tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post6281102301377126207..comments2023-11-02T15:24:12.428+05:30Comments on Yatra - A Journey through Life.: The Indian Mealsrijithunnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04897386632437180172noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-12808029610164063102008-06-18T01:36:00.000+05:302008-06-18T01:36:00.000+05:30i admit i only started eating with my hands a few ...i admit i only started eating with my hands a few years back. but since then, my biryani has never tasted better. now to find out what mavadu is :).. hope it's something sweet.Vinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360578692908757624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-52925584552594238782007-10-14T18:32:00.000+05:302007-10-14T18:32:00.000+05:30I am looking forward for that south indian meal se...I am looking forward for that south indian meal served in a banana leaf !!! yummy yummy !!!Prashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035011813347477952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-21616336592972063242007-10-04T17:21:00.000+05:302007-10-04T17:21:00.000+05:30@Vallavan: //I do not like the forgetting so India...@Vallavan: //I do not like the forgetting so India, So Pakistani etc.. part, Nothing should be preserved if it is not so useful or comfortable... keep changing, move forward.///<BR/><BR/>I beg to differ. I think these are basic things which define us..! and above all, you are again assuming here, that eating with hands is pre-historic.. Sadly many Indian traditions, which were scientifically and philosophically excellent practices were lost, due to this blind urge to move forward or keep changing. Change should happen, but not without a thought, about why or why not..? In the case of eating with hands, i simply felt that why part weighed more than the why not part of it.!srijithunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897386632437180172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-37613328075109374772007-10-04T17:07:00.000+05:302007-10-04T17:07:00.000+05:30Do whatever you want, eat with your hand, legs etc...Do whatever you want, eat with your hand, legs etc... without disturbing others... Also some things like ice cream need spoons..<BR/>But I eat with spoon to restrict myself to eat less, with hands I tend to eat a lot<BR/><BR/>I do not like the forgetting so India, So Pakistani etc.. part, Nothing should be preserved if it is not so useful or comfortable... keep changing, move forward. If something seems to be more comfortable than eating with hand I will change to it<BR/><BR/>Somethings like rasagula etc are best to be had in a cup than in a banana leafNikanth Karthikesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211327319076373064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-2009381848673904942007-09-24T12:09:00.000+05:302007-09-24T12:09:00.000+05:30@Dwarak: Commenting about eating habits is one thi...@Dwarak: Commenting about eating habits is one thing, totally forgetting something so Indian, is the depressing part..!<BR/><BR/>@Naveen: That`s so sad, naveen. Anyway hope you get to travel home, more often.<BR/><BR/>@Jac: //I will do it again.<BR/>How dare anybody prevent me !!!// -- Exactly..!!! How Dare..!srijithunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897386632437180172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-91001545938081896392007-09-21T20:09:00.000+05:302007-09-21T20:09:00.000+05:30Licking my fingers and my palm...yes I do when I a...Licking my fingers and my palm...yes I do when I am India. <BR/><BR/>I did it on Onam at Hotel Samudra, Kovalam.<BR/><BR/>I will do it again. <BR/>How dare anybody prevent me !!!jachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237327287256489526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-26665131032786591442007-09-18T19:30:00.000+05:302007-09-18T19:30:00.000+05:30Welcome back Srijith ... I can't agree with you mo...Welcome back Srijith ... I can't agree with you more ... the mess etiquettes imbibed from the british in our army don't allow me to eat with my hands when at work ... so i am always awaiting my next leave to get back home and lick my fingers ...:-) ....Naveen Prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588561323537627962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-18396394937091897702007-09-18T16:46:00.000+05:302007-09-18T16:46:00.000+05:30Excellent post da.. There are certain things "Indi...Excellent post da.. There are certain things "Indian" that cannot be compromised on.. the feel is unbeatable.. can u imagine eating "mavadu" with spoon!!But bottomline i feel people should like what they eat and eat in a way that best makes them like the food.. not sure why people look up on people eating with fork and spoon and down on people who use their hands... first of all commenting on someones eating habit is by itself uncultured !!Dwarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467689212752366930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-26925726843542967332007-09-18T15:55:00.000+05:302007-09-18T15:55:00.000+05:30@Marthyan: Yes what can food taste, if you cant fe...@Marthyan: Yes what can food taste, if you cant feel it with your hands..! Thanks Marthyan, for your support..!<BR/><BR/>@Keshi: For centuries together, Indians, Srilankans, all, were eating with hands, and haven`t they remained generally healthier than westerners..? I too hate it keshi, when they pretend.. Thanks for your support..!<BR/><BR/>@Alex: Me too alex, only for hot soup, or rice gruel, i use spoons..<BR/><BR/>@Deepak: Yes i too am getting very uncomfortable with the staring part. I wish things change..!<BR/><BR/>@Sreejith: I truly pray we don`t sree..! even if it takes a revolution of sorts.. count me in..!<BR/><BR/>@Velu: Truly velu.. nothing like it..! <BR/>Velu, you`ve started focussing more on movies, I guess.! What about kaleidoscope, my friend.. miss your writings badly.. any plans to come back..?srijithunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897386632437180172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-49479777056955900792007-09-17T18:12:00.000+05:302007-09-17T18:12:00.000+05:30Am with u totally on this one, Srijith!! Theres no...Am with u totally on this one, Srijith!! Theres nothing quite like the feel of food on hands before its popped into the mouth!! <BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>Velu.Movie Mazaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795149371701803414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-78840569510313893242007-09-15T05:20:00.000+05:302007-09-15T05:20:00.000+05:30its sad but we seem to have washed our hands off t...its sad but we seem to have washed our hands off this practice :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-87155793608063022912007-09-14T14:57:00.000+05:302007-09-14T14:57:00.000+05:30Heavenly pleasure in eating food....aahhh.. You're...Heavenly pleasure in eating food....aahhh.. You're so right!<BR/><BR/>I have had numerous arguments about the very same topic. Many talk about germs and dirt in your hand. But who gives you the guarantee that there is no dirt in the spoons? :)<BR/><BR/>But I admit I eat with a spoon or a fork sometimes, just to avoid being stared at.Deepakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00009857277794962700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-18351300011339781342007-09-13T17:19:00.000+05:302007-09-13T17:19:00.000+05:30Srijith,I prefer eating noodles and rice also with...Srijith,<BR/><BR/>I prefer eating noodles and rice also with my hands as i enjoy eating food with my hand. I only use the spoon when i dont want to wash my hand. :)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812065163944655719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-2568890359432924022007-09-13T10:25:00.000+05:302007-09-13T10:25:00.000+05:30Good one Srijith!**Eating food with our hands has ...Good one Srijith!<BR/><BR/>**Eating food with our hands has always been something so intimately Indian<BR/><BR/>I agree and I love to eat rice n curry with my hands...nothing like it!<BR/><BR/>but for some others, germs worry em. so they prefer to use a fork or a spoon. There can be many reasons.<BR/><BR/>But I hate it when Indians/Sri Lankans who's eaten using their hands b4, pretend like they dun like it anymore!<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416295.post-8355543880170496412007-09-13T04:00:00.000+05:302007-09-13T04:00:00.000+05:30Well written sir, May be when people dont want to ...Well written sir, <BR/>May be when people dont want to keep their hands clean (can mean a lot of things :), spoons are a better choice.<BR/><BR/>But then what can food taste if you cant feel it with your hands<BR/><BR/>Take care and cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com