{"id":1934,"date":"2022-01-20T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T10:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tajwithguide.com\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2023-04-11T07:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T07:14:55","slug":"paan-culture-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tajwithguide.com\/blog\/paan-culture-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Paan Culture in India – Story and Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"

India has been a country of strange traditions since time immemorial, Paan chewing is one such tradition which is prevalent in some other Asian countries also. This practice of mouth freshening is very old and still in vogue in various Indian states. Besides Paan Culture<\/a><\/strong> a ready made chewing replacement is paan masala.<\/p>\n

\"CM<\/p>\n

I am prompted to write about the traditions of Paan in India from and instance which occurred couple of years back. As I was working with a western couple and we were in Varanasi<\/strong> <\/a>suddenly the lady guest uttered stop stop as she saw something. I in amazement asked her the reason she said look that man is bleeding from mouth. I smiled and explained to her the actual reason as the man spit paan from mouth with red lips. The couple was amazed as there could be something which can elucidate blood like pigment. Later I tried to quench the inquisitions of the couple and showed the paan at the famous Paan shop in Varanasi.<\/p>\n

In Indian subcontinent the practice of Paan culture is very old. This can be traced back thousands of years back the scripture of India mention the importance of Paan and in Sanskrit language it is called Tambul. It is refereed as the ornament of mouth. Still it is very popular with the Hindus to have Paan with the worship. Book Maharaja Express<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is believed that the chewing of Pan in India began with the contact of Austronesian traders from Indonesian, Malay with Sri Lanka and south India nearly 4000 years back.<\/p>\n

\u00a0How Paan is Made?<\/h2>\n

Paan is also split as pan and is prepared from betel leaf (Piper betle) called paan patta<\/a><\/strong> in Hindi language. It comprises of areca catechu, slaked lime, copped betel, menthol and other ingredients. Leaves of the betel plant are wrapped around such ingredients and sometimes with tobacco also. After chewing it is either spent out or swallowed. Katha is known as Mukhras which together with menthol works as mouth freshener.<\/p>\n

\"CHAURASIA<\/p>\n

Types of Paan<\/h2>\n

There are 2 major kinds of Paan leaf- Varanasi Paan and Desi Paan. There are several kinds of paan such as Meetha Paan (sweet paan) Masala pan, Gulkand Pan, Sada Pan to name a few.\u00a0 Some famous Pan shops of Lucknow, Hyderabad, Agra, Varanasi have hundreds of varieties of Pan at display.<\/p>\n

\"Paan<\/p>\n

Pan Masala – Other form of Paan Culture<\/h2>\n

This is a mixture of areca nut, slaked lime catechu and other ingredients mixed with fragrance. Sometimes it is mixed with tobacco and is called Gutkha In pan masala mixture you find fennel seeds as the pure menthol. In the process of pan masala making sugar and water is boiled and mixed with fennel seeds, powder crystallized sugar, cardamom powder etc and later packed in airtight pouch.<\/p>\n

\"Buy<\/p>\n

Now you see sachet hanging outside Pan shops of vimal pan masala, Tansen Pan Masala, Rajshree Pan masala, etc. A well known pan Masala brand is Rajnigandha Pan Masala<\/strong><\/a> and Manik chand which you can buy in various parts of India<\/p>\n

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