Monkey dishes

[Isa]

Nicko,


What exactly is a monkey dish? I've never heard that term before.


Thanks


Sisi

[Katherine]

A monkey dish is a small dish that vegetables or condiments are served in. I've never heard the term used outside of restaurants.

[Chef David Simpson]

I've heard of monkey bread but never a monkey dish. I'd like to know too.

[Nicko]

Recently I received an email that asked ChefTalk the question of "Where do monkey dishes get their name". I have absolutely no idea. Can anyone help me out?

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Thanks,

Nicko
nicko@cheftalk.com

[Nick.Shu]

are you talking about those dishes that are round with a small half moon handle on each side, perhaps its the shape?.

[m brown]

Take two monkey dishes and place them facing out over your ears, you will resemble a monkey. Hence the name.

Just a thought.

Miniature bowl for sauce-on-siders. Different shape than rammis. No idea why they're called monkey dishes.

[Nicko]

So we still don't know where the name came from? I like the idea of putting two side dish holders to your head and it resembles a monkey.

[lynne]

They're the only things that fit through the bars on monkey cages?

maybe slang for "unbreakable"/
have you ever tried to break one of those things?

[kuan]

Bump. I can't believe I've bumped such an old thread!

Monkey dish is the dish the organ grinder's monkey held out.