Single bowl and auxiliary bowl is a kind of food culture. In countries or regions with different eating habits, people have different understanding and usage of single bowl and auxiliary bowl. In China, a single bowl refers to a bowl of moderate size for one person, and an auxiliary bowl refers to a smaller bowl, which is usually used to hold dishes, accompany soup or add another dish.

Single bowl and auxiliary bowl also reflect people's pursuit of healthy diet. Reasonable separation of food collocation during meals is not only beneficial to human digestion and absorption, but also helps to reduce the waste of ingredients. It can also bring delicious food, make people notice the collocation and taste change of food, and increase the fun of eating.

The use of single bowls and auxiliary bowls is not immutable. With the exchange and integration of food culture, people in some areas are also replacing auxiliary bowls with plates and putting soup and staple food together in a bowl. This method is more common in the United States and other countries. No matter how a single bowl is used, it is a symbol of eating habits and culture, which embodies people's pursuit of health, delicious food and economy.