Nature’s Utensils

How traditional kitchen tools shape nourishment in Sri Lanka

by Taahira Ayoob
Modern kitchen tools cater to the convenience, aesthetics, and durability desired in today’s world, but what do we lose from moving away from natural utensils?
Before countertops and chopping boards
Two important Ps: Puttu and Panai
Rasam Relationships
Heirloom tools & history
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In collaboration with
Taahira Ayoob / Freelance Writer
Taahira is one-half of Spice Zi Kitchen, a home cooking experience that highlights the culture of Singapore’s Tamil Muslim community. She is inspired and rooted by traditions of home cooking and the women who are usually behind these traditions. 
Credits
Design and illustrations / Griselda Gabriele
Editing / Zafirah Zein, Nabilah Said
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