Who Has Not Ever Used A Spoon And Fork?
Who has not ever used a spoon and fork? It seems impossible that there are people who never use both these tools as one of the catering accessories. Within each household, both tools must always exist.
Spoon has long been known in the history of human civilization. Even based on research results, spoons have been around since the Palaeolithic period. Since first the shape had not changed much, a tip of a spoon is round or slightly oval. The middle part is concave. The other end serves as a handle.
Spoon materials have evolved from time to time. Initially, a spoon only made from the shells, leaves and even tree bark. The possibility that in ancient times a spoon been used as scoop up gravy food.
Ancient Greeks named the spoon “cochlea” which means spiral-shaped shell. The Anglo Saxon named spoon with “spon” which means flake or piece of wood. Most likely, the word spoon in English refers to this word.
Over time, the spoon material undergoes many changes. Spoons made from bone, horn, ceramic, porcelain, crystal, metal, silver and even gold. The function was not merely just as eating tool. Spoon even plays a role in the social life of society, the nobles collecting silver or gold spoon as decorating equipment to show-up their social class.
Today, spoon is also changing the shape, function and material. Based on differences in form and function, divided into tablespoon, ladles, tea spoon, rice spoon, and others.
Based on the material, now spoon there is also made from disposable plastic material. As a disposable flatware it is very practically used.