Copper Cataplanas
As paella and tapas identifies with Spain, the same holds true for the Portugese Cataplana. The name is both for the recipe and the vessel in which you cook it. A cataplana basically works on the same principle as the modern pressure cooker (but without the safety valve).
This is a broad domed shaped dish, much like two woks placed together which is traditionally made of copper. The food is placed in the bottom half of the pan and then the hinged lid is closed enabling the ingredients to simmer together and the flavors to develop. Made in Portugal.
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