Even compared with the dishes in neighboring China and Korea each having a history of producing ceramic-ware, the dishes in Japan are quite conspicuous compared with those for Chinese dishes for which many round dishes with traditional paintings are used and with those for Korean dishes for which metal-ware and white porcelain with no paintings are used.
近隣国で陶磁器生産の歴史がある中国・韓国と比べても、丸皿を多用し伝統的な絵付けの陶磁器を用いる中華料理や、金属製の器や絵付けのない白磁の食器を主とする韓国料理に比べ異彩を放っている。