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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 390337, member: 8267"]All right, I think we have this nailed down:</p><p><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HmX4p2La96Q/VIZl0XsN46I/AAAAAAAACOA/qFxrNsCMMks/s1600/IMG_4614.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>"A <i>pignata</i> (pron: pin-nyah-ta) is a southern Italian clay cooking pot with a unique design that renders everything you put into it completely delicious. Nestled in embers fireside, they are used to slow cook everything from beans to stews to ragus and soups - part of <i>la cucina antica </i>- the ancient way of cooking. The <i>pignata</i> is the ancestor of today's crock pot with a design and utility that hasn't changed since the days of the Roman Empire. Pignate (pl) are fairly common in Italy but difficult to find here."</p><p><a href="http://ourgardenandtable.blogspot.com/2014/12/pignata-italian-beanpot.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ourgardenandtable.blogspot.com/2014/12/pignata-italian-beanpot.html" rel="nofollow">http://ourgardenandtable.blogspot.com/2014/12/pignata-italian-beanpot.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is very satisfying when everything comes together. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 390337, member: 8267"]All right, I think we have this nailed down: [IMG]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HmX4p2La96Q/VIZl0XsN46I/AAAAAAAACOA/qFxrNsCMMks/s1600/IMG_4614.JPG[/IMG] "A [I]pignata[/I] (pron: pin-nyah-ta) is a southern Italian clay cooking pot with a unique design that renders everything you put into it completely delicious. Nestled in embers fireside, they are used to slow cook everything from beans to stews to ragus and soups - part of [I]la cucina antica [/I]- the ancient way of cooking. The [I]pignata[/I] is the ancestor of today's crock pot with a design and utility that hasn't changed since the days of the Roman Empire. Pignate (pl) are fairly common in Italy but difficult to find here." [URL]http://ourgardenandtable.blogspot.com/2014/12/pignata-italian-beanpot.html[/URL] It is very satisfying when everything comes together. :happy:[/QUOTE]
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