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The Adam Ragusea Podcast
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Tableware - The Fork and Knives
Big forks were used in cooking by all kinds of ancient civilizations. Forks are harder to make than spoons and less essential than knives. Byzantines brought the table fork to italy around the tenth century, major trade links between mediaeval byzantine and italian society. In china, bone forks used in hang dynasty, right alongside those bronze chopsticks.
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