Paan dan

Paan Dan
Paan Dan (a set of case to store Paan) displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

A paan dan (Hindi: पान दान, Bengali: পানদানি, Urdu: پان دان, English: Betel case) is a container for storing paan (betel leaf) used in South Asian households. It also stores other ingredients such as zarda, supari (or gua), kattha, choona (also known as "soon"), clove, cardamom (elachi), and other accessories.[1] A paan dan is silverware used mostly to store betel leaf, betel seeds and most other spices for making a paan. A paan dan is often made of perforated metal and has several compartments for storing the individual ingredients for making paan.

  1. ^ "Vintage Oval Brass Paan Dan, Beetle Nut Box, Handcrafted Box With 6 Compartments, Home Decor, Condiments Box, L19 cm x W 13 cm x H 9 cm". Etsy. Retrieved 2019-10-31.