evidence: Up until very recently, the ox-gut method was to go to and it still is in some places. Due to this grinding effect of the hammering, some animal intestine becomes part of the silver which is then sold in bulk and is thus inseparable. Awareness of this fact brought about a significant decline in the usage of vark in sweets owing to the large vegetarian population throughout India and other South Asian countries. [...] So, there you have it! Hopefully, you have been able to learn something today and have picked up something new that you did not already know. Perhaps you did not already know just how vast the vegetarian population of India was, or perhaps you did not know the ethics of animals that go into silver vark. Spread the good word! [...] Prior to 2016, it was still legal for silver vark produced in India to be made using the old method. This method involved hammering silver dust between sheets of ox gut or cowhide for a couple of hours until it was formed into a sheet. This methodology is now illegal in India owing to growing concerns surrounding the large vegetarian population’s consumption of such ethically questionable foodstuff.