Friday 20 November 2020

BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL……. REALLY?

 We have tried a lot, modified a lot, experimented a lot but what is the root of our food still people is unable to recognise that. We have implemented edible chemicals in our food, changed the structure of food but what would be the shelf life of such dish? Will it survive for forever or will it again change as per upcoming generation’s choice and preference?  We have always seen debate shows where people will only talk about organic food but what is organic food? The kind of seed which we are using in our farming land for cultivation is it free from any kind of indulgence of chemicals? How we can assure that food what we are eating that is pure organic and not having any inherence of pesticide, herbicide or any chemical fertilizer. The answer is we have reached in  that level where coming back and doing farming is very difficult. Those are heavy schedule in office do they think about organic and inorganic?

The time has changed the whole scenario of eating habit. Now we are looking for those food stuffs those are easy to prepare and in the same time it should be tasty. The one who is handling food he should be having the knowledge about the cooking and rest there is no such question raised about organic and in organic. Many so called Facebook personalities Chefs promotes organic products but when and where they have checked those products? We are going back to the old school but in what way. The kind of food demand is raising in world it is less than the production of agricultural product  and we all aware about  many countries still facing scarcity of food. We should be responsible towards consumption of  food rather than changing the ingredients of food .

Copper-The king of kitchen

 

Copper vessels were one of the main vessels where food was cooked in ancient time and even today few involves copper utensils in everyday life. Many decades back there were very few types of utensils available and copper was the safest and purest choice of people. People were more health centric and they strictly obeyed the Ayurveda and they believed in good healthy lifestyle.

Food is evenly cooked inside the copper vessel because copper helps to distribute even heat and also gives you an additional benefit and that is food remains hot for longer time. It is also much suitable for slow cooking and can tolerate heat for longer period without affecting the taste and nutritive values.

Copper is used to purify the body and helps in detoxification. It is also responsible for good digestive system and helps to rid out stomach related diseases. Copper is also an essential nutrient which is required in our body. It is also responsible for healthy bones, it also helpful in iron absorption in body. It is also responsible to increases the immunity and many more health benefits are there.

But as per few food sites and bloggers they stated that cooking food in copper may be hazardous because food which has salt it reacts with copper which is responsible for releasing more particles of copper. But as per study and observation I found that copper vessels which are coated with thin tin alloy it could be slightly dangerous and hazardous when coating wears in time.

Nowadays many vessels are available and people are buying it with more confidence whether it is copper water bottle or any small vessel where they can keep water to drink. Many ayurvedic cuisine focused restaurant or food venture they use copper pots and pan to serve the food.  Many Bars are also using copper based mixology tools.      

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