Humans in different cultures use a variety of tools to eat. This is a list of eating implements.
Spoon – List of types of spoons
Chopsticks – Asian utensil
Cutlery – Western utensil
Fork – Western/sometimes Asian utensils
Knife – Western utensil
Skewer
Tongs
Toothpick
In some cultures, such as Ethiopian cuisine and Indian dining, breads or hands are used in place of utensils.
"Fun Dip" is a type of candy in the United States, where a solid candy "dipping stick" is used to convey flavored sugar to the eater's mouth. The dipper is first licked to provide moisture, and then dredged through a small pouch with the flavored sugar, so that the sugar sticks to the dipping stick.
Some single-serve ice cream is sold with a flat wooden spade, often erroneously called a "spoon", to lift the product to one's mouth.
Prepackaged tuna salad or cracker snacks may contain a flat plastic spade for similar purposes.
Drinking straw
Cocktail stick
Over time, these utensils were combined in various ways in attempts to make eating more convenient or to reduce the total number of utensils required.
Chopfork – A utensil with a fork at one end and chopsticks/tongs at the other.
Chork – Pointed and slightly curved tongs, which can be used like chopsticks (as pincers) or as a fork (for spearing). A different kind of chork is a fork with a split handle, which can be broken in half to make two chopsticks.
Forkchops – Used in a pair, these are basically a pair of chopsticks with a small fork and knife on the non-pointed ends.
Knork – A fork with edge tines sharpened or serrated.
Pastry fork - A fork with a cutting edge along one of the tines.
Spoon Straw – A scoop-ended drinking straw intended for slushies and milkshakes.
Sporf – A utensil consisting of a spoon on one end, a fork on the other, and edge tines that are sharpened or serrated.
Spork – Spoon and Fork
Splayd – Spoon and Fork and Knife
Spife – Spoon and Knife.
Some utensils are useful only for specific foods.
Butter knife
Crab cracker
Crab fork
Fondue fork
Grapefruit knife
Grapefruit spoon
Lobster pick
Snail tongs and forks
Nutcracker
Tongs for:
Sugar
Asparagus
Trongs – "tri" and "tongs"
Honey dipper
Meat claws
