Edible tableware

Edible tableware is tableware, such as plates, drinkware and glasses, utensils and cutlery, that is edible. Edible tableware can be homemade and has also been mass-produced by some companies, and can be prepared using many various foods.

Edible tableware can be homemade and is also mass-produced, and is prepared from various foods. 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. A leaf of cabbage can be used as a spoon, and a carrot stick that has been sharpened can be used as a skewer. Edible bowls and plates can be prepared by baking cheese in an oven and forming the cheese into the desired shape. Chocolate can also be fashioned into edible tableware.

Flatbread such as khobez is sometimes used as an eating utensil, such as when it's used to scoop hummus, and Ethiopian injera bread is used as a utensil to scoop wat. In West Africa, flatbread is sometimes used to scoop fufu for consumption. In India, chapati flatbread is used as a utensil to consume sambar and dhal. In Central America, the tortilla is used as a utensil to scoop various foods such as salsa and bean dips. Foods such as crackers, corn and tortilla chips, crudités, bread and cheese sticks can also be used as edible utensils.

Bakeys is an Indian manufacturer of edible utensils and cutlery that has aims to reduce plastic utensil waste in India, which has been estimated to consist of approximately 120 billion discarded pieces annually. The Sugu Company of Taiwan has produced edible plates and other edible tableware items, and in 1986 claimed to have invented the "world's first range of edible tableware" as a means to replace disposable tableware.

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