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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[marjory.livejournal.com]

Fish forks have 4 slender tines and a waist. They go together with fish knives which have fairly flat blades and a banana-curved aspect, which is meant to help get the skin and any bones separate from the fish. These knives tend to have fancy carvings on said blade. Mayhap the fork is just supposed to match the knife?

I s'pose if one is ever likely to serve up a full-course dinner, then it would be nice to have different cutlery for different courses...

[venta.livejournal.com]

Fish forks have 4 slender tines and a waist.

Thank goodness someone agrees with me. What is all this speaking of three tines and a broad bit - that's a cake fork!

Unless... you don't think Darlington has different fish forks to the rest of the world, do you ?

Regional Forking

[marjory.livejournal.com]

The only fish cutlery I've ever handled IRL belonged to my Grandma, and she was Scottish, so... Maybe we are looking at Darlo and Scotland having weird fish forkage...

PS

[venta.livejournal.com]

For veritably hours of cutlery-related fun and astonishment, try here (http://www.replacements.com/piecetype/flat_piece.htm). The first page is relatively sensible, but it rapidly spirals into ludicrous and the descriptions are great.