How to store food and keep it fresh at the same time? Ayurveda hacks can help

Storing food is not an easy task, though modern technologies have reduced this problem to a great extent. But the problem comes when it comes to keeping the food item fresh. Dr Var Yanamandra, a holistic healthcare specialist specializing in Ayurvedic practices, reveals that using ancient Ayurvedic techniques one can store food in a better way.

These techniques help to preserve food for a longer period of time but allow the food to remain fresh. In an Instagram post, she said, “Long before modern food storage solutions like fridges existed, Ayurvedic sages described how we could store food to keep it fresh.”

According to Yanamandra, utensils made of different materials and leaves of different trees have been used for centuries to store different types of food, be it ghee, sauces, water and more. Here’s everything you need to know:

1. juices and cold drinks
   In modern times it is easy to store juices and cold drinks in the refrigerator but there is another way to keep them cold naturally. According to the expert, fruit juices and syrups can be stored in silverware because “they are cooling in nature and keep them fresh for longer.”
2. Ghee
   When it comes to ghee, it should be kept in an iron vessel or jar.
3. sour food
   Sour sauce and cooked buttermilk should be stored in stoneware, because “stone does not react with sour food, unlike metals.” Along with this, it should also be kept in mind that sour food should never be kept in iron or copper utensils.
4. Wine and Pickles
   Wine and pickles stay fresh when kept in a vessel made of glass, rock or crystal.

“While food is often eaten fresh, it is stored as such after cooking,” Dr Var Yanamandra said in her Instagram post. Would you like to try this Ayurveda hack?

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