What does this Japanese Symbol say?

What does this Japanese Symbol on this Tray say?

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It's a piece of inexpensive and popular Chinese plastic melamine dining ware (the style is not Japanese, it's Chinese).

This particular pattern style is exported all around the world. As another answer here states, the Chinese character in traditional writing 壽 (shòu - simplified is 寿) means "longevity" (a common "good luck" character for Chinese, when other different good luck wishes could also be for long life, happiness, health, prosperity etc.), and that is the very name used for this pattern series of melamine ware. The particular piece in the picture is a small sauce dish (not a "tray" as stated on that Ebay page) divided into two sections so that two types of sauces can be placed in the one dish and used for the table setting.

Here are three places on the Web where the whole series of melamine dining ware in the Longevity pattern is being sold (and stating that the supplier is GET Enterprises) [ http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/262/CLID/4429/N/124359/Longevity-Dinnerware.htm ] and [ http://www.wasserstrom.com/restaurant-supplies-equipment/cooking_longevitydinnerware_1000148 ] and [ http://www.zesco.com/Longevity-Pattern-Melamine-Dinnerware-sz3554.htm ].

And here are two more including the UK Ebay: [ http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/category/japanese-dishware-longevity ] and [ http://stores.ebay.co.uk/tradewindsorientalshop/Melamine-Ware-/_i.html?_fsub=1863872011&_sid=829750821&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 ].

You will find pictures of that exact same two-section sauce dish in the last link as well as the first link.

All the various pieces of melamine ware in that "Longevity" pattern series have on them that "longevity" Chinese character in traditional writing.

Where can i buy some Japanese styled dishes and cookware?

EveryBodyH

Where can i get some Good japanese Styled Plates Bowls spoons and Taiyaki frying pan

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maybe this will help . .??

http://www.thekitchenstore.com/casual-dinnerware-dinnerware-sets.html

but you might look in an Asian market
They often have a lot cookware items

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Brazil Dinner Set up?

Richard

Im doing a report for a food class and I chose Brazil. There is not much info on the net for some of the stuff I am looking for so hopefully someone can help.

What are the table appointments at the dinner tabel? (Such as is the man always at the head? Do women serve the men first? Chidren eat first? Who gets the largest portion?, etc...)

Is there a certain etiquette at the dinner table?

Who and when is the food prepared?

Are these different depending on the region your in?

Thanks for any help you can give!

Answer
Yes, the brazilian dinner set up has untill now some french details, but usually in the "A' la carte" restaurants (French service or English service).
At home we like to use the Brazilian Service (serviço à brasileira), but some restaurants do the same in the brazilian regional tipic ones.
We don't like anybody serving our plates. The maid usually sleeps and cook in our home (It is easy to have one) or she can come every day (not sundays, our favorite family and relatives lunch day).
She set up the table as in the english service, one glass for water or juice, the fork on the right...but the food is on the table and sometime the women likes to serve the man or children, SOMETIMEs. The idea is "don't be shy".
The most tradicional familys like when the maid does the indirect English service. When the food is served on your right. The man of the house has a specifc chair, but the women should sit on the right chair.
Everybody in a modern family can sit wherever they want, but sometimes the brothers and sisters like to fight for the best place, haha. And sometime the father has his favorite place (even in the modern familys the man can be the head).
The first pice of a birthday cake you must give to the oldest woman in your family or your to your mother. You can give to someone special if you have a specifc thing to say.
Our BBQ party is meat, not hot-dogs! We like "farofa" (flow) and Vinagrete (salad).
The "feijoada" (beans, vegetables and others partys of the cow or pork) is very popular too, we eat with rice and "farofa".
The meat, the beens, rice, vegetables, juice and organic things are cheeper here and we like to have every single day.

Aluminum dinner plates?

Janet S

I am looking for websites that sells Aluminum colored dinner plates, cups, bowls, serving ware, platters, pitchers please.

Answer
Russell Wright is known for aluminum ware, including dinnerware and serveware, it is collectible and beautiful, like art. The pieces are made of spun aluminum.

There are also sets of aluminum pieces, some with anodized, colored coatings, at retailers and catalogs everywhere. Try at these retailers:

Crate and Barrel has polished aluminum sets and individual serving pieces and also a Lines brand of items

Wendell August Forge sells decorated platters and ornaments made of aluminum, pewter, etc

Any army/navy surplus store has camping and extreme gear sets that include these pieces

Amazon has an anodized tumbler, pitcher set and I think you can get chargers for placing under dinner plates to match, in silver aluminum

Target has the retro drinkware collection including ice cream cups and matching accessories made of spun aluminum (inside) and colored, anodized exterier

Nambe does very good, but pricy aluminum pieces, also, but they tend to be highly polished.

Pottery barn had silver coloredmetal chargers that looked like spun aluminum, but I don't know if post-Christmas, they still have any.

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