All you street food fans are surely familiar with the bowl featuring a chicken. Depicting a red-and-black chicken with a flower in front of it, this bowl has practically become a legend. Many media outlets have written about the history of this chicken-adorned bowl, which is believed to have originated in China.

According to era.id, the Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Chenghua (1465–1487) marked the emergence of cups featuring a chicken design (which served as the precursor to the chicken bowl). Interestingly, the chicken designs commissioned for these cups at the time included not only roosters but also hens and chicks—symbols of prosperity.

After becoming a favorite among many Chinese people and being mass-produced during the Qing Dynasty, chicken bowls began to be distributed by Chinese merchants to nearly every corner of the world, including Indonesia.

In Indonesia itself, the chicken bowl has become a phenomenon. Here, it is commonly the container of choice for serving soupy dishes. Meatballs, chicken noodles, and chicken porridge are dishes that, to this day, still rely on the chicken bowl as their go-to serving vessel.

Over time, chicken bowls have evolved into many different versions. One particularly innovative version is the chicken bowl produced by BBC Glass. The chicken bowls released by BBC Glass—known as the “Rooster Series”—are considered a fresh take on the classic design. Additionally, 

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