tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post4449574255296086483..comments2023-09-13T04:52:18.565-07:00Comments on Me Time Diary: India Facts (1): Food & Spirituality (FPFS Challenge)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05272996310029214449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-29534158271802298522015-04-27T04:20:01.227-07:002015-04-27T04:20:01.227-07:00Thanks Amy for appreciation. I wanted to make it d...Thanks Amy for appreciation. I wanted to make it different & what better way - to share different facts about India which is full of colors, languages, cultures, geographies, lifestyle & yes cuisines :)<br /><br />I am surprised to hear about French cuisines being regarded as 'world heritage' tag. Wow.... your comment just inspired me to to write a post about variety of food options as per different seasons. In terms of their core concepts, I consider spirituality & religion as same. Here in India, we have seen people tend to prefer/avoid certain foods due to certain reasons. Yes, that could be religious (as you mentioned) and spiritual (as some people might say), however the technical reasons could be different which Vinay mentioned in his comments above (great insights though :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272996310029214449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-68328938010377555472015-04-26T07:16:56.568-07:002015-04-26T07:16:56.568-07:00What a wonderful series you've been writing, V...What a wonderful series you've been writing, Vishal! Thank you for tagging me, and allow me to admit I feel a little intimidated/challenged to take this up after the excellent, intricate and far-away-from-ordinary posts you've written. :) But I would love to give this some thought and do my own FPFS series. :)<br /><br />As for this post, food is undoubtedly one of India's great heritages. Did you know the French cuisine was declared an 'Intangible World Heritage' a few years ago? I see no reason why Indian food shouldn't be accorded the same status, given the sheer variety of food (that too, undeniably yummy!) we have here. The connection with spirituality is something that doesn't come up so often. I should rather say - food in context of religion is discussed, but not the more amorphous angle of spirituality.<br /><br />Excellent post. And thanks again for tagging me - I'll soon write my five posts in this series. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-3558607569938706602015-04-21T08:29:33.875-07:002015-04-21T08:29:33.875-07:00Great insights on justifying spirituality along wi...Great insights on justifying spirituality along with eco-socio & scientific cause. Thanks Vinay for your valuable comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272996310029214449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-8045429349202614662015-04-21T04:20:32.799-07:002015-04-21T04:20:32.799-07:00It is really interesting how spirituality was assi...It is really interesting how spirituality was assigned to food in India. Some of the stories I had read might seem a bit relevant here<br /><br />1) Banning cow slaughter<br />Cows were a great resource, every part of them was useful - milk, dung as antiseptic or even firewood, skin for leather and so on. And spirituality was assigned to it as a way to protect them<br /><br />2) Pork <br /><br />Pork meat is extremely tricky and the animal is a festival of infections and diseases owing to its environments. Improperly cooked, it was a menace more than any good. Hence that was banned. <br /><br />Just another perspective but thought it maybe a bit relevant here.. Vinay Nagarajuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425315176250964322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-67941881273125758492015-04-20T07:49:59.228-07:002015-04-20T07:49:59.228-07:00Thanks Indrani. Hope you enjoyed your Malaysia tri...Thanks Indrani. Hope you enjoyed your Malaysia trip. Look forward to your posts on Penang. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272996310029214449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192922941100759357.post-32237821887207716312015-04-20T07:39:47.570-07:002015-04-20T07:39:47.570-07:00Very informative and a good take on the prompt.Very informative and a good take on the prompt.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.com