• Did Kashmir have an oil industry before edible oil extraction was mechanised?
  • Before edible oil extraction was mechanised, Kashmir had a roaring cottage industry of traditional oil pressers who would use bullocks to convert various seeds and kernels into oil used for cooking, home-illuminating and even cosmetics and soap-making, writes MJ Aslam
  • Who is the man who manufactures and sells oil in Kashmir?
  • In Kashmir, the man who manufactures and sells oil is called Tile¡¯Woin. He was an oil-expresser. A grocer who sold oil in addition to other things was also Tile¡¯Woin. Tile¡¯Woin was a profession with which the family was identified.
  • What is grateh & oil-pressing in Kashmir?
  • In Kashmir, watermills ( Grateh) and oil-pressing units ( tile wo¡¯in) were an important cottage industry. In each village there were several ¡°menials¡± and the oil-presser was the ¡°most independent¡± among them and ¡°generally in very easy circumstances¡±. But, with time, most of these edible oils disappeared from the scene.
  • What kind of oil was used in Kashmir?
  • Walnut Oil In Kashmir, the natives used linseed oil and mustard oil in cooking vegetables and other foods, while both mustard oil and walnut oil were used for burning lamps for lighting purposes, although they were not considered good for giving good light to lamps.
  • Do Kashmiris use cooking oil?
  • Kashmiris use cooking oil in all culinary items and is almost basic to all Kashmiri kitchens. Butter and ghee are not much in vogue in Kashmir kitchens. Soap Making In the rest of the world, oil was extracted from a variety of plants, trees, animals, and minerals. Animal fat oils were used in soap and candle ( shama) making.
  • Why do people eat rapeseed oil in Kashmir?
  • From the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the cultivation of mustard plants grew considerably in Kashmir and the Tilgoglo, the winter Rabi crop, is harvested in spring. The rapeseed oil began to be consumed by the people for its health benefits.