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With Henry’s demise, the Valois dynasty came to an end and the French throne passed to the Bourbons. The latter were initially less persuaded of the fork than their predecessors. Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) preferred, throughout his life, to eat conservatively with his fingers. It was only his great‑grandson and successor, Louis XV (r. 1715–1774), who finally grew accustomed to the fork. Across Europe, in fact, the process of adopting the table fork was protracted and gradual. What may have helped accelerate it was the growing popularity of another Italian novelty: pasta. More traditional foodstuffs could still be eaten with the fingers, but pasta – especially the long and thin kind, slippery with sauce – was far easier to twirl on a fork. Italians had long eaten pasta in this way, as attested, for example, in a story by the 14th‑century writer Franco Sacchetti,{{czyt|Franco Sacchetti}} which includes a description of a pasta speed-eating contest.

With Henry’s demise, the Valois dynasty came to an end and the French throne passed to the Bourbons. The latter were initially less persuaded of the fork than their predecessors had been. Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) preferred, throughout his life, to eat conservatively with his fingers. It was only his great‑grandson and successor, Louis XV (r. 1715–1774), who finally grew accustomed to the fork. Across Europe, in fact, the process of adopting the table fork was protracted and gradual. What may have helped accelerate it was the growing popularity of another Italian novelty: pasta. More traditional foodstuffs could still be eaten with the fingers, but pasta – especially the long and thin kind, slippery with sauce – was far easier to twirl on a fork. Italians had long eaten pasta in this way, as attested, for example, in a story by the 14th‑century writer Franco Sacchetti,{{czyt|Franco Sacchetti}} which includes a description of a pasta speed-eating contest.

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-With Henry’s demise, the Valois dynasty came to an end and the French throne passed to the Bourbons. The latter were initially less persuaded of the fork than their predecessors. Louis XIV (r.&nbsp;1643–1715) preferred, throughout his life, to eat conservatively with his fingers. It was only his great‑grandson and successor, Louis XV (r.&nbsp;1715–1774), who finally grew accustomed to the fork. Across Europe, in fact, the process of adopting the table fork was protracted and gradual. What may have helped accelerate it was the growing popularity of another Italian novelty: pasta. More traditional foodstuffs could still be eaten with the fingers, but pasta – especially the long and thin kind, slippery with sauce – was far easier to twirl on a&nbsp;fork. Italians had long eaten pasta in this way, as attested, for example, in a&nbsp;story by the 14th‑century writer Franco Sacchetti,{{czyt|Franco Sacchetti}} which includes a&nbsp;description of a&nbsp;pasta speed-eating contest.
+With Henry’s demise, the Valois dynasty came to an end and the French throne passed to the Bourbons. The latter were initially less persuaded of the fork than their predecessors had been. Louis XIV (r.&nbsp;1643–1715) preferred, throughout his life, to eat conservatively with his fingers. It was only his great‑grandson and successor, Louis XV (r.&nbsp;1715–1774), who finally grew accustomed to the fork. Across Europe, in fact, the process of adopting the table fork was protracted and gradual. What may have helped accelerate it was the growing popularity of another Italian novelty: pasta. More traditional foodstuffs could still be eaten with the fingers, but pasta – especially the long and thin kind, slippery with sauce – was far easier to twirl on a&nbsp;fork. Italians had long eaten pasta in this way, as attested, for example, in a&nbsp;story by the 14th‑century writer Franco Sacchetti,{{czyt|Franco Sacchetti}} which includes a&nbsp;description of a&nbsp;pasta speed-eating contest.
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