Caption: Date: 1967
Location: Hile, Dhankuta
Description Woman standing by floor level chulo (stove). She is preparing meal to sell to passers by. She is well set up with numerous pots, a strainer and a broad chulo to keep cooked foods warm. Note highly valued pressure cooker in center of stove. Not only did it take much less time to cook with a pressure cooker but it also saved on firewood, an expensive commodity. Keywords: Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, Peter Von Mertens, batti, commerce, cooking, home life, kitchen, tea shop
