Thanks to my friend Margarita, who has traveled everywhere. She tells me Poland is famous for its pottery. It had it's origins in Silesia--another hurrah for my origins. The big town for pottery in the area is Boleslawiec. The internet says the pottery is made from a very dense clay which results in a majorly chip resistant product. It's all hand crafted and painted using the "punch" techniqe, which involves small stamps soaked in paint that builds up the design. As you can imagine there are thousands of stamps. If you buy the pottery in Poland it is very reasonable. If you buy it in the US you pay a bunch, although Margarita said she actually found some authentic spoons at Kohls, of all places, for only 3 bucks.
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