On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:38:24 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Interesting article about the history of the fork.
>
>http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/d...ver_time_.html
>
>The fork is much more recent than the spoon and
>knife. It's hard to imagine eating without it.
>I'm a bit surprised chopsticks didn't make their
>way to Europe from Asia during the long pre-fork
>period.

Up until relatively recently (like 200 yrs) most Europeans shoved food
into their maws with their fingers... most people on the planet still.
If you watch birds eat you'll understand where the concept of
chopsticks originated.