A bowl was a piece of evidence in Apollo Justice's investigation into the murder of Pal Meraktis. It was one of many identical custom-made bowls branded with the Eldoon's Noodles mascot, Mr. Salty. Trucy Wright thought that the mascot was cute, while Justice did not believe that it was very endearing. The paint job on the bowls is apparently cheap, liable to flake off at a touch.
The theft of Eldoon's noodle stand[]
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At Meraktis Clinic, Meraktis had strangled his former employee, Alita Tiala, with a lamp cord. Thinking she was dead, he planned on dumping the body in the river at People Park, but couldn't start his car. He instead stole Guy Eldoon's noodle stand, which was next to the clinic. He took all the bowls out to make room for Tiala's body, leaving them at the reception area of his clinic. Once he got to People Park, however, an altercation took place, resulting in his murder at Tiala's hands.

The mascot, Mr. Salty.
The next morning, Eldoon saw that his stand was missing, and requested the services of the Wright Anything Agency to find it. Justice was put up to the task; while talking to Eldoon, he saw that only one bowl was left, lying on the ground. It was still there the next day, when he discovered the rest of the bowls in the reception area of Meraktis Clinic.