Now it is summer and it is a good season to taste various fresh fish slices. We need a good spatula or turner to prepare these delicious dishes at home. There are many different name of this kitchen utencil.
Turner is a cooking utensil having a flat or flexible part and a long handle. It is used for turning or serving food. Sometimes a turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan is very necessary and irreplaceable.
Spatula is a synonum of turner, which is also used for turning food in a fry pan. In American English, spatula refers broadly to a number of broad, flat utensils. The word commonly refers to a turner or flipper (known in British English as a fish slice), and it is used to lift and flip food items during cooking, such as pancakes and fillets. In addition, bowl and plate scrapers are sometimes called spatulas.
It does not matter whether you are cooking, grilling or flipping; a good solid turner comes in handy to make your adventure in the kitchen fantastic. Ever tried flipping your eggs with a weak turner? It can be like hell with the hot egg flying on top of your head. That is why having a good turner is very crucial.
When used as nouns, spatula means a kithcen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting or stirring food, whereas turner means one who or that which turns.
You may call it a spatula, a turner, a spreader, a flipper or any of other names. Spatulas come in many different shapes and sizes. And there are just about as many uses for the humble spatula. But do you know the origin of the spatula? It might just surprise you!
The etymology of the word “spatula” goes way back to ancient Greek and Latin. Linguists agree that the basic root of the word comes from variations on the Greek word “spathe”. In its original context, spathe referred to a broad blade, like those found on a sword.
This was eventually imported into Latin as the word “spatha” and was used to refer to a specific variety of long sword.
Before the modern word “spatula” came into being, it went through a number of transformations in both spelling and pronunciation. The origin of the word “spay” referred to cutting with a sword. And when the diminutive suffix “-ula” was added, the result was a word meaning “little sword” –spatula!
So, in a way, a spatula is a kitchen sword!
Post time: Aug-27-2020
