{"id":36946,"date":"2021-02-24T22:26:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=36946"},"modified":"2021-02-24T22:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:56:13","slug":"once-pride-of-kitchen-earthenware-struggling-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=36946","title":{"rendered":"Once pride of kitchen, earthenware struggling to survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar: <\/strong>Once the pride of the kitchen, the demand for earthenware is losing its sheen as the people have adopted a modern culture by switching to plastic and steel appliances for cooking and eating purposes in the Valley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25312\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25312\" src=\"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Dr-Nissar-Ul-Haq-DAK_20200513-180526_1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"841\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Photo | Dr. Nisar-ul-Hassan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[the_ad_placement id=&#8221;w&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>However, according to the medical experts, the use of plastic and other related appliances are deteriorating the environment besides the health of the people.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad_placement id=&#8221;w&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While talking to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), DAK president Nisar-ul- Hasan said that since soil contains micronutrients and earthenware pots are made of soil, it is not the only beneficial to use earthen pots, but by cooking in them, the vegetables don&#8217;t lose their nutritional value as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24119\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24119\" src=\"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zareef-Ahmad-Zareef_20200420-131153_1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"566\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Photo | Zareef Ahmed Zareef<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPlastic is not only killing the environment, but it is also hazardous to human health, and it&#8217;s more hazardous when we serve hot food in it,\u201d Dr Nisar said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nisar said due to slow cooking, clay pots allow moisture and heat to absorb in the food, thus retaining the nutritional level. \u201cIn metal utensils, this tends to get lost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad_placement id=&#8221;w&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Famous historian and social activist, Zareef Ahmed Zareef while talking to KNO said, \u201cThis is unfortunate that the things which are linked with our culture and history are being ignored and are going out of our hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven our leaders, writers, social activists, politicians, they should have known about this heritage, but no one is showing interest in it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad_placement id=&#8221;w&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are losing everything from our heritage and culture. It should be in our syllabus so that youngsters will get to know about our tradition and culture,\u201d Zareef said.<\/p>\n<p>Zareef said the government should take interest in this heritage and provide facilities to ceramists so that these artists too can earn and this art will remain alive (KNO)<\/p>\n<p>[the_ad_placement id=&#8221;w&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: Once the pride of the kitchen, the demand for earthenware is losing its sheen as the people have adopted a modern culture by switching to plastic and steel appliances for cooking and eating purposes in the Valley. 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