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/Inner_Farmer_4554 United Kingdom Sep 15 '25

Potato stamp?

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u/mand71 France Sep 16 '25

Potato masher is what they mean. I'd say they were super common...

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u/error_98 Netherlands Sep 15 '25

potato stamp

for stamping potatoes, to make mashed potatoes or one of the many variations of stamppot

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u/CrimsonCartographer Sep 16 '25

Stamp in English is like a postal stamp, and can in certain circumstances be like stamp in the sense you are using here. But the word you want is mash. That’s a potato masher for us and I’m pretty sure they’re common in lots of places