{"product_id":"narumi-soup-plate-10-inch","title":"Narumi Flat Rim Soup Plate 10 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe number that decides whether a soup plate works is the depth of its well, and this one measures 1.5 inches. \u003cstrong\u003eTen inches across with a 1.5 inch well holds a starter portion of soup without filling to the brim\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is the line between carrying it and wearing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA 1.5 inch well\u003c\/strong\u003e Enough to fill sensibly and still have a margin before anything reaches the rim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTen inches across\u003c\/strong\u003e A full place-setting footprint, so the plate reads as a course rather than a side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat rim, not sloped\u003c\/strong\u003e The band around the well is level, so a spoon rests on it without sliding back in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Well Depth Decides Everything\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoup plates fail in one of two directions. Too shallow and a sensible portion sits level with the rim, so it slops on the way to the table. Too deep and it stops being a plate and becomes a bowl, which changes how it sits in a place setting and how it stacks. \u003cstrong\u003eAn inch and a half is the depth that lets you fill to about two thirds and still walk with it.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is roughly ten ounces of soup, which is a first course rather than a meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Rim Is a Spoon Rest\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flat rim does a job people rarely name: it holds a spoon. Set a soup spoon on a sloped or curved rim and it slides back into the liquid; set it on a level band and it stays where it was put, handle out. On a course eaten slowly, with the spoon going down between mouthfuls, that is the difference between a clean rim and a smeared one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Pattern Sits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarumi puts the decoration on the rim rather than in the well, and on a soup plate that is the only placement that works. Anything printed in the base is invisible from the moment the plate is filled to the moment it is empty, which is the entire time a diner is looking at it. A rim pattern stays in view throughout and frames the surface of the soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePortions, Stacking and Wear\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much soup does it actually hold?\u003c\/strong\u003e Around ten ounces at a sensible fill line, which is two thirds up the well. Filled to the brim it takes more, but a brimmed soup plate is a plate nobody can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be used for anything besides soup?\u003c\/strong\u003e Pasta and risotto suit it well, since both want a shallow well and a rim. Anything dry and flat, a steak or a sandwich, sits oddly in a sunken center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the rim decoration wear from cutlery?\u003c\/strong\u003e The rim is where a knife or spoon lands, so decoration fired under the glaze matters here more than on a serving piece. Under-glaze pigment sits below the surface that metal touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much soup does it actually hold?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Around ten ounces at a sensible fill line, which is two thirds up the well. Filled to the brim it takes more, but a brimmed soup plate is a plate nobody can carry.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can it be used for anything besides soup?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Pasta and risotto suit it well, since both want a shallow well and a rim. Anything dry and flat, a steak or a sandwich, sits oddly in a sunken center.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does the rim decoration wear from cutlery?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The rim is where a knife or spoon lands, so decoration fired under the glaze matters here more than on a serving piece. Under-glaze pigment sits below the surface that metal touches.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Narumi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52326545654061,"sku":"51678-5239","price":140.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/narumi-soup-plate-10-inch-1.jpg?v=1787956669","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/narumi-soup-plate-10-inch","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}