I-Spatula noma i-Turner?

Manje sekuyihlobo futhi yisikhathi esihle sokunambitha izingcezu zezinhlanzi ezintsha ezahlukahlukene. Sidinga i-spatula noma i-turner enhle ukulungiselela lezi zitsha ezimnandi ekhaya. Kunezinhlobo eziningi zamagama ahlukene alesi sitsha sasekhishini.

I-Turner iyisitsha sokupheka esinengxenye eyisicaba noma eguquguqukayo kanye nesibambo eside. Isetshenziselwa ukujika noma ukuphakela ukudla. Ngezinye izikhathi i-turner enensingo ebanzi esetshenziselwa ukujika noma ukuphakela izinhlanzi noma okunye ukudla okuphekwe epanini lokuthosa iyadingeka kakhulu futhi ayinakushintshwa.

I-Spatula iyisichazamazwi se-turner, esisetshenziselwa futhi ukujika ukudla epanini lokuthosa. NgesiNgisi saseMelika, i-spatula ibhekisela kabanzi ezintweni eziningi ezibanzi neziyisicaba. Leli gama livame ukubhekisela ku-turner noma i-flipper (eyaziwa ngesiNgisi saseBrithani ngokuthi i-fish slice), futhi lisetshenziselwa ukuphakamisa nokuguqula ukudla ngesikhathi sokupheka, njengama-pancake nama-fillet. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izitsha zokusika izitsha namapuleti ngezinye izikhathi zibizwa ngokuthi ama-spatula.

Akunandaba ukuthi uyapheka, uyagrila noma uyapheqa; i-turner eqinile iwusizo ukwenza uhambo lwakho ekhishini lube luhle kakhulu. Wake wazama ukupheqa amaqanda akho nge-turner ebuthakathaka? Kungaba yinto esabekayo neqanda elishisayo lindiza phezu kwekhanda lakho. Yingakho ukuba ne-turner enhle kubaluleke kakhulu.

Uma isetshenziswa njengamabizo, i-spatula isho isitsha se-kithcen esakhiwe indawo eyisicaba enamathiselwe esibambweni eside, esetshenziselwa ukujika, ukuphakamisa noma ukuxubha ukudla, kanti i-turner isho umuntu ojikayo.

Ungakubiza ngokuthi i-spatula, i-turner, i-spreader, i-flipper noma amanye amagama. Ama-spatula afika ngezimo nobukhulu obuhlukahlukene. Futhi kunezindlela eziningi ezifanayo zokusebenzisa i-spatula ethobekile. Kodwa uyazi ukuthi imvelaphi ye-spatula isukaphi? Kungase kukumangaze nje!

Imvelaphi yegama elithi “spatula” isukela emuva kakhulu esiGrekini naseLatini lasendulo. Izazi zolimi ziyavuma ukuthi impande eyisisekelo yaleli gama ivela ekushintsheni kwegama lesiGreki elithi “spatula”. Emongweni walo wokuqala, i-spatula yayibhekisela ensikeni ebanzi, njengaleyo etholakala enkembeni.

Ekugcineni lokhu kwangeniswa olimini lwesiLatini njengegama elithi “spatha” futhi kwasetshenziswa ukubhekisela ohlotsheni oluthile lwenkemba ende.

Ngaphambi kokuba igama lesimanje elithi “spatula” libe khona, ladlula ezinguqukweni eziningi kokubili ekupeleni nasekuphimiseleni. Umsuka wegama elithi “spay” wawubhekisela ekusikeni ngenkemba. Futhi lapho kunezelwa isijobelelo esincane esithi “-ula”, umphumela waba igama elisho “inkemba encane” –spatula!

Ngakho-ke, ngandlela thile, i-spatula iyinkemba yasekhishini!