WRITTEN REPORT

What is FLATWARES?

 Refers to table utensils used to served and eat food, such as forks, spoons and knives
which are fairly flat in design.
 Flatware made of silver or plated with silver is called Silverware.
 The term flatware was introduced toward the end of 19th century.

FORKS
 Existed during the Ancient times
 Two prolonged and only used for cooking and serving food
 Using forks was considered as an affront to god
 Ancient Egyptians used the first table forks while the Qijia culture during 2400-
1900BC
 Italy’s Catherine de Medici during the 16th century that made forks popular with the
French tables.

COMMON TYPES OF FORKS

o ESCARGOT/SEAFOOD FORK - These are two prong forks made of stainless steel
which are escargot dishes.

o COCKTAIL FORK - This is a small fork like trident, used for spearing cocktail
garnishes such as olives.

o SALAD/DESSERT FORK - It has flatter and slightly broader tines than those of a
dinner fork, used when vegetables are served as salads.

o FISH FORK - It is usually smaller than the meat fork is meant when eating fish.

o DINNER FORK - It is used to eat the main entrée and the biggest fork on the table.

o CAKE FORK - It is narrower and slightly shorter than a salad fork that is used when
serving cakes and other pastries.

o SALAD SERVING FORK - It is used to serve food as tossed salad

o CARVING FORK - It is used with conjunction with a carving knife, specially design in
carving meat.

SPOON
■ Comes from the Angolo-Saxon word “spon” which means a splinter or chip of wood.
■ Existed in Ancient Egypt, India, and both the Greek and roman cultures.
■ Design of the spoon evolved through out the Renaissance and Baroque period
■ Gain it’s modern look from the 18th century.

COMMON TYPES OF SPOON

o TEASPOON - It is used to stir hot beverages. A small spoon that can be used to stir a
cup of tea or coffee.

o TABLESPOON - It is larger than a teaspoon or dessert spoon, used in serving food at

the table and as standard measuring unit in recipes.
 o DESSERT SPOON - It is an oval shaped spoon that has the length midway between the
length of the table spoon and teaspoon which is primarily used when dessert is served.

o SOUP SPOON - It is used when soup is served.

o PARFAIT - It is used for stirring iced tea in tall glasses which has the same purposes
like the Long Drink.

o SERVING SPOON - It used to move food from the main dish to individual plates.

o PASTRY LIFTER - It is used to move the pastry from the main dish to the dessert plate.

COMMON TYPES OF KNIVES

o FISH KNIFE - It has varying shapes and sizes which are used when fish is being served.

o STEAK KNIFE - It is a special knife that has a sharp tip and a serrated edge to cut thick
portions of meat.

o CARVING KNIFE - It has straight edge, a shorter, thinner and wider blade which
enables it to cut the slices of meat.

o SLICING KNIFE - Slicing knives are used for cutting thinner slices of roast, fruit and
vegetables.

REFERENCES:

http://www.homestratosphere.com/types-of-plates
http://youtu.be/aCVZAHx8-9

PRESENTED BY:
JALIL, JAMAIYA H.SAID