He collected coloured enamel bowls from Yugoslavia.

Handy coiled stoneware bowls cherish traces of the moment when they were formed and the times they have been through.

Then it's served with a salad of rocket and cherry tomatoes that's drizzled with balsamic in an individual porcelain bowl.

I have my walking stick, a drinking bottle, my begging bowl (also serves as a washbasin), a cushion and some food.

The offerings are in stark contrast with the brand's colorful trademark silk scarves. There are Ming-style chairs, porcelain bowls and jewelry.

Thought there is only simple diet in this bowl, it can provide the nutrition for a whole life, so this bowl should be cherished.

Combine all the marinade ingredients in a ceramic or glass dish bowl. Pat duck breast dry. Score the duck skin in a crosshatch pattern with a sharp knife (take care not to cut into the flesh).

The kitchen table groaned with a huge feast - hotcakes and bacon, a jug of warm maple syrup, a gleaming pitcher of milk, and china bowls filled with sliced bananas.

"The notion that you need animal food as protein is one of the great conspiracies of bullshit by the government, " he says, clinking a spoon hard against a china bowl steaming with steel-cut oatmeal.