Tian

A tian is an earthenware vessel of provence used both for cooking and serving. it is also the name of the dish prepared in it and baked in an oven. tian comes from the ancient provençal word designating the dish (the container), and nowadays by extension names what’s cooked in it. a tian is actually the terracotta dish used for cooking, the word tian coming from the ancient greek “teganon” (frying pan). [french encyclopedia] the classic vessel is a truncated cone, flattened at the base and flaring outward to a wide rim. it is traditionally glazed on the inside, and unglazed on the outside. it is shallower than the cassole, the earthenware vessel characteristic of the camargue and langued...

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