What the fork? A cook's tour of cutlery

25/01/2025 28 min
What the fork? A cook's tour of cutlery

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Episode Synopsis


Is there anything you take more for granted in your kitchen than the cutlery drawer? We hardly give a second thought to the humble tools that carry food from plate to mouth. But maybe we should. There's history here, and stories of changing preferences and assumptions within cultures. Fork or fingers? Cut or tear? They say you are what you eat, but it turns out how you eat matters, too.