Meaning of Römertopf | Babel Free

Definitions

An unglazed clay pot for cooking food in.

Examples

“Place in the Römertopf and squeeze on the juice from the lemons.”

“This is a mouthwatering and nutritious dish from Georgia, which is also extremely easy to make, providing you own a large unglazed earthenware casserole — a Römertopf clay pot is perfect. [...] "Now," she says, "all I have to do is throw whatever ingredients I have into the Römertopf, put it in the oven, and forget about it."”

“Note to the Cook: If you don't have a Römertopf, you can roast the lamb breast in a La Cloche stoneware domed baker.”

“A porous, lidded earthenware pot in which food could be cooked without fats or liquids, the Römertopf enjoyed brief popularity in the '70s until cooks discovered that they were not, after all, much different from the typical casserole dish.”

“"Now I know what a leg of lamb feels like inside a Romertopf," she said.”

“Two hours later I stumbled indoors bathed in sweat, throbbing from caterpillar stings, and covered so thickly with red clay that I could have passed for a Romertopf cooker. My husband burst out laughing and led me to a mirror.”

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