TY - JOUR AU - Kora, Aruna Jyothi PY - 2020 DA - 2020/05/29 TI - Traditional soapstone storage, serving, and cookware used in the Southern states of India and its culinary importance JO - Bulletin of the National Research Centre SP - 83 VL - 44 IS - 1 AB - The hand-carved, traditional, versatile kitchen utensils made up of soft soapstone are used and treasured since the rise of civilization in India, especially in the southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. They are called as rathi chippa and kal chatti and employed for cooking, serving, and storing food for many generations. SN - 2522-8307 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-020-00340-w DO - 10.1186/s42269-020-00340-w ID - Kora2020 ER -