monkey dishes
American Science & Surplus
monkey dishes (stainless steel bowls) item # 40453P3
“Little bowls like these are called monkey dishes in the restaurant business. Doesn't pay to ask why, we think, but they're extremely handy. These are stainless steel, 4-1/2" dia x 1-1/2" deep. They're marked "Pet Bowl," but wouldn't work for anything over kitten size. We'd use 'em for peas, paints, pickles, peanuts, paste, prune pits, like that. You run out of p's, you could use them for ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise.”