Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a skewer for flavoring food includes flavoring that has an essential oil to enhance or modify the flavor of the food. An essential oil is an oil that is volatile, i.e. that rapidly evaporates, and thus can be easily absorbed by many different materials. The skewer also includes a body operable to impale food and that has an absorbent material that includes a surface that contacts the food when the body impales the food. With an essential oil, the flavoring is easily absorbed by the absorbent material and easily migrates to the surface when the food is impaled by the body. Thus, the skewer can release an adequate amount of flavoring more consistently throughout the time that the food cooks or contacts the skewer.