Andrea Zanini turns an ancient Italian pasta stamp. Italy and food are two words that often go together. Our culture is indeed full of high quality products such as fine wines, delicious cheese and a huge variety of pasta. But how can woodturning be related to culinary tradition? The first answer you get is, of course, rolling pins. And yes, there’s also fun projects such as lemon juicers or honey dippers, but I was looking for something deeply connected to culture and tradition. Then I remembered the story of croxetti pasta stamps. During the Middle Ages, Italy was divided into several small counties, and within each county noble families shared their influence. Liguria, the region where croxetti were invented, was particularly important because of its position on the Mediterranean Sea. It was imperative for the nobility to state clearly which portion of land they ruled over. The quickest and best