What's the name of the dish in the bowl?

The dish on which the bowl is placed is called bone dish.

Literally, a bone dish is a container for holding wastes such as bones. Generally, unnecessary vegetables, bones, fishbones, eggshells and other wastes can be put into the bone dish to ensure that the desktop is clean and tidy and easier to clean.

When dining in a hotel or restaurant, the service staff will prepare a cup, a bowl and a dish for everyone, in which the cup can be used as a teacup and a wine glass, the bowl is mainly used for holding rice and eating vegetables, and the dish will be used as a bone dish.

Use difference

However, due to the different customs between the north and the south, the dishes in the south will be used as bone dishes, and the dishes in the north will be used as Caicai to hold dishes or prevent food from falling before the entrance. If there are two plates in a set of tableware, the larger plate is used as the bone plate and the smaller plate is used as the dish.