Suzuributa, appeared during the Edo period, and was a peculiar menu, its popularity associated with the spread of Shippoku cuisine (special Chinese cuisine in Nagasaki Prefecture, to which Japanese cooking methods were introduced) and sugar.
硯蓋は、江戸時代に出現したもので、卓袱料理や砂糖の普及とも絡んでいると思われる特異な献立である。