Abstract:
One of the most interesting methods of preserving dairy products used by nomadic and pastoralist tribes is storing dairy products in natural caves, which are famous as 'caves' or 'cheese pits' in the northern parts of Sorkheh county. At the end of the summer pasture period and during the autumn migration, livestock owners entrust their skins containing dairy products, including cheese, butter, and yogurt, to the keepers of these caves and receive them at the end of autumn. The keepers of these caves are called 'cave keepers', 'pit diggers', etc. The cave keeper receives a wage in exchange for maintaining and caring for the dairy skins. The number of these caves was higher in the past, but with the decrease in livestock activities and dairy production, their importance has diminished. Currently, the most important and reliable cave in the region is Aftar Cave, located in the west of the aforementioned village. In this article, through field investigation, the introduction and function of the caves in the north of Sorkheh county, specifically Aftar, are addressed.
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Maghars (Natural refrigerators in the heart of mountains) (Alireza Shah Hosseini) 1 Alireza Shah Hosseini Abstract One of the most interesting methods of preserving dairy products among nomadic tribes and rural livestock breeders is the preservation of dairy products in natural caves, which are known as "Maghar" or "Panir Chal" in the northern parts of Sorkheh county.
At the end of the summer settlement period and during the autumn migration, livestock breeders entrust their dairy-containing skins, including cheese, butter, and strained yogurt, to the guardians of these caves and receive them back in late autumn.
1. The livestock breeders of Emamzadeh Abdollah, who spend their summer in the pleasant and beautiful climate of Khonar, call the "maghar", "Panirchal"; because the main dairy product they store in these caves is cheese.
In the year 1377, approximately 250 skins of various types of dairy products belonging to the small-scale livestock breeders of Arvaneh village, Sorkheh, and the Alikayi tribe were being stored in this maghar.
About 3 kilometers north of Abdol Abad (Abdollah Abad) village in Sorkheh and on the slope of the Gichi Sar Asiyab mountain, there is a cave where the village livestock breeders used to store their dairy products in the past.
Maghars are actually natural refrigerators in the heart of mountains that are used by livestock breeders and nomads for preserving dairy products, especially cheese.
Local nomads and livestock breeders, by identifying these caves as natural refrigerators, store their dairy products in them.
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