European Nations Map Plates

Yeah, we recognize these are a bit cheezy, but we'll fess up that we still like them under the premise of using them to serve...yes, cheese and other treats from all over Europe. The plates represent England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary. Our eyes and stomach say Italy looks like it would make a good olive plate, while Spain would be for charcuterie, France obviously for a fine selection of fromage and Hungary for delicious Hungarian sausages. Okay, getting too hungry typing this at the end of the day...

Each map plate is white ceramic, food safe, dishwasher safe, and obviously range in size according to their borders (6"-10" wide, 10"-15" long). The fun thing about these is after you've collected them all, they actually all fit together like one big puzzle, perfect for a casual European themed movie night or evening of RISK. $17.95 available at What On Earth Catalog.

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Germany would b an assortment of miscellaneous meats, or what looks like meat, but it indistinguishable by taste.

England would definitely b chips, or crisps as we call em, and island can b dipping sauce because no1 has just potatoes on a plate.

posted by zhenpoo on November 26th 2008 at 10:23pm
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I wonder what Finland would be... maybe reindeer meat and lingonberries?

posted by Lilli K. on November 27th 2008 at 2:56am
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Portugal isn´t part of Spain, and our gastronomy is quite different.

posted by and on November 27th 2008 at 6:32am
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Ireland would fill up nicely with delicious cheeses or some good yoghurt for dipping ...

... and England would fill up well with a tasty cheddar - or - some sardines ...

mmmmmmmmmmmm slurp

(Zenpoo - I'm sorry but you have poo notions about European food or you have never been to the British Isles/Continental Europe)

posted by EAM on November 27th 2008 at 10:41am
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spain does NOT include portugal.

posted by sofiac on November 27th 2008 at 11:17am
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a really cool idea, but the map is a little bit warped...
and its weird for me, that austria (german speaking) is one plate with czech republich, slovakia and hungary (a bit like in the k-und-k-time) but I'm sure thats `cause i am from austria

and right spain don't includes portugal

posted by animalcracker on November 27th 2008 at 11:41am
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I'm just wondering where the rest of Europe is. :)

posted by Pete ( modernflat.com ) on November 27th 2008 at 12:07pm
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In Spain we shouldn't have Portugal or Andorra with us... but anyway, I wouldn't mind being included in such nice countries... ah, Port wine... and the most beautiful landscapes in the Andorra mountains...

posted by xieta on November 27th 2008 at 4:04pm
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how would you stack these plates afterward? especially italy?!

posted by witchbaby on November 28th 2008 at 1:59pm
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J'ADORE

posted by parttimedesign on November 29th 2008 at 12:17am
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I'd like them better without the words, etc. Plain white would be more interesting, and less like tourist art.

posted by Palmetto on November 29th 2008 at 5:04pm
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Is that plate actually just England (bye-bye Scotland and Wales) or is it just called England (to annoy the Scottish and the Welsh)?! And where did Switzerland go, and...

Nice idea but so poorly executed. I'd just be noticing all the mistakes rather than the beauty of the plates.

@Zhenpoo:

Our chips are your french fries (but our chips are fatter). And I'd put stilton on that plate personally!

posted by Sian on November 30th 2008 at 5:53am
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Dude, where is Scandinavia?

posted by sdb869 on December 1st 2008 at 9:54am
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I think it is in Spain but you can check it out on the google maps for further assistant.

posted by pss_seh on January 16th 2009 at 6:05am
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i think it's not a complete map of Europe. but try is not bed.
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posted by internet money on January 17th 2009 at 2:30am
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Scotland, Wales, Portugal, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland.. all should be there (not mentioning Nordics and Slovenia, Croatia etc, because they are not even formed by the plates)

so this is how undereducated people imagine Europe?...

posted by shireza on June 4th 2009 at 4:04pm
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