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Eating agreeable (sattvic) food and eating in moderation have been emphasized throughout ancient Indian literature. For example, the c. 5th-century Tamil poet-philosopher Valluvar insists this in the 95th chapter of his work, the Tirukkural. He hints, "Assured of digestion and truly hungry, eat with care agreeable food" (verse 944) and ...
Mitahara (Sanskrit: मिताहार, romanized: Mitāhāra) literally means the habit of moderate food. [1] Mitahara is also a concept in Indian philosophy, particularly Yoga, that integrates awareness about food, drink, balanced diet and consumption habits and its effect on one's body and mind. [2]
The introduction should start by defining the extent of the specific cuisine, whether it be delimited by geography, ethnicity, nationality, religion or social status.
The traditional way of eating involves being seated on the floor, having the food served on a plantain leaf, and using the right hand to eat. After the meal the plantain leaf is discarded but becomes food for free-ranging cattle and goats. A meal (called saapadu) consists of rice with other typical Tamil dishes on a plantain leaf. A typical ...
The dish is known as sarson ka saag in Hindi and Urdu, saron da saag (or sareyan da saag in Punjabi, [7] [4] [8] sarsav nu shaak in Gujarati, [9] and sariso saag in Maithili. [10] Sarson, sarhon, sareyan, etc. derive from the Sanskrit word sarṣapa "mustard. [11] Saag/shaak derives from the Sanskrit word śāka "greens; vegetable leaves". [12]
Most of the traditional and tribal foods are made of rice and rice flour, curd and a variety of green leafy vegetables like lal bhaji, cholai bhaji, chech bhaji, kanda bhaji, kheksi, kathal, kochai patta, kohda and bohar bhaji (Blossom of Lesuaa or Rasaulaa in Hindi, mostly used for making achaar).
A 2019 research paper by US economist Joel Waldfogel, based on travel data from TripAdvisor, affirmed India's soft power which ranked Indian cuisine fourth most popular. Italian, Japanese & Chinese food being top 3.
Sadya (Malayalam: സദ്യ), also spelt as sadhya, is a meal of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf as lunch. [1]