Did you know that in the Medieval Ages eating with forks was considered scandalous? Let me tell you why. Long time ago, a Greece princess introduced fork at her wedding. Shortly after her wedding the princess died. The pope thought that it was a punishment that she died so soon, because she introduced forks. After that, for a long time people considered using fork a devilish act.
In the 11th century, Italy nobles used forks regularly. France started using forks in 14th century. A guy named, Thomas Coryat, tried to start the tradition of using forks, but many people mocked him. They started calling him "Furcifer". That is when I realized that, maybe that is where Devil Forks come from. Weird, isn't it?
Some countries still haven't changed. For example, in Thailand, it is still considered scandalous to bring a food into your mouth using a fork. You can only use a fork to bring the food on the spoon and then you can eat the food. I never thought eating food could be so overwhelming!!
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