Set the table

Top Cutlery

Passing the gallery

A photo: Sergey Morgunov, Karina Chumakova, - from the archives of the press services

Material prepared: Marina Volkova

Magazine: N11 (133) 2008

The ancient Greeks used shells instead of a spoon, the fork initially had two teeth, and the stone knife is considered to be the very first cutlery in the history of mankind. Modern forks, spoons, knives are far from their prototypes and give room for imagination

Knives used in the era of the Paleolithic (Stone Age). Spoons were already among the ancient Persians and Egyptians. The first metal devices (silver and bronze spoons) appeared in the ancient Romans. But forks had to wait a long time - only in the 9th century they came to Europe from Byzantium.

Dining and tea room - familiar and familiar spoons. And there are more for olives, for grapefruits, even a spoon for absinthe. Forks are also good - dining, salad, for cold appetizers ... And knives ?! Potatoes, cheese, for butter ... There is no limit to inspiration!

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