early 19th century. -
The spork revolutionizes the way people eat
The 20th century also saw the emergence of the "spork", a utensil that is half-fork and half-spoon. With this new "fork-spoon", only one piece of cutlery is needed when eating (so long as no knife is required). The back of the spork is shaped like a spoon and can scoop food while the front has shortened tines like a fork, allowing spearing of food, making it convenient and easy to use. It has found popularity in fast food and military settings. -
Persian forks were called barjyns
Forks in Persia were available only to the rich
