|
||||||||
French chocolate/coffee bowls |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the Celtic Fringe
Posts: 2,730
|
French chocolate/coffee bowls
Following on from another thread about drinking from bowls, I suddenly have a hankering to get hold of a set of bowls used in France for drinking morning coffee or hot chocolate from.
I rememebr always getting a bowl of hot chocolate for breakfast when I was on a school kid ( many years ago!) on an exchange, staying with a family in the midi-pyrenese area of France. Have done a quick google and cant find any...anyone have any ideas? thanks! |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the Celtic Fringe
Posts: 2,730
|
hmmm ( thankyou
) ...its not what I rememebr...but possibly there are different types? I remember china bowls - they were like cups ( a bit wider and shallower I think), but with no handles. Do French people still use them? I asked a friend who's parents have moved there and she said she'd never seen them. |
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
Quote:
hmmm ( thankyou
) ...its not what I rememebr...but possibly there are different types? I remember china bowls - they were like cups ( a bit wider and shallower I think), but with no handles. Do French people still use them? I asked a friend who's parents have moved there and she said she'd never seen them. ![]() I saw an 18th century one when I was Googling for you,(can you tell I have time on my hands at the moment!) but didn't think a school kid would be given to drink out of that one either. |
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
Or this!
http://www.thefrenchhouse.net/prodrange/show/5639 This looks more like it! EDIT - This place you can actually purchase a set of 4 http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/ju...espresso_bowls |
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
Gogle coffee bowls, you'll find loads of sites rather than me spam your thread!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the Celtic Fringe
Posts: 2,730
|
haha! well, I do appreciate your time...
![]() Thats definitely more the idea...they were blue and white china ( part of the bigger crockery set) ....but I'm really not keen on the commercial one with chocolat written all over it...somehow doesnt say chic French breakfast to me...gawd I'm fussy. ![]() eta - oh I see your other link too... I think I might drop santa a hint ( if I dare trust his taste...)
|
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,415
|
Quote:
haha! well, I do appreciate your time...
![]() Thats definitely more the idea...they were blue and white china ( part of the bigger crockery set) ....but I'm really not keen on the commercial one with chocolat written all over it...somehow doesnt say chic French breakfast to me...gawd I'm fussy. ![]() eta - oh I see your other link too... I think I might drop santa a hint ( if I dare trust his taste...)![]() And I found a forum (whilst Googling) where posters were talking about this same said topic ie French drinking their hot chocolate out of bowls, so you're not going mad. |
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: I live in the woods
Posts: 5,061
|
It's brilliant. They do (at least used to when "I was a lad") the ame it Italy too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,080
|
I remember them from a school trip to France back in the 70's but haven't seen them for years now.
Did want to get some to bring home, but no sign of them in hotels, Carrefour, Auchan etc. |
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: East London
Posts: 14,258
|
Quote:
Following on from another thread about drinking from bowls, I suddenly have a hankering to get hold of a set of bowls used in France for drinking morning coffee or hot chocolate from.
I rememebr always getting a bowl of hot chocolate for breakfast when I was on a school kid ( many years ago!) on an exchange, staying with a family in the midi-pyrenese area of France. Have done a quick google and cant find any...anyone have any ideas? thanks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,714
|
Quote:
And I found a forum (whilst Googling) where posters were talking about this same said topic ie French drinking their hot chocolate out of bowls, so you're not going mad.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the Celtic Fringe
Posts: 2,730
|
I have had better success searching Cafe au Lait bowls ( rather than chocolat) - lots of examples, but still difficult to find nice ones ( well, that appeal to me, and my nostalgic memory) which are in stock, and in the UK
I quite like these...but not in stock.http://www.dibor.co.uk/Product.asp?ProductId=R101 (eta...but amazon have them! )and look at this collection! oh at times like this I wish DS allowed you to embed photos! http://www.marthastewart.com/photoga...dunlinson-home |
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street
Posts: 40,106
|
You can buy them in England.
I;ve seen them in France a lot. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 17:52.


) ...its not what I rememebr...but possibly there are different types? 
( if I dare trust his taste...)