From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2013-07-19:
"Kitchen gizmos can offer a fascinating glimpse into the preoccupations of any given society. The Georgians loved roasted bone marrow and devised a special silver spoon for eating it. The Mayans lavished great artistry on the gourds from which chocolate was drunk. If you walk around our own kitchenware shops, you would think that the things we are really obsessed with in the West right now are espresso, panini, and cupcakes." -- Bee Wilson, in her history of kitchen tools, Consider the Fork.
(submitted to the mailing list by Terry Labach)