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For Soup and Porridge: the Spoon Carver

Date
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Kind of Event
Demonstration
Country
Germany

The exact date of its invention is uncertain. However, it is believed that it was one of the earliest tools used by mankind: the spoon. Different cultures used different materials and manufacturing techniques. But hardly anyone today is aware of how important this small object was in everyday life in the early Middle Ages and that a spoon was one of those personal items that people almost always carried with them. There is a lot to learn about spoons, cutlery and eating culture.

Thomas and Sieglinde Dobrowitz - the spoon carver and his wife - have extensive practical experience and specialist knowledge on the subject. You are once again a guest with your market stall on Campus Galli. Their spoons are handcrafted from various local woods and correspond to historical templates.