Good mashed potatoes should be stiff enough to eat with a fork comfortably. Still, a spoon might always be objectively the best instrument to use.
Q. What foods do you eat with a fork?
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- Oatmeal, 97% spoon, 3% fork.
- Jell-O, 92% spoon, 8% fork.
- Chili, 85% spoon, 15% fork.
- Ice cream cake, 60% spoon, 40% fork.
- Peas, 54% spoon, 46% fork.
- Mashed potatoes, 40% spoon, 60% fork.
- Watermelon, 36% spoon, 64% fork.
- Rice, 36% spoon, 64% fork.
Q. What can you not eat with a fork?
5 Things You’re Not Supposed to Eat With a Fork and Knife
- Pizza. ThinkStock. Oh it’s too big for you?
- Hamburger. ThinkStock. If you need to grab a knife to cut a big, thick hamburger in half, you can have a pass on that.
- Corn on the Cob. ThinkStock.
- Fried Chicken. ThinkStock.
- Whoopie Pie. Townsquare Media.
Q. Is a fork or spoon better?
Many believe that forks are better than spoons because forks are quite versatile, whereas a spoon’s only advantage is that it can hold liquid. As The Spoon Song puts it, Spoons are simply “a bowl on a stick,” but forks can do so much more than that.
Q. Do you eat watermelon with a spoon or fork?
Table manners for eating melon. Melon — whether honeydew, cantaloupe, casaba or Persian — is eaten with a spoon. Table manners for eating melon with a fork. Only when it is skinned and served in wedges is a fork used.
Q. Do you eat cake with a fork or spoon?
Cake with a gooey, moist texture should be eaten with a fork. Now an ice cream cake, being both moist and dry should be eaten with a fork and a spoon. The fork is used to hold the portion and the spoon to cut and bring to your mouth.
Q. Is it a sin to eat with left hand?
It is not permissible to eat with the left hand. Whoever does so has engaged in something unlawful and has committed a sin. Once a man was eating in the company of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and was using his left hand. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Eat with your right hand.”
Q. How do British people hold a spoon?
When eating is complete, place your knife and fork side by side in the middle of your plate, fork prongs down, knife to the right with the blade turned inward toward the fork. All spoons should be placed on the side plate and please don’t start stacking the dishes like you work at a diner!
Q. Who served first?
The general rule is that women are served before men, older people before younger people, and guests before family members. And when I say serve, I mean they are encouraged to serve themselves. If there is no guest, and it is just your family, it is respectful to have mom served first.
