A wooden spoon is a symbol of the identity of Russian culture and traditions.

A wooden spoon is a symbol of the identity of Russian culture and traditions.

The way the spoon is for dinner .....
For many centuries, a wooden spoon was considered a symbol of Russian cultural traditions. The first ancient spoons made of wood appeared in antiquity, fascinating with its unique color. The history of the wooden spoon is many centuries and even millennia. For making wooden spoons, we used linden, aspen, maple, ashberry. In some countries, in addition to wood, shells, ivory, gold and silver could be used. In Russia they used wooden spoons.
But the "limited" material did not affect the diversity of species.
Dahl's dictionary tells us about the following spoons: a boska, a mezheumok, a stubborn, a spilling, a nosy, a bottle, white, poluboskaya, thin and many others.

In Russia spoons were made to decorate with carved and painted patterns and ornaments. Only a talented master could create a real Russian wooden spoon, because the manufacture of such items was considered an art, which had to be studied for years. The traditional Russian spoon could have different shapes: oval, round, bulky, flat or faceted. Each variety of spoons was intended for different purposes.
The ancient spoons in Russia were decorated with elaborate carving, sometimes consisting of a huge number of small details. Most spoons were made to be varnished, except for products intended for grinding food. Russian wooden spoon differed elegance and folk painting. Such cutlery was used only during festive feasts. In peasant life, most often there were "white", unpainted spoons from aspen and birch. The most expensive were spoons with a carved handle and drawings made from fruit trees.
this spoon was made by the master of furniture manufacture Starinoff furniture