Colander

Not to be confused with Calendar or Calender.
For other uses, see Colander (disambiguation).
A typical household colander
A plastic colander

A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food[1] such as pasta or rice.

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 recognized 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 recognized this religious headgear in 2013.[6]

Pastafarian protester wears a colander while showing an icon of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colanders.
Look up colander in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Colander (2011)". Merriam-Webster.
  2. ↑ Colander. CooksInfo.com. Published 02/12/2007. Updated 10/15/2010. Web. Retrieved 11/30/2012 from http://www.cooksinfo.com/colander
  3. ↑ BBC News, Austrian driver allowed 'pastafarian' headgear photo, 14 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Holy headgear! 'Pastafarian' wins legal fight". NBC News. July 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Der Standard, Innenministerium zu Nudelsieb am Kopf: Fall "Alm" bei Reisepässen möglich, 15 July 2011 (German)
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Pastafarian protester carries an icon of the Flying Spaghetti Monster at Piazza XXIV Maggio square in Milan, Italy, on June 2 2012.". Wikimedia Commons.