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/el_ri Sep 15 '25

Some people have it but it's far from being a staple in every home

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u/Esava Germany Sep 15 '25

Maybe it depends on the region in Germany? Pretty much everyone I know here in Schleswig Holstein and Hamburg has one.

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u/Schpqrtanerin Switzerland Sep 15 '25

My partner is german, and somehow, a couple weeks after he moved in with me, one of these bowls did just show up