Famiware Ocean 2.1oz Oval Dipping Sauce Bowls and Ceramic Dipping Bowls Set of 6

The Ocean glaze runs darker where the bowl is deepest and lets the clay show through at the rim, so each little dish carries its own two-tone face. Six come in the set, each sized for a spoonful, not a meal. A splash of soy, a slick of chili oil, a pinch of flaky salt. That is the whole job, and they do it well.

Set them beside the Ocean dinner plates on a weeknight, one per place, with black vinegar and crushed chile in reach. For a Sunday table they sit alongside the salad plates, or in the middle with the pasta bowls, holding sesame seeds, chopped scallion, or a spoonful of sour cream. Six is exactly the number a full table needs.