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Fish serving cutlery (end of 19th century). Fish knives, like most highly specialized utensils, date back to Victorian era.The fish knife was preceded in the 18th century by a silver fish slice (also known as fish trowel, fish carver, and fish knife [2]), [1] a broad tool used for serving fish (thus yet another name, fish server), pudding, [3] and other soft desserts.
450–900 g (1–2 lb) Length. 40–45 cm (16–18 in) The kukri (English: / ˈkʊkri /) [2] or khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी, pronounced [kʰukuri]) is a type of short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regular cutting tool ...
The fish fork, sometimes along with the fish knife, is an eating utensil specialized for fish meals. Like most highly specialized utensils, the fork dates back to Victorian era ( c. 1870). With a length of about 7.5 inches, its distinctive features often include a wide left tine (similar to the pastry fork) or a deep notch that can be fit over ...
The African brown knifefish is nocturnal and uses the nerve-filled pits running down its body to navigate lightless waters. In addition, the eyes of this fish are large in relation to its body size. They provide the animal with excellent night vision. The mouth is large, and the fish also possesses a pair of short barbels used in hunting.
Hōchōdō. Hōchōdō (庖丁道, the way of the cleaver) is a traditional Japanese culinary art form of filleting a fish or fowl without touching it with one's hands. [ 1] It is also known as hōchōshiki (庖丁式, knife ceremony) or shikibōchō (式庖丁, ceremonial knife), and survives to the present day, with occasional demonstrations ...
Long magurobōchō, used to filet tuna at the Tsukiji fish market A magurobōchō in use at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. A magurobōchō (Japanese: 鮪包丁, lit. "tuna knife"), or magurokiribōchō (鮪切り包丁, lit. "tuna cutter kitchen knife"), is an extremely long, highly specialized Japanese knife that is commonly used to fillet tuna, as well as many other types of large ocean fish.
Type species. Gymnotus carapo. Linnaeus, 1758. Despite the name, the Electric Eel is a type of knifefish. The Gymnotiformes / dʒɪmˈnɒtɪfɔːrmiːz / are an order of teleost bony fishes commonly known as Neotropical knifefish or South American knifefish. They have long bodies and swim using undulations of their elongated anal fin.
Rybička (English: Little Fish[1]) is a small Czech pocket knife with the handle shaped as a fish. [2] It has been produced since the first decades of the 20th century. [3] The knife was particularly popular during the period of socialism in Czechoslovakia. [4] It was valued as a simple and small tool used for mushroom picking, a traditional ...