In ancient times, the transition from a raw food diet to cooking became the most important stage in the formation of man and was no less important than mastering fire and acquiring the skills of making tools. And it was from this time that the need for dishes and cutlery arose. From this book you will learn how dishes went from the first stone frying pans and clay shards to the finest porcelain. Bbi you will read that the birthday of the Soviet faceted glass is considered September 11, and its author is the legendary sculptor Mukhina. And in order to attract visitors to taverns, Peter I ordered that the first glass be served free of charge. It was the smallest glass with a volume of 10–15 ml, which received the popular name “fly” due to its size. Those who liked to drink for free during the day visited various taverns and hence the expression “walking under the radar.” That at the beginning of the 17th century, elongated spoons appeared in Europe - like the ones we use today for cocktails. The reason is the fashion for voluminous frills, which made it difficult to bring an ordinary spoon to the mouth. That the earliest clay products found in China are about twenty thousand years old! That in Japan it is customary to eat with lacquered, pointed hashi chopsticks, convenient for fish, and chopsticks for men, women and children vary in size, and children's chopsticks are also brightly colored, and much, much more interesting information.