A thousand years ago Chinese entirely codified kitchen French still gn — Ruth Reichl, Garlic Sapphires: Secret Life a Critic Disguise

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A thousand years ago the Chinese had an entirely codified kitchen while the French were still gnawing on bones. Chopsticks have been around since the fourth century B.C. Forks didn't show up in England until 1611, and even then they weren't meant for eating but just to hold the meat still while you hacked at it with your knife.

Ruth Reichl, Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

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