Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road

[venta]

Can anyone tell me what they consider to be the defining characteristic (if any) of a fish fork ?

Incidentally, I too can use google. I want to know what you, yourself, with your own mind think constitutes a fish fork.

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[al-fruitbat.livejournal.com]

I can't remember where I read it, but I was informed fish knives are ludicrously middle-class, serving no useful function at all? I read that once, and felt angry for a while (there were fish forks in the house I grew up in) but the explanation does make sense.

You may need a seperate knife to eat fish - the knife should be straight, bendy and suitable for lifting and cutting as well as removing skin and bone.

You do not need a seperate fork, and unless you've got antique silver tableware where each set comes with a different motif, you've got no excuse for putting one on the table.

[venta.livejournal.com]

I have read that silver cutlery can pick up the smell of fish, and therefore a separate set of forks was also deemed necessary. I don't know if this is true, though, and even before the advent of stainless steel I suspect it was more about snobbery than utility.