# Equestrian Spaghetti Portion Tools This Pasta Measuring Tool Uses Old Sayings for Size By Sarah St.Jules | Published 2013-09-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasta-measuring-tool References: [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/i-could-eat-a-horse-spaghetti-measuring-tool/) & [bookofjoe](http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/09/i-could-eat-a-horse-spaghetti-measure.html) This Pasta Measuring Tool uses humor as a way to indicate how much food is needed in one sitting. If you have ever heard the phase, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," then you automatically know where the inspiration for this tool came from. Designer Stefán Pétur Sólveigarson has created a great way to determine [how much pasta is needed](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasta-night) for dinner. There is a hole cut out for a child, a woman and a man. You fit the dry pasta inside the cutout, and that will determine how much is needed. In case you are starving, there is the horse cutout option. This makes four portions, so it is perfect if you are cooking for a family. This [pasta measuring tool](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikr-fork) is a great way to reduce waste, all the while using humor. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Humorous Food Measurement Tools:** The use of humor could be a potential disruptive innovation in the food measurement tool industry. - **Portion Control Products:** Developing food measuring tools for portion control could be a potential disruptive innovation in the health and fitness industry. - **Sustainable Kitchen Gadgets:** Eco-friendly kitchen tools that reduce food waste could be a potential disruptive innovation in the kitchen gadget industry. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchen Gadgets:** Developing innovative kitchen tools like pasta portion measurement tools could be a disruptive innovation in the kitchen gadget industry. - **Food and Beverage:** Developing portion control products like pasta measuring tools could be a disruptive innovation in the food and beverage industry by helping to tackle the obesity epidemic. - **E-commerce Retail:** Humorous food measuring tools could be a potentially disruptive innovation in the e-commerce retail industry as part of the growth for home-based cooking and sustainability. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multi-Functional Pasta Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multifunctional-pasta-spoon.md) - [Instant Noodle-Inspired Measuring Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nissin-measuring-cup.md) - [Solo-Friendly Pasta Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ms-food-collection.md) - [Pasta-Inspired Inflatable Pool Noodles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pastainspired-inflatable-pool-noodle.md) - [Imperfect Pasta Bowl Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasta-bowl.md) - [Post-Workout Pastas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spaghetti-legs.md) - [Game Controller-Inspired Pasta Shapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/play-your-pasta.md) - [Supersized Fusilli Pastas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quite-possibly-the-worlds-largest-fusilli.md) - [Multi-Functional Kitchen Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multifunctional-kitchen-tools.md)