Aroma enhanced utensils, systems, kits and methods

An aroma-enhanced utensil, comprising:

• a main body comprising:
• a handle portion;
• and
• a food-engaging portion;
• and
• an aroma-diffusing section connected to the main body, comprising:
• a retention mechanism for removably retaining an absorbent pad having an aromatic liquid absorbable therein;
• the aroma-diffusing section being configured to engage the absorbent pad to provide an exposed surface area of the absorbent pad and a covered area of the absorbent pad, the exposed area of the absorbent pad being configured to enable a portion of the aromatic liquid to vaporize and diffuse in gaseous phase that is above a detection threshold to a user during use of the utensil for consumption of food.

A method of providing an aroma during consumption of food, comprising:

• providing a utensil;
• removably retaining an absorbent pad to the utensil;
• and
• absorbing an aromatic liquid into the absorbent pad such that a portion of the aromatic liquid vaporizes and diffuses in gaseous phase above a detection threshold to a user during use of the utensil for consumption of food.

A aroma-enhancement kit, comprising:

• a set of the utensils each comprising at least one retention mechanism;
• a set of containers containing different aromatic liquids;
• and
• a set of the absorbent pads each being removably retainable the retention mechanism of a corresponding one of the utensils.