“People often wonder if these miniature plates aren’t too small to be practical for serving food. But if you’re making appetizers to go with drinks, it’s only a matter of cutting things to the right size to fit, and they’re absolutely perfect as elegant little serving plates for cookies or individual cakes. In times past, they were used to serve precious condiments and seasonings in just the right amount to be consumed in a single sitting,” Hiroko Kidoh says.
Mamezara are indeed the ideal size to hold a small mound of salt or a pool of soy sauce for dipping. Furthermore, they have the advantage of fitting on even very small tables to add a note of color or a seasonal accent. Another option, is to exercise your creativity in putting together a whole spread of foods served entirely on mamezara. In spite of the disparate colors and shapes, the uniformity of size makes for a unified presentation. That very unity in turn allows the diverse colors and shapes of these diminutive objects to stand out and truly shine.