Terracotta Tapas Dish 15cm

Description

WHAT IS A SPANISH TERRACOTTA TAPAS DISH?

For many thousands of years Pereruela terracotta dishes have been manufactured in this region. The clay has amazing refractory properties which has been recognised throughout the ancient and modern world. Terracotta pottery is ubiquitous throughout Spain but the terracotta dishes of Pereruela have been recognised as probably the best.

WHY ARE THESE TERRACOTTA DISHES SO GOOD?

Pereruela terracotta tapas dishes are hand-made by experienced potters made with two types of clay; slow drying red clay which gives the pot its strength and white clay, containing quartz, feldspar and mica which give the pots their incredible refractory properties. The pots are dried, glazed and fired for 10 hours. The glaze on the tapas dish is perfectly safe for all applications — it contains no lead.

HOW DO I PREPARE MY TAPAS DISH?

On first use, our terracotta tapas dishes need to be soaked for 30 minutes in cold water to prevent the pot from cracking when used. Thereafter the dishes can be used as ovenware, stove top or microwave.

WHAT DO I USE MY TAPAS DISH FOR?

This 15 cm tapas dishes can be used for larger portions of nibbles like olives or nuts or smaller tapas portions. Please note that the measurement is the diameter across the top of the dish taken from the outside edge to the opposite outside edge, i.e., the measurement includes the thickness of the terracotta which is approximately 1.5cm in total (0.75 cm each lip). Therefore, the ‘internal’ measurement of the diameter is about 1.5cm smaller than the quoted measurement.