You're sitting at a table, either in someone's home or in a restaurant, and a very hot earthenware pot appears. The lid is removed, a geyser of steam rushes out, and the room fills with mouthwatering ...

Clay pots have been used for cooking across ancient civilisations for centuries, especially in cultures that value earthy, slow-cooked meals. In modern kitchens, however, they’re often replaced by ...

What you need to know about clay pots There are several types of clay pots, each with its own set of attributes.Earthenware, which can be glazed, partially glazed, or unglazed, and is sometimes called ...

An experiment with unglazed clay pots hinted at how much archaeologists can learn about ancient cultures from cooking vessels. By Katherine Kornei Sure, astrophysicists have big telescopes, and ...

Pongal cooked in earthen pots over open flames isn’t just tradition—it’s flavour, symbolism, and slow cooking at work.