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Cezve Opinel knife
Turkey France
With a long handle and Since 1890, Opinel has
prominent pouring become a household name
lip, a cezve is Turkey’s throughout France for the
own ingeniously classic wood-handled knife
designed coffee pot. w it h a fo l d i n g c a r b o n b l a d e .
with a folding carbon blade.
Often made from Joseph Opinel’s passion
copper or brass, the cezve is small but for machines inspired him to create
produces the perfect serving size for a the original Opinel knife—a simple
singular coffee or a few small espresso idea that turned into a piece of French
cups. Use the petit pot to boil your own heritage. Perfect for a picnic, tuck the
Turkish coffee—a style of coffee made classic Opinel No8 into your bag before
with powder-thin grounds left inside you stroll through the stalls of a French
the cup when served. Maybe you also market, where you’ll find a variety of
collect a set of demitasses, the small cured meats, baguettes, cheeses, and
ceramic cups used for drinking Turkey’s fresh fruit.
decadent coffee creation.
Vegetable Mate gourd
Cutters and bombilla
Japan Argentina
Japanese cuisine is known In Argentina, mate isn’t just a drink—it’s an
for attention to detail and integral part of local culture. Made from
celebration of seasonality— earthy and bitter yerba mate leaves, the tea
and these cute little cutters check both is prepared in a round gourd made from a
boxes for home cooks and professional calabaza (squash), and sipped from a metal
chefs alike. In springtime sakura (cherry straw called a bombilla. The drink is meant
blossoms) might adorn a bento box, for sharing, and you’ll see locals everywhere
while an autumnal stew might be passing the gourd in a near-ritualistic fashion,
topped with miniature maple leaves. with a number of customs to be followed. The
Beyond vegetables, you can use these uninitiated may find mate bitter, but adding
to cut anything from luncheon meats to sugar is often frowned upon. If you bring home
cheese—which might work wonders on a mate set and prepare it yourself, however,
the picky young eaters in your life! you can sweeten as much as you like.
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