Why is the quantifier of tableware "head"? Do you really know them with so many tableware?

The taste of food depends not only on authentic ingredients and exquisite cooking skills, but also on the utensils for holding food-pots, plates, knives, forks and cups we use every day.

Today we will talk about the up and down of tableware.

What is the head of the tableware?

A cow, a donkey, a camel ... you know the unit of measurement of these animals, but do you know how to calculate the tableware? One? One? One? Or a head?

Yes, we use the most ceramic tableware as the unit of measurement, just like cattle, donkeys and other animals, we all use the "head". So when we buy ceramic tableware, we may hear the waiter say 9 heads, 56 heads, 32 heads ... (I'm going to start loading)

Only ceramic tableware is counted as "head". It is said that this is an ancient name. Because porcelain has a long history, the unit of measurement of porcelain is different, and the commonly used "piece" has different meanings in different categories.

The "pieces" of bottles are generally divided into single pieces, double pieces, ten pieces, hundred pieces, thousand pieces and ten thousand pieces according to their height; The "pieces" of the cylinder range from 30 to thousands according to the caliber; The "pieces" of the pot depend on the capacity, ranging from 5 pieces to 100 pieces. What a mess! I don't understand it at all! )

Regarding the tableware and tea set measured by "head", I think it may be to avoid this confusion.

The head in tableware actually refers to the number of pieces of porcelain in a set of tableware, which is similar to what we mean by "one", "one" and "only" now.

If there are four cups, a tea tray and a teapot in a tea set, then the tea set is called six tea sets.

A complete set of porcelain utensils refers to ten bowls, ten plates, ten plates, ten spoons, ten chopstick holders, a fish plate, a ten-inch plate, a spoon, a soup pot, an ashtray, a toothpick container and 56 heads.

There is also a saying that bone China is a specific material, because the production of bone China uses animal ashes, so the number of porcelain is represented by "head" (unclear).

The reason why ceramic tableware is regarded as "head" is because netizens are broad-minded and have different opinions, and the exact reason remains to be verified. (Bian Xiao looked for a big circle and didn't find a professional academic introduction. He doesn't smoke ...)

The "head" here is not only simple, but also not simple (rich in cultural background, of course not simple). You just need to know that the "head" of tableware is not simple.

The head in the tableware

At present, people use more than one kind of ceramic tableware. The types and materials of tableware become more and more diverse with the eating habits and spirit of foodies, and people can even customize them according to their individual needs. (I feel tall just thinking about it)

Bamboo, paper, glass, stainless steel, brass, ceramics ... Different materials have different advantages and disadvantages. Oxford University in England once conducted a survey, which proved that the utensils for holding food will affect the taste of food (in fact, it is still the psychological function of people), so every food should be matched with the most suitable tableware. This is the reason why the so-called "wine luminous cup" is said.

Our usual spoon is usually used for dessert. If we eat other things with it, the food in our mouth will feel sweeter. Just like eating white yogurt with a white spoon is sweeter than eating it with a black spoon.

Exquisite foodies know this well. Without a few professional tableware, you can't capture their stomachs.

Tableware with etiquette on the head.

When it comes to the head of tableware, there are far more than kinds and "heads", and tableware etiquette is more important.

The use of tableware is its etiquette. Red wine has a red wine glass, champagne has a champagne cup, coffee has a coffee cup, and milk has a milk cup. Purple teapot should be used to make good tea, glass bowl should be used to mix salad, casserole should be used to make soup ... every food should have its own utensils, even if it is not unique, it should be one in a hundred. Look before you leap.

Eating western tableware should be a knife and fork. Holding a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left hand is the correct way to eat steak. We eat Chinese food with more chopsticks. We can't knock, insert, lick or turn ... every competent foodie should experience these etiquette.

In the final analysis, no matter how many dishes there are, no matter how many heads there are, it is all for people to eat a good meal, enjoy the exciting experience brought by delicious food to taste buds and comfort their bodies and minds. Eating delicious food with beautiful and easy-to-use tableware is the ultimate dream.