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Su filindeu, or "threads of God," is the rarest pasta in the world. Today, there are fewer than 10 people there who know the secret to making the pasta as thin as a strand of hair. Secrecy nearly led to the dish’s disappearance, but now, the pasta is finding new customers abroad. We went to Italy to see how the process of making su filindeu is still standing. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Su filindeu Organizations: Business Locations: Sardinian, Nuoro, Italy

☆ How One Maya Chef Is Preserving One of the Oldest Forms of Barbecue
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Nikita Grant | Amelia Kosciulek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Rosalía Chay is one of the few chefs in Mexico who still cooks using an underground oven called a pib to make cochinita pibil. Maya people in the Yucatán Peninsula have prepared it this way since at least 400 AD. But people have abandoned these traditions, swapping pibs for modern stoves.

Persons: Rosalía Chay Locations: Mexico

☆ Why Fewer Factories in India Are Making Black Salt This Way
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Nikita Grant | Teresa Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

It takes a full day working in temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius to make one batch of Himalayan black salt, or kala namak. The salt was once used as a medicine to treat indigestion. Today, it's a staple in South Asian cuisine, and it's known for its unique eggy and umami taste. But the long and dangerous process of making it has pushed people away from the craft. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Organizations: Business Locations: Asian

☆ Less Than 1% of Japanese Sake Is Made This Traditional Way
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Nikita Grant | Teresa Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Gozenshu Brewery is one of the few in Japan using bodaimoto, a 600-year-old fermentation method, to make sake. They use it to make junmai, or pure rice sake that has no added alcohol or sugar. But mass-produced sake made with cheap additives is threatening the business. For more information, head to the brewery's website.

Locations: Japan

☆ How one of the world's rarest salts is made in the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Nikita Grant | Amelia Kosciulek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Asin tibuok, nicknamed the dinosaur egg, is one of the rarest salts in the world. In the 1960s, salt-making families in the Philippine island of Bohol would trade it for food and other goods. But the craft nearly disappeared in the late 20th century when younger people left the trade for more profitable careers. See more here.

Persons: Asin tibuok Locations: Philippine, Bohol

At 106, Apo Whang-od is the oldest known person practicing batok, a traditional tattooing technique that dates back 1,000 years in the Philippines. These tattoos were once badges of honor to warriors who protected the land. But centuries of colonization from the West made this art nearly obsolete. For more information on Spiritual Journey Tattoo, visit its website.

Locations: Philippines

☆ France's oldest crystal factory makes $13,000 paperweights
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Nikita Grant | Teresa Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Artisans at Saint-Louis have been handcrafting iconic glass and crystal pieces in rural France for nearly 450 years. Its chandeliers and tableware decorated French palaces in the 19th century. But as customers started embracing more casual glassware, Saint-Louis struggled to stay afloat. For more information, visit www.saint-louis.com.

Persons: Louis Organizations: Saint Locations: France, www.saint

☆ How pollution is threatening Kashmir's century-old floating market
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Nikita Grant | Teresa Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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Parchment is one of the most durable writing materials in the world. The ancient material was invented more than 2,000 years ago but almost went extinct after the Middle Ages. At 92, İsmail Araç is one of the last artisans in the world still making it by hand. The ancient paperlike material was invented more than 2,000 years ago in Turkey but almost went extinct after the Middle Ages. At 92, İsmail Araç is one of the last artisans in the world still making it by hand.

Musa Jaiteh has been using only natural dyes to make his tie-dyed fabrics for 35 years. But since the 1960s, artisans have been replacing natural ingredients for imported chemical dyes. Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ingredients with imported chemical dyes. Today, Musa Jaiteh is the last artisan in his town in Gambia still using only natural dyes and traditional techniques.

M&S Schmalberg has been handcrafting custom fabric flowers in Manhattan since 1916. Its flowers have been worn by celebrities like Beyoncé, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Rihanna. But since the 1950s, competition from overseas manufacturers has made it difficult for them to stay afloat. But competition from overseas flower manufacturers has made it difficult to stay afloat. For more information, visit the M&S Schmalberg website or Etsy shop.

Women in West Bengal, India, have been weaving jute into mats for generations. Many Rajbanshi women depend on the craft to make their livelihoods. But mass-produced mats are flooding the market and threatening to put them out of business. Loading Something is loading. But mass-produced mats are flooding the market and threatening to put them out of business.

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The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers. But lately, cheaper electronic instruments have been threatening their business. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone. The family gained a reputation for high-quality handmade instruments over seven generations.

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People across Africa have used shea butter for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 years. Shea butter-making has been the only source of income for many women in Ghana for centuries. Deforestation and competition from bigger companies are threatening the livelihoods of the women and their families. People across Africa have used it for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 years. We traveled to Ghana to find out how despite the challenges, this group of women artisans is still standing.

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