Versatile Use of Café au Lait Bowls: Lessons from the French for Soups and Mussels!

Not Just for Drinking Café au Lait!

The café au lait bowl has a special feel to it, doesn’t it?

It feels like the bowl used for enjoying matcha, cradled in both hands.

The time in the morning spent slowly sipping a generous pour of café au lait from the bowl is♡

Winter mornings in France were said to be very cold.

To warm up, they used to dip bread into hot soup in a bowl called "le bol," which over time transformed into being used for café au lait as the soup evolved, and the bowls became smaller, leading to what we now call café au lait bowls in Japanese.

Thus, the term café au lait bowl is a Japanese-made English term. (Japanese-made French??)

In French, it is called "le bol," and it is not limited to café au lait.

In fact, it seems that everyone in France uses this bowl for various purposes♩

In this article, we will introduce you to how to use a café au lait bowl as learned from the French♡

Uses of the Café au Lait Bowl Other Than for Café au Lait

【1】

Fill it with fruits, yogurt, or cereal.

This is a classic.

This is something that Japanese people can also imagine.

【2】

Add salads or appetizers to the café au lait bowl.

Quinoa looks delicious.

【3】

Use the café au lait bowl for potage to create a one-plate meal.

It warms the heart＊

【4】

Beef stew also works.

Add a baguette on the side♡

【5】

This is very French.

Stuff it full of mussels.

【6】

A generous salad.

【7】

Fill with ice and use it as an ice basket.

So stylish...!

Shall I add a café au lait bowl to my collection?♩

The café au lait bowl, which is slightly smaller than a donburi and has a size similar to a matcha bowl.

Not just for holding café au lait, it could also be great for serving meat and potatoes, piling up meatballs, or simply slicing and adding cherry tomatoes to make it look stylish.

Surprisingly versatile, it seems convenient for many uses, so why not try incorporating a café au lait bowl into your daily life?♡