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The Bordallo Pinheiro Tomato Tureen enlarges a ripe tomato into a 4.5-liter serving vessel. The segmented red body forms the bowl, while the green calyx and curled stem top the removable lid. Hand painting adds deeper color around the creases, leaves, and stem, emphasizing the modeled surface rather than covering it with one uniform shade of red.
Tomato soup is the obvious match, but it is hardly the only one. Bring it out for chilled gazpacho or pappa al pomodoro in summer, then use it for minestrone, chowder, chili, curry, braised beans, or mashed potatoes during colder months. Prepared hot food should be transferred into the tureen after cooking, as oven use is not recommended.
Remove the lid and the tureen becomes a substantial open serving bowl. It can hold pasta salad at a buffet, fruit salad at brunch, bread rolls at a holiday dinner, or a generous pile of lemons and oranges on a kitchen island. The leafy lid makes the reveal part of the presentation without requiring elaborate table styling.
Between meals, the closed tureen can remain on a sideboard, open shelf, or countertop as a sculptural ceramic object. At almost 12 inches wide, it has enough scale to stand on its own rather than disappearing among smaller dishes and accessories.
The earthenware is microwave safe for reheating and dishwasher safe. Never run it empty in the microwave, use an oven mitt when removing heated earthenware, and avoid sudden temperature changes. Because the tureen weighs almost five pounds before it is filled, carry it carefully with both hands.
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