Creative Tools in the Ruler's Kitchen

Get a peek into baking form trends from the mid-XVI century

By National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

Baking form in a shape of a lion (Mid-16th Century) by UnknownNational Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

No boring looking food on the table

The kitchens of Sigismund the Old in the 16th century were filled with interesting pans for baking cakes as well as other kitchen instruments to make the food a feast for the eyes as well stomach

The influence of Italy

His wife Bona Sforza created new trends in the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania by bringing what was popular in Italy, introducing new tastes, tools as well as appearances of dishes to the ruler‘s table

This two-sided culinary pan would produce a dish in the shape of a reclining lion with its head raised, the dish could have been used for baking as well as forming butter, even marzipan

Baking form in a shape of a lion (Mid-16th Century) by UnknownNational Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

You can find out more about the Italian trends and items brought by Bona Sforza to The Grand Dutchy of Lithuania here

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