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The clay pot of Manises

Manises, L'Horta Sud, Valencia

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The clay pot of Manises

Food and drink · Manises, L'Horta Sud, Valencia

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The potteries of Manises have for centuries supplied glazed clay pots to Valencian kitchens. This type of clay vessel, round, low and wide, was already used in Greco-Roman times and is documented in the Catalan-speaking lands from the 14th century, with examples dated to 1348 in Morvedre and 1389 in Barcelona. In them are cooked arròs al forn and all i pebre, because clay, a poor conductor of heat, spreads the heat slowly and more evenly than metal, and allows rice dishes to be finished inside the oven; it also keeps dishes hot longer once on the table, though it cannot be used on induction hobs.

Photo: Millars (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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