You cook this comforting dish in a clay pot, allowing ingredients to slowly develop rich flavor and aroma. The traditional ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...