It’s just one of those days here at the Cutlery Review. Normally we’d talk about some new fork, spoon or knife but today we are feeling a little left of center. Perhaps it’s the fall weather that has changed our moods. Everything looks a little strange without the sunlight of summer. And when we look down at our table setting of flatware, our eyes go out of focus and we only see the spoife, knork and foon.

Maybe we’ll be better next week.

The image above is cute and punny in it’s own way. And there is a connection to this article on Haaretz.com even though it’s a tenuous one. I’ll leave it to the hardcore Star Trek fans to figure it out.

It’s turns out there is no Hebrew word for spork but they do have a great word that sums up all cutlery. Here’s a snippet from Haaretz.com:

“That acronym is sakum, which stands for sakin, kaf umazleg, “knife, spoon and fork.” Like “spork,” it doesn’t make the distinction between different kinds of spoons, with kaf, a soup spoon, tablespoon or serving spoon – basically a big spoon – standing in for both itself and its little sibling, the kapit, or teaspoon.”

It’s a great article about this word of the day.

Read more at www.Haaretz.com