# Flavored Cutlery The Ham-Infused Fork By Cowbag | Published 2008-09-05 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ham-fork References: [theonion](http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/new_flavored_fork_adds_taste) There’s a new fork on the block that’s perfect if you want everything you eat to taste like ham. It is forking ridiculous but despite being in my late 20’s, I love the straws that turn milk into flavored milk as you drink them, so I can kind of see where they are coming from. I guess it’s the same concept as bacon-flavored toothpicks. This is the deal - the ‘hamork’ contains ham flavor from tip to prong. So ANYTHING you eat comes tinged with a hint of pork. Vanilla flavored spoons for ice cream and potato knives are also in the planning stages. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Flavored Cutlery:** Opportunity for creating innovative and unique dining experiences by infusing different flavors into cutlery. - **Enhanced Sensory Dining:** Disruptive opportunity to enhance dining experiences by incorporating taste sensations into everyday utensils. - **Novelty Food Accessories:** Innovative potential to create a market for unique and fun food accessories that add flavor to meals. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunity for food and beverage companies to develop and market flavored cutlery and other novelty food accessories. - **Hospitality and Restaurants:** Disruptive potential for restaurants and hospitality industry to offer enhanced sensory dining experiences using flavored cutlery. - **Consumer Goods:** Innovative opportunity for consumer goods companies to introduce unique and novelty food accessories, such as flavored cutlery. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hand-Shaped Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-fork.md) - [Human Hand-Resembling Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-2.md) - [Squid-Shaped Noodle Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikr-fork.md) - [Tastebud-Stimulating Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-salt-spoon.md) - [Signature Fork Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extra-fork-collection.md) - [Squid-Shaped Noodle Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squid-fork.md) - [French Fry Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spoon-friez.md) - [Wearable QSR Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-finger-sporks.md) - [Holiday Ham-Flavored Candy Canes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hamdy-canes.md)