Cooking medium - a long history
@allknowing (153529)
India
July 24, 2018 7:48pm CST
Most dishes require oil or ghee as their cooking medium. It all started with coconut oil. We grew using this medium. My mother only used coconut oil and her ripe old age proved that coconut oil is good. But not so in our kitchen. Lots of bad things were said about this innocent oil and so we switched over to other mediums
It started with Dara, Postman, Dalda, olive oil and we have now settled down to Sun flower oil which takes care of cholesterol.
Finally it all boils down to who advertises effectively that tempts one to choose.
I wonder if coconut oil would win as these days many are singing its praises
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@allen0187 (59827)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
I use coconut oil for cooking. Olive oil,I use as a dressing for my salad.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
Good decision. Olive oil is expensive and so it should be used sparingly.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
25 Jul 18
We are now having coconut oil early in the morning with warm water.
While ne India uses mustard oil for their dishes, my mom always kept coconut oil for some special south Indian dishes to get the right flavour
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
Nothing like making South Indian dishes with coconut oil.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
There are so many oils and it depends on how one gets started
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul 18
I have never tried coconut oil. Usually olive or vegetable oil
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
Depends on how got started in the first place I got started with coconut oil but went astray (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
Sunflower oil is supposed to have no cholesterol. Ofcourse the best is olive oil.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
@Icydoll Not really required if we can easily manage with other brands and oils
@Icydoll (36713)
• India
25 Jul 18
@allknowing yeah the best and very expensive too
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
23 Aug 18
I am for old traditional use. I use ghee and mustard oil /peanut oil. I use any refined oil to the minimum.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Aug 18
I still regret giving up coconut oil but now I just do not like its smell.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Aug 18
@arunima25 Some how I got to like sunflower oil and every one is singing its praises
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 18
@allknowing Maybe you can restart and will get used to the smell.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
25 Jul 18
I have never used coconut oil. Actually, this is the first time I've heard of it. I often use peanut oil.
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@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jul 18
It does follow trends of what someone is convinced is healthy.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
25 Jul 18
We will only know the truth once we reach heaven (lol)
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