oyster fork
Bivalve eating tool
An oyster fork is a small, narrow fork with two or three short tines, designed for prying oysters from their shells and eating them.
It's the smallest fork in formal place settings, typically placed on the right side of the plate with the spoons: The waiter brought oyster forks with the appetizer course.
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
appetizer · shrimp · clam · mussel · briny · lemon · mignonette · raw bar · half-shell · seafood tower · shucking knife · ice · pearl · slurp · delicate · fine dining · tiny · prong
- tablewareplate, dishes, bowl, plates, bowls
- Oystersblue point, Kumamoto, Wellfleet, Galway, Colchester
- seafood toolscrab cracker, lobster cracker, fillet knife, shucking knife, clam knife
- pronged toolspitchfork, trident, prong, tine, rake
- oyster toolsshucking knife
- seafood serviceseafood tower, crab legs, shrimp cocktail, lobster tail, fish fillet
utensil size/formality
oyster forkserving fork
Large fork for transferring food
dinner fork · carving fork · ladle · soup ladle · soup spoon
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