Street side restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand

A tsukubai (stone water basin) with bamboo ladle in a garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Water fountain at Nigatsu-do Hall in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Ablution ladles at the entrance of a Shinto shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Water dipper in the Endless Red Gates of Kyoto's Fushimi Inarii Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Itsukushima Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima, Japan, Asia

Pho Ga (Vietnamese chicken noodle soup), popular restaurant, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cocoons and implements for silk production in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Misty landscape with Beacon Hill and Ladle Hill, Highclere, North Wessex Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Man cooking fried spiralled potato on long sticks for sale in Muslim quarter night market, Xian, Shaanxi, China, Asia

A steaming dish of Bun Bo Hue, the spicy local beef broth or hotpot, in a local restaurant, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ladle and water fountain, Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go, Toyama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional Japanese wooden bucket and ladle for washing sidewalk in a custom called uchimizu, Japan, Asia

Tea ceremony in Shodensan-so, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Bamboo ladle resting on water pot during tea ceremony, Shodensanso villa, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Tea ceremony in Shodensanso, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Tea ceremony in Shodensanso, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Vietnamese traditional pho noodle soup restaurant, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A noodle stall at the famous Walking Street night market in Phuket old Town, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street food in central Beijing, China, Asia

The English Market, in Cork, County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Street food of Kampot, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Water ladles, shaku, Nishiki Tenmangu shrine, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Russia - soup kitchen run by mother teresas sisters of charity for the poor and elderly, yuzhno sakhalinsk, sakhalin island, russian far east

French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Atoll Of Rangiroa, Lobster Dish With Glass Of White Wine

Hand of man stirring beans with ladle on campfire

Place setting for informal lunch

Baking ingredients

Baking ingredients

Man cooking plov, typical traditional Uzbek food, Navoi Province, Uzbekistan

Liquid iron inside of plant and trains.

Steel worker and hot steel.

Kyoto, Japan

Autumn leaves

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Swabian cuisine, pancake, pancake in the form layer with spinach mixture, springform, cake form, ladle, preparation spinach cake in the manner of the spoon, Swabian speciality, man's hand, Germany, Europe

Swabian cuisine, pancakes, frying Flaedle in the pan, soup ladle, dough, preparing spinach cake spoon style, Swabian speciality, men's hands, Germany, Europe

Swabian cuisine, pancake, pancake in the form layer with spinach mixture, springform, cake form, ladle, preparation spinach cake in the manner of the spoon, Swabian speciality, man's hand, Germany, Europe

Pan with fried vegetables stove

Vegetarian sushi, sushi filled with vegetables on plate with wooden ladle

Molten iron in a crane ladle is flowing into a mold, historical iron manufacture Fuerst-Stolberg-Huette, Ilsenburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Swabian cuisine, pancake, pancake in the form layer with spinach mixture, springform, cake form, ladle, preparation spinach cake in the manner of the spoon, Swabian speciality, man's hand, Germany, Europe

Red Thai curry paste in brass ladle and chilli peppers, Germany, Europe

Red currants in brass ladle, Germany, Europe

Directly above view of people cooking indoors over small campfire, Myanmar, Shan, Myanmar

Wooden drinking cups at a water fountain, Japan.

Green Olives For Sale At Borough Market, London, England

Maple Syrup on Snow, Cabane Sugar Shack, Brome-Missisquoi Region, Saint-Faustin, Quebec

Melted Syrup, Cabane Sugar Shack, Brome-Missisquoi Region, Saint-Faustin, Quebec

Melted Syrup, Cabane Sugar Shack, Brome-Missisquoi Region, Saint-Faustin, Quebec

Bucket and towels in sauna

Tea ceremony utensils including bowl of green Matcha tea, a bamboo whisk and Wagashi sweets, Kyushu, Japan

Tea ceremony utensils including bowl of green Matcha tea, a bamboo whisk and Wagashi sweets, Kyushu, Japan

High angle view of Japanese woman wearing traditional white kimono with blue floral pattern kneeling on tatami mat during tea ceremony, holding a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, Kyushu, Japan

Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, man wearing kimono sitting on floor, using a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, to pour hot water, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese woman wearing traditional bright blue kimono with cream coloured obi kneeling on floor, using a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, during a tea ceremony, Kyushu, Japan

High angle close up of traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, man using a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, to pour hot water, Kyushu, Japan

Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, high angle view of water container and small stand with a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, on a tatami mat, Kyushu, Japan

Close up of traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, man using a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, to pour hot water, Kyushu, Japan

Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, man wearing kimono sitting on tatami mat using a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, to pour hot water, Kyushu, Japan

Empty Spa sauna interior, wooden clad walls and seating, Estonia

Interior of a wooden panelled steam room, sauna, with central stove or hot stone, a basket and ladle for water.

High angle close up of ladle and buckets with blue dye in a textile plant dye workshop, Kyushu, Japan

Tea ceremony utensils including bowl of green Matcha tea and bamboo whisk, Kyushu, Japan

Hand Washing Station, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese woman wearing traditional white kimono with blue floral pattern kneeling on floor during tea ceremony, holding a Hishaku, a bamboo ladle, Kyushu, Japan

Close-up of dried incense resin with spatula in Salalah, Dhofar, Oman