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.

Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Y'see, as I understand it the broad-tine thingy on a cake fork is so it can be used in a slightly knife-like way to cut off bits of cake. So, if fish should not be cut, why would the fork have a broad tine ?

I grew up with four-tined fishforks, and am confused at this co-option of things I consider to be cakeforks for piscean purposes.

[secondhand-rick.livejournal.com]

I think it's because, as I suggested on my opening comments to the floor, the only key quality of a fish fork is that it match the fish knife.

So various bods have designed them in various ways, some of which resemble cake forks in an effort to make them not look like normal forks.