What is this cutting spatula with holes? (See photo)

What is this cutting spatula with holes? (See photo) - Raw fish on cutting board with lettuce in kitchen

What is this tool? What is it called and what is it for?

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It's like a steel angled spatula with a cutting end and holes on the tip. It's not big (see the finger for reference), little more than a centimeter wide in the tip. The cord in the photo is just something in the floor.

I've tried to find this in Google Images several ways to no success.



Best Answer

It's a zester, for getting zest off of citrus fruit.

The photo from that Wikipedia article shows it in use:

zesting an orange




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What is this cutting spatula with holes? (See photo) - Unrecognizable woman cutting fresh tomato on cutting board while standing at table with ingredients and stove near female cook stirring sauce in pan
What is this cutting spatula with holes? (See photo) - From above unrecognizable women taking slice of pizza with cheese and salami using spatula and cutting with pizza cutter
What is this cutting spatula with holes? (See photo) - Crop anonymous housewife in casual clothes cutting fresh ripe tomatoes with sharp knife on wooden cutting board while cooking in kitchen





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