Many years ago, I bought this trio of cooking pots from a health food shop in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.  I rather surprised myself for buying them, for I have long been a devotee of Le Creuset. My 29 year old Le Creuset pot is still going strong, despite having lived through a few disasters as it travelled the world with us and nourished a generation of children with nutritious food.

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But these Donabes, they grew on me.  Though not as expensive as Le Creuset, they were still relatively pricey but as someone who spends very little on fashion, I splurge on cookwares because I love them.

Here are some amazing Japanese recipes for these Japanese cooking pots:

http://bestlivingjapan.com/donabe-recipes/

Even the ultra-hip Gwyneth Paltrow of goop lifestyle recently featured achingly hip Donabe recipes.

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Recipes for the Beef stew can be found here and for the lemongrass chicken can be found here.