CPE Online's Cutlery Quiz

The shape, color, size and weight of the cutlery you use has an effect on a food’s flavour, according to researchers from the University of Oxford in England

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Cutlery really took off in the 1900s

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When the weight of the cutlery conforms to expectations, it impacts how the food tastes. Specifically, heavier cutlery, such as silver, is associated with better food.

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Food tastes more bitter on small spoons

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Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a fork, spoon or toothpick.

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A white plastic spoon, rather than a black spoon, not only makes white yogurt taste better and sweeter, but also makes the texture seem denser. However, black plastic spoons make pink yogurt taste better.

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Spoons weren't always for eating and cooking. In England, they were once a mark of wealth and power. The Coronation of every king of England is followed by the anointing, where a special Coronation Spoon is used.

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Forks were once considered evil, and in fact an English swear word is derived from the word "fork".

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In Thailand, people can eat with chopsticks, forks or spoons but never a knife

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Hybrid cutlery such as the spork, knork, and splayd has become popular in recent years but the spork was actually invented in the 19th century

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