Olive oil or ghee? What oil did our grandmothers use to cook with?

Olive oil or ghee? What oil did our grandmothers use to cook with?

Olive oil is a very good product – but did our grandmothers or great-grandmothers use olive oil? Actually, if we ask our mothers – even they would say that they don’t always use olive oil. In most Indian households the usage of ‘ghee’ is prominent. In fact, there are a variety of oils, other than olive oil, used in Indian cuisine for many decades. Here’s a shortlist of oil alternatives to olive oil that our ancestors used while cooking! Coconut oil The use of coconut oil is still very common, especially in southern India. It is easily known that coconut oil is a healthier choice for it is marketed as a superfood. The fragrance of coconut oil adds to theRead More …