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Silver and bronze forks used in the Roman Empire. The first forks usually only had two tines.
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In the Middle East Royal Courts adopt the use of the fork
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It became part of proper ettiquitte in Italy.
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in the 1600 hundereds it was proper for a guest to arrive with his own fork and spoon enclosed in a called a cadena.
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It was not until the fork was adopted in Great Britain.
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The curved fork that is used in most parts of the world today, was developed in Germany in the mid 18th century
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The standard four-tine design became current in the early 19th century.
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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.
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Forks in Persia were available only to the rich
