Dip in a bread bowl

straight into the bread. eat dip or chowder, then eat the bread. best if the stuff isn't particularly soupy and the bread is crusty.

You carve out the bread as much in one piece as you can. For a dip, you cut the carved pieces into large cubes to use for dipping. For soup or chili, you can save the carved stuff to use as bread crumps or croutons later.

Around these here parts, you can buy small, round loaves of sourdough French bread that are called "bread bowls" or "soup bowls." They are actually the perfect size for one or two people to have for dinner and not worry about leftover bread going stale.

Soup in a bun/roll

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for - look the photo's thanks

Nutrax,
Thanks for the Boudin link! I used to live a couple blocks away from the Geary street bakery & I love that bread. I know it's now at malls in Northern Cal and sometimes at airports, but it's good stuff! So glad they have an on-line store. No I do not work for them.