China is credited with the invention of chopsticks but which country invented the knife and fork, and when?

lanfranco

I think it's fair to say that knives have been around since before recorded history. The fork, interestingly enough, is mentioned in the Old Testament and was used by the Greeks. Given its apparent antiquity, we'll probably never know exactly where and when it was invented: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork Jul 16 07, 12:52 PM

adam86107

Invention: Fork Inventor: Unknown Year: Unknown http://www.trivia-library.com/b/story-behind-inventors-and-inventions-fork.htm A knife is a sharp-edged (single or double edged) instrument consisting of a thin blade used for cutting and fitted with a handle. The knife can be used as a tool or a weapon. Considered by some to be one of the most useful tools of all time, its origins date as far back as two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Olduwan tools. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife Jul 16 07, 12:54 PM

queproblema

Italy seems to be given credit by numerous sources to have instituted in the sixteenth century the use of knife and fork to eat with at the table. http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.html Jul 17 07, 1:02 AM