It is an oven safe plate for serving a main dish. Piping hot oven-baked fish or meat can be just served on the table and instantly eaten with a knife and fork! The secret lies in the flat rim and large usable surface for dishing up. In general, oven safe tableware items tend to be thick and heavy, but this plate is thin and even looks elegant. It comes in three colors, [White/Beige/Gray], which give a natural and subdued impression and accentuate the green of herbs. That is why this plate is called "Herbes plat" meaning "plate of herbs" in French. Pasta and platelunch meals can be presented nicely as well.