Colander
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A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food[1] such as pasta or rice. A colander is also used to rinse vegetables.
The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve.
Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel. Colanders are also made of plastic, silicone, ceramic, and enamelware.[2]
The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.[1]
Other uses
Some sources report that the colander in the form of pasta strainer, was recognised by Austrian authorities as a religious headgear of the parody religion, Pastafarianism, in 2011.[3][4] This was denied by Austrian authorities, saying that religious motives were not the reason to grant the permission of wearing the headgear in a passport.[5] The Czech Republic recognised this religious headgear in 2013.[6]
Some anti-clerical protesters wore colanders to Piazza XXIV Maggio square in Milan, Italy, on June 2, 2012, in mock obedience to the Flying Spaghetti Monster.[7]
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References
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- ↑ Colander. CooksInfo.com. Published 02/12/2007. Updated 10/15/2010. Web. Retrieved 11/30/2012 from http://www.cooksinfo.com/colander
- ↑ BBC News, Austrian driver allowed 'pastafarian' headgear photo, 14 July 2011.
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- ↑ Der Standard, Innenministerium zu Nudelsieb am Kopf: Fall "Alm" bei Reisepässen möglich, 15 July 2011 (German)
- ↑ Daily Mail Online, 'I'm a Pastafarian': Man who claims his religion forces him to wear a sieve on his head given permission to wear one on his official identity card picture, 1 August 2013.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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