A chocolate mousse cupcake with edible chocolate straws
Edible tableware istableware, such as plates,drinkware glasses,utensils andcutlery, that isedible.[1] Edible tableware can be homemade[2] and has also beenmass-produced by some companies, and can be prepared using many different foods.
Edible tableware can be homemade ormass-produced, and is prepared from various foods.[2] For example, homemade tableware can be fashioned using sliced celery as chopsticks, and celery can also be used to scoop foods such as dips and cream cheese.[3] A leaf of cabbage can be used as a spoon, and a carrot stick that has been sharpened can be used as a skewer.[2] Edible bowls and plates can be prepared using many methods. For example, bread which has had its center removed can be used for soups, and cheese can be baked in an oven and formed into the desired shape.[4] Chocolate can also be fashioned into edible tableware.[a]
Flatbread such askhobez is sometimes used as an eating utensil, such as when it is used to scoophummus, and Ethiopianinjera bread is used as a utensil to scoopwat.[6] In West Africa, flatbread is sometimes used to scoopfufu for consumption.[6] In India,chapati flatbread is used as a utensil to consumesambar anddal.[7] InNorth andCentral America, thetortilla is used as a utensil to scoop various foods such as salsa and bean dips.[8] Foods such as crackers, corn and tortilla chips,crudités, bread and cheese sticks can also be used as edible utensils.[9][10][11]
Edible tableware such as cups, bowls, plates and platters prepared usingsugar paste have been in use since at least theElizabethan era and edible tableware was considered a sign of wealth.[12] In 1562, a recipe for edible tableware and cutlery, such as knives, forks, chopsticks and spoons, was published byAlexius Pedemontanus.[1]
