Ancient clay pots, once a kitchen staple across continents, are making a comeback. These earthenware vessels offer a unique ...

Archaeologists are fascinated by many different aspects of cultures in the distant past, but determining what ancient people cooked and ate can be particularly challenging. A team of researchers spent ...

If you happen to dig up an ancient ceramic cooking pot, don't clean it. Chances are, it contains the culinary secrets of the past. A research team led by University of California, Berkeley, ...

Hidaka, Hokkaido – To many Japanese gourmands, donabe (clay pots) represent food made with care, most often to be shared. Over and above aesthetics, they are widely used by both home cooks and ...

Unlike most of the 7 billion people on Earth, our family didn't really eat rice. I have no idea why this inexpensive, filling staple rarely made it to our table, but it didn't. I've since made up for ...

Angela Dimayuga of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco likes using whole dried ashwagandha root in this clay pot dinner. It looks super cool but can be tricky to find. If that’s the case, she also ...

Savor the richness of drumsticks, wings and thighs in a satisfying phở gà and a Cantonese-style clay pot rice from Genevieve Ko. By Genevieve Ko A decade ago, the chef Jimmy Tu opened Bunker, a ...

UC Berkeley archaeologists have discovered that unglazed ceramic cookware can retain the residue of not just the last supper cooked, but earlier meals as well, opening a window onto gastronomic ...