Plattmenage
In the cruet-stand (also Platmenage , Table Top ) is a part of dinnerware for storing table spices . Pepper , salt , oil and vinegar are traditionally placed on a plate-like base . In addition, condiments such as table mustard , maggi , soy sauce or chili powder can also be used . More modern forms of the platter deviate from the classic plate shape and are more like a tray . In addition to storage, the tray serves primarily for handy and quick serving of the spices for personal seasoning while eating .
In Swiss restaurants, along with salt, pepper and toothpicks, the traditional menu includes Maggi and Aromat . In the Anglo-Saxon language area, such combinations of spices are known as condiment sets .
Plattmenage is apparently a Germanized form of Plat de Menage. This designation has been documented since the second half of the 18th century, but was evidently never used in French - as plat de ménage - in the same context as in German. Rather, the stand for vinegar, oil, etc. is referred to in French as huilier, surtout or ménagère. The adoption of the name “Huilier” instead of the use of the word “Plattmenage” in southwest Germany probably comes from the Napoleonic period or other phases of closer contact with the neighboring country. B. is attested by an anecdote from Langenargen , according to which the French word "Willi" was written in Germanized version.
Web links
- Plattmenage . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 13, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 126.
- Salt, pepper and mustard combinations at the virtual salt and pepper shaker museum