From the glow of the oven to the memory of the table… traditional Jazan utensils regain their presence as Eid approaches
Returns Pottery and stone utensils in the Jazan region, with the approaching Eid al-Adha, to the forefront of the social scene, as part of the popular heritage associated with traditional cooking customs, after being present for many decades in the details of the southern table, with the social and cultural connotations it carries associated with occasions and holidays, maintaining its presence inside homes and popular markets, despite the development and change in patterns of use that modern cooking utensils have witnessed.
These days, the popular markets in the region are regaining their usual activity with an increasing demand for purchasing clay pots, stoves, pots, stoneware, and pottery vessels, in a scene in which the smell of clay intersects with the heat of old stoves, while many families are busy re-equipping and cleaning traditional cooking utensils. In preparation for preparing popular dishes whose presence is associated with Eid tables and family gatherings.
A different taste for food
These utensils do not merely represent cooking tools, but rather reflect an extension of inherited food customs that have maintained their presence in the memory of the people of the region. Because it gives a different taste to popular foods, especially in preparing dishes that Jazan is famous for during Eid al-Adha, the most prominent of which is "Scythian"Which is prepared from meat and lard after cutting them and adding local spices, along with "Al-Haneeth"Which is cooked inside the clay oven for long hours, while pots and stone pots are used to prepare a number of foods that rely on slow cooking and maintaining temperatures for extended periods.
The popular markets are witnessing an increasing purchasing activity for traditional utensils, amid a variety of sizes and prices, with continued demand for them in preparation for the Eid season.
Living Popular Heritage
The presence of women in preserving these customs is highlighted as one of the living extensions. For the popular heritage, through attention to preparing traditional cooking utensils, and preparing the foods around which families gather during the days of Eid, in a social image that reflects the connection of the Jazan table with the values of familiarity, meeting, and warmth of occasions.
A number of housewives confirmed that pottery and stone utensils still maintain their place within the homes of the people of Jazan; Because of the special flavor it gives to popular foods, in addition to its connection to memories of ancient holidays and cooking customs that families have passed down from generation to generation, indicating that the presence of these utensils is renewed with every Eid season, as they are part of the food heritage associated with Jazani cuisine, especially during Eid al-Adha, which is famous for preparing a dish. "Scythian" As one of the popular dishes inherited in the region.
The continued use of pottery and stone utensils in Jazan reflects part of the local community’s adherence to the elements of its popular heritage, which has remained present despite changing lifestyles, maintaining its place within homes, markets, and events, as one of the social scenes that store the memory of the place and its inherited details.
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