"When I travel, I don't just want to sample new foods, I want to see how they're made. I love peeking into kitchens and observing the daily habits and techniques of local cooks, which always include some new-to-me gadgets or implements less common in the United States. After my first trip to France, for example, I convinced myself I needed a Nespresso machine and a breadboard for morning tartines and coffee. The habit stuck."
"Nowadays, if I am shopping for souvenirs, I'm likely browsing the shelves at a local culinary store to see what I can tuck into my luggage, or I am taking mental notes for what to search for when I get back home. But you don't need to leave the country to find inspiration or get your hands on some genius culinary tools that many Americans haven't yet embraced. Here are some of my favorites and why chefs around the world find them indispensable."
"From pintxo and tapas bars to more elaborate restaurants, the fairly inexpensive and very versatile terracotta cazuela is one of the most commonly used vessels I saw in Spain's restaurants. I mostly use it for recipes that need gentle, consistent heatlike albondigas en salsa, fabes con almejas, or even gambas al ajillo, says Guillermo Varela de Limia Munoz, chef at Cooking From Spain. It can go from stovetop and oven directly to the table, and comes in a multitude of sizes."
Travel-minded cooks observe local kitchens to learn techniques and discover gadgets uncommon in the United States. Souvenir shopping increasingly focuses on culinary stores and useful implements rather than decorative items. Affordable, versatile tools from abroad can be integrated into everyday cooking and entertaining. The terracotta cazuela exemplifies a multipurpose vessel: it provides gentle, consistent heat, transitions from stovetop or oven to table, and is available in sizes for serving small condiments to making stews. Many international implements are now accessible domestically and offer new ways to replicate authentic regional dishes at home.
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