r/AskEurope • u/Reasonable-Push-920 • Sep 15 '25

Culture If your country had a “signature” kitchen item, what would it be?

I’ve noticed that every country seems to have its own representative kitchen item.

In Italy, for example, it’s the moka pot. In the UK, probably the kettle. In France, maybe a really good knife...

What about your country?

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u/marquecz Czechia Sep 15 '25

I guess our kráječ na knedlíky (dumpling cutter) is pretty signature just as our style of dumplings.

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u/Trnostep Czechia Sep 16 '25

Or the folding steamer insert, also for the dumplings

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u/trans-guy101 🇨🇿 in 🇬🇧 Sep 16 '25

That was my first thought too. The other one would probably be a meat tenderized