Cooking tagines are made for slow heat. The conical lid sends the steam back down onto the meat and vegetables, so the dish simmers gently in its own juices — on a heat diffuser over gas or electric, or in the oven.
At TUYYA, a Moroccan store in Montréal, we carry tagines from six pottery towns — Rabat, Salé, Marrakech, Safi, Fès and Oued Laou — in natural terracotta and glazed clay, and in several sizes: a 30 cm tagine serves 4 to 6. Order online, or see the pieces at our Montréal warehouse by appointment.
Before its first use, a clay tagine is soaked and seasoned so it can take the heat. Looking for a tagine for the table instead? See our serving tagines.
