Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "cshenk" wrote in message
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> U.S. Janet B. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:00:39 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
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> >> I have noticed that Usians have a lot of dipping pots on the table.
> >> It's not something I do
> > >
> >
> > I don't understand this comment.
> > Janet US
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> It's ok Janet, it's a UK translation to call it a dipping pot. (I've
> seen it before called that by UK folks in other social media). We
> don't do it (USA folks or me) with all meals but it can be very
> ethnically determined.
>
> As far as I know, we'd mostly call them bowls and it's really common
> where I have lived, to have individual ones where you dipped some out
> to your own small one or if thick enough to not run, to your plate.
>
> Here's one query, I wonder if the UK uses the term 'bread plate'?
>
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> Um maybe. It isn't a term I use but who knows

Ok, not sure how universal this one is in the USA but it's a little
plate for your own bread portion. The bread may be in a bowl at the
center of the table and you take your piece back to your own bread
plate (separate from your larger dinner plate).

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