Cow Dung is Selling Like Pancakes in India
Something is drying in the streets of rural India...
Beautifully stacked
Definitely not hotcakes, is it bread? Nope. Chocolate? Nope but pretty close.
You gotta squeeze out the air pockets
It is what you think it is. Just like what the title says. I was initially planning not to include the word "cow dung" in the title but I just realized how much of an outrage it will be for people specially if they're having a sandwich while reading.
Well anyway, you read that right. It's cow dung. The recipe for this is just good old cow poop mixed with hay, dried in the sun, made mainly by women. You see, the rural areas of India need to fuel their fire with something and dried cow poop is the answer.
Perishable goods, do not delay
But thanks to the power of the internet urban people can get their hands on one with just a click away!
Order now!
Radhika Agarwal of ShopClues, a major online retailer in India, said demand for the cow dung cakes spiked during the recent Diwali festival season, a time when Hindus conduct prayer ceremonies at their homes, factories and offices. On a recent day, ShopClues' website showed that the patties had sold out.
"Around Diwali, when people do a lot of pujas in their homes and workplaces, there is a lot of demand for cow dung cakes," said Agarwal, referring to rituals performed during the popular festival. "Increasingly, in the cold weather, people are keeping themselves warm by lighting fires" at outdoor events, she said, adding that people who grew up in rural areas find the peaty smell of dung fires pleasant.
Dung cakes are also used to light fires for ritual ceremonies to mark the beginning of the new year and for Lohri: a winter festival celebrated in northern India The cakes are sold in packages that contain two to eight pieces weighing 200 grams (7 ounces) each. Prices range from 100 to 400 rupees ($1.50 to $6) per package. Dung cakes are also used as organic manure, and some sellers are marketing them for use in kitchen gardens.
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