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Hello everyone x x

What is this weird spoon? I think it's thai bronze. Seen so many spoons now and going spoon-y x
I think it's about two and a half inches
Thank you xxx
( the orange bits in the back ground are play doh) xx

 

Yes, it is typically Thai. Mocha spoon perhaps? I wouldn't use it for mustard or something acidic like that.

 

Baby spoon?

 

Thanks all...just making sure it wasn't a coke spoon ,only reason that even crossed my mind was due to the hole in the top.

I saw some coke spoons of a similiar shape, unlike the thin one like Bowie had. (Didn't think it actually was, just ruling it out!)

Thank you x x x x

 

I wanna party with whoever had a coke spoon THAT big ! Just kidding,Id drop like a rock now but back in the day....

 

haha not that I have any 'sperience ( despite my tag line here!) that was my first thought. I upset the car boot seller I got it from, she was thinking that I thought she was a coke fiend. I was only joking...some peeps just have no sense of humour

Tis very big,the bowl. Don't think it IS drug paraphenalia, just makin' sure like :/ as I can't actually work out what it definitely.
Thanks x x x

 

Hi Boudicca,
It really could be used for anything given how many condiments, sauces, herbs and spices Thai people use at every meal. I have seen many of these types of cutlery services across Thailand, both in restaurants, homes and as "sets" available in stores.
Given the small size, my Thai partner suggested it might possibly be a souvenir wedding spoon (perhaps with a fork) given to guests. Mealtime and food are incredibly important to Thais and form a lavish and constant part of their culture. Weddings are the same with lots of symbolic actions such as holy water poured over the hands of the bride and groom, being bound by string etc. as well as feasts that can involve the whole village and last well into the night. Lots of alcohol too!
The hole in the top might have been used to tie the spoon and fork together as a gift.
My main concern is that Thais place great belief and prestige in "face" or how they are seen by everyone, and the quality of this spoon does not seem that high.

 

What excellent info! Thank you so much x x

 

I'll lay odds the wee spoon was sold as a souvenir caddy spoon.

 

Makes sense ( more so than a coke spoon!) x x x