Description: Vintage Terra Cotta Earthenware French Confit Pot with Lid. Glazed in beautiful brown glaze inside and on the top half of the pot and terra cotta over the rest of the pot. They are very heavy @ 8 lbs. A must in any French kitchen. They also make wonder additions to any French display. Dim: 7.5" H without lid x 8 " Dia. Cross Posted on Etsy A bit of history on Terra Cotta Pots Clay pot cooking is a process of cooking food in a pot made of unglazed or glazed pottery.HistoryCooking in unglazed clay pots which are first immersed in water dates at least to the Etruscans in first century BC but likely dates to several centuries earlier.[1] The Romans adapted the technique and the cooking vessel, which became known as the Roman pot, a cooking vessel similar to those made since April 1967 by the German company Römertopf.[1][2] According to Paula Wolfert, "all Mediterranean food used to be cooked in clay."[3]In the Han Dynasty, pots unglazed on the exterior known as fus (now called sandy pots) were used for wet clay cooking.[1]In Japan clay pots are mentioned from the 8th century and originally referred to as nabe. As pots made from other materials entered use, the Japanese clay pots were distinguished by calling them donabe; "do" means clay or earth.[4]: 3 Cooking in clay pots became less popular once metal pots became available.[5] Clay remained popular for those dishes that depended on the unique qualities of clay cooking; Food & Wine called out such dishes as biryani, cassoulet, daube, tagine, jollof rice, kedjenou, cazuela, and baked beans.[5]
Price: 62 USD
Location: Suwanee, Georgia
End Time: 2025-01-02T17:09:50.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Made in France
Type: Casoulette Cooking Pot
Color: Brown
Material: Terracotta
Production Style: Earthenware
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Production Technique: Pottery
