AFTERNOON TEA Cafe au Lait Bowls Includes AFTERNOON TEA text Refreshing pastel colors. - Quantity: Set of 2 - Design: Bowl type - Material: Ceramic Diameter: Approximately 14cm Height: Approximately 7cm Price cannot be lowered due to shipping costs. I believe they are in good condition with little use, but please understand that these are used items before making a purchase. These versatile bowls can be used for various dishes, such as cafe au lait, soup, cereal, salad, and dessert. The home of cafe au lait bowls is France. In France, cafe au lait bowls are called "bol." In Japan, "bol" was translated to "bowl," and since they are used for drinking cafe au lait, they came to be called cafe au lait bowls. In France, they are used at breakfast to dip bread into cafe au lait. Why is it used this way? Originally, in France, there was a custom of dipping bread in soup at breakfast to ward off the cold. In the 1800s, coffee became widespread in French households, and people began to dip bread in coffee instead of soup. Eventually, warm milk was added to the coffee, and the number of people who ate breakfast by dipping bread in cafe au lait increased. The diameter of the cafe au lait bowl is large to make it easier to dip bread in cafe au lait. As a soup bowl Cafe au lait bowls are based on soup bowls, so they can also be used as soup bowls. You might use them for cafe au lait at breakfast and soup at lunch... As a bowl for rice bowls and noodles Cafe au lait bowls are larger than rice bowls, making them perfect for rice bowls. Because they are deep, they can also be used for dishes like udon noodles. #Orebowl #SweetsPlate #AfternoonTea #Bowl