In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth. History Bone forks have been found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC), the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1050 BC), as well as later Chinese dynasties. A stone carving from an Eastern Han tomb (in Ta-kua-liang, Suide County, Shaanxi) depicts three hanging two-pronged forks in a dining scene. Similar forks have also been depicted on top of a stove in a scene at another Eastern Han tomb (in Suide County, Shaanxi). In Ancient Egypt, large forks were used as cooking utensils. In the Roman Empire, bronze and silver forks were used, many
En cortadores o artículos de cocina, una forca (de "pitchfork") es un utensilio, ahora generalmente hecho de metal, cuya mano larga termina en una cabeza que se ramifica en varias cadenas estrechas y a menudo ligeramente curvadas con las que uno puede lanzar alimentos, ya sea para mantenerlos para cortar con un cuchillo o para levantarlos a la boca. Forcas de hueso históricas se han encontrado en sitios arqueológicos de la cultura Qijia de la Edad del Bronce (2400-1900 a.C.), la dinastía Shang (c. 1600–c. 1050 a.C.), así como en las dinastías chinas posteriores. Una piedra tallada de una tumba Han oriental (en Ta-kua-liang, Condado de Suide, Shaanxi) representa tres forcas colgantes de dos puntas en una escena de comedor.