It's a Bowl, it's a Plate. It's a... Blate!
I wrote this morning about The Hunt, our months-long and now complete quest for pieces to make up a dinnerware set. One of the things we like about the set we chose is the design of the bowls.
They're like soup bowls, but wider. They're like plates, but with deeper sides. They're... blates!
No, I didn't just make up the neologism blates. I've seen it used in several places, as this design is popular recently. It's apparently Dinnerware Word of the Year 2022.
Blates, also known more prosaically as pasta bowls, really are the hybrid their name embodies. They're deep enough to hold a reasonable serving of soup. Their wide shape makes it easy to eat the soup. Ditto for salad. And they work well for a variety of food that would typically be served on a plate. Beyond just pasta- for which they excel; hence their mundane name- they're great for Chinese and Indian style dishes served with rice Nachos, too.
Oh, we have traditional plates. We use them for sandwiches, grilled meat, deserts, and any number of other things. But these blates are popular in our kitchen just like they apparently are in Dinnerware Trends 2022.
They're like soup bowls, but wider. They're like plates, but with deeper sides. They're... blates!
No, I didn't just make up the neologism blates. I've seen it used in several places, as this design is popular recently. It's apparently Dinnerware Word of the Year 2022.
Blates, also known more prosaically as pasta bowls, really are the hybrid their name embodies. They're deep enough to hold a reasonable serving of soup. Their wide shape makes it easy to eat the soup. Ditto for salad. And they work well for a variety of food that would typically be served on a plate. Beyond just pasta- for which they excel; hence their mundane name- they're great for Chinese and Indian style dishes served with rice Nachos, too.
Oh, we have traditional plates. We use them for sandwiches, grilled meat, deserts, and any number of other things. But these blates are popular in our kitchen just like they apparently are in Dinnerware Trends 2022.