Kitchen tools
Vegetable Peeler
A handheld tool with a narrow slotted blade for removing thin vegetable or fruit skin.
- 繁體中文
- 削皮器
- English
- Vegetable Peeler
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Pengupas Sayur (削皮器)
- Tagalog
- Vegetable Peeler (削皮器)
What is it?
A vegetable peeler may have a straight or Y-shaped handle. Its short blade has a narrow slot that removes a thin layer of skin.
How to identify it
Look for a handle ending in a short slotted blade. It is not a broad wok spatula or a multi-hole grater.
- Straight or Y-shaped handheld design
- Short blade with a narrow slot
- Removes a thin layer of skin
Common confusion
A peeler has a narrow cutting slot; a wok spatula has a broad head, and a grater normally has many cutting holes.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Peeling vegetables or fruit that are suitable for the tool.
Preparation or handling
Wash the food, keep hands and tool steady, and peel away from fingers with no hand in the blade path.
Storage
Wash and dry according to the product instructions, then store so the blade cannot be touched accidentally.
Helper tip
A short blade can still cut. Never peel towards the palm or place fingers in the blade path.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
用削皮器刨走啲皮。The employer wants a thin outer skin removed with the peeler.
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Sources
- Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department — Common Product Names
- OXO — Steel Y Peeler
- University of Illinois Extension — How to Safely Use Cutting Tools
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Humanum Research Centre — Cantonese Pronunciation Dictionary
- The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong — Jyutping Romanization Scheme
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Daily necessities Cantonese pinyin