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TABLEWARE

Tableware are the dishes or dishware used for setting a table, serving food and dining. It includes, flatware, glassware, serving dishes and other useful items for practical as well as decorative purposes.

There are four main types of tableware: serveware, dinnerware, flatware, and drinkware.

Although tableware is most commonly grouped into the four categories mentioned above, it can also be delineated by the material of which it is made. For example, chinaware, earthenware and silverware, might be used to describe any number of objects used in the serving or eating of a meal as long as they are made of a particular material. While more basic types of tableware are used by almost everyone, a formal place setting consisting of ten or more dishes and utensils can get confusing. In a formal situation, just remember to keep your elbows off the table and use your flatware from the outside in.