Do you eat stew with a fork or a spoon?

[LAS14]

I've reflected on the fact that I really like the taste of stew but rarely cook it. It's because I don't know how to serve it. There's the fork/spoon thing, and there's also the bowl/plate thing, which I'm posting separately.

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[Polly Hennessey]

1. In a bowl with a spoon.

[hlthe2b]

2. chopstix...

[True Blue American]

4. Why would you put stew on a plate and eat with a fork?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[LAS14]

6. My stews tend to have large pieces of meat and veggies. Don't fit well on a spoon. And...

.. as for the plate thing, where do you put the accompaniments, if any.

[True Blue American]

11. Are you referring to bread, crackers?

What? They would go on small plates.

[Yonnie3]

3. Yes

[LAS14]

5. You can't do that!!! Hubby does that all the time!! It's not legal!!! nt

[Yonnie3]

7. So Sue Me

If I'm hungry I'll eat with whatever is handy!

[LAS14]

14. Oh! You really meant it. I was referring to the phenomenon of answering a yes or...

..no question with yes. My apologies. You did mean both. Gotcha.

[Yonnie3]

17. OK

"Either" would have been more responsive on my part.

[Laelth]

8. Spoon.

As I posted in your other thread, a stew goes in a bowl that is placed on a plate. Also on the plate are bread and veggies (or other sides), but the stew is eaten with a spoon.

-Laelth

[Siwsan]

9. A fork and a big slice of crusty bread for soaking up the gravy

Great, I've got a chicken roasting in the oven, but now I'm craving beef stew!! Oh well, maybe next weekend.

[sir pball]

10. Spoon, bowl, bread.

The meat, veg, and starch should all be in the stew. Eat with spoon, mop bowl clean with bread.

Can also be done in a bread bowl, it's lovely.

[3catwoman3]

21. One of the best things I ever ate at a restaurant...

...was a wild mushroom stew served in a bread bowl. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmm!

[lisa58]

12. Fork - spoons are for pudding

[vercetti2021]

13. Spork!

HAHA I got you there!

[LAS14]

15. I see that my problem is thinking stew should have large pieces of meat and veg....

... If I re-think that, I think I'll be OK with a bowl and spoon. Thanks all!

[Laelth]

19. Nothing in the stew should be bigger than half-bite size.

The spoon is the correct utensil.

-Laelth

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Stew is just thick soup with big chunks, so a spoon and a bowl.

[Adelante]

18. Bowl, Spoon, Fork nt

[beemer27]

20. Spoon

Anything with gravy is eaten with a spoon. A fork misses too much of the gravy's deliciousness.

[abqtommy]

22. Why not use a spork? That's a utensil that's part fork, part spoon so just serve the stew

already!

[tblue37]

23. Yes. Fork for the big chunks, spoon for the tiny bits and the broth.

[Fla Dem]

24. Depends on how soupy it is.

[whistler162]

25. with fava beans and a nice chianti

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. Fork, for the chunky things, bread to sop up the runny stuff.

Mmm, stew!