Life Love Food

As we all know food is the most integral part of life. It is the very first basic need for all of us. Today I will tell you what is the importance of food according to me.

From my childhood, I have been a great foodie. In my college days, I use to cook evening snack on the weekend. In those days Maggie was very famous. A hot bowl of Maggie noodles in hand and watching Doordarshan channel. We used to not think about whether it's good or bad or junk or unhealthy. All these were thousand km far away from our mind.

Later after joining job I hardly used to get time to cook.  But that craving for cooking never got less. After marriage, I started cooking and trying my hands in different cuisine.  Being creative by nature whatever food I used to taste and find it tasty I used to try it at home. And 98% times my first attempted cooked food used to be a hit.

We have a cook at home who help me in my daily cooking chores. And I cook fresh food all three times in a day with varieties. I never get bored of cooking. I learnt north Indian and Chinese cuisines from our cook. Its been 10 years now as we know him. He has become an integral part of the family. From morning till night he is on his toes working in different houses as a cook. I have never seen him tired.  Always active.

I believe food cooked with a pure heart and love always tastes best no matter if it's simple daal and rice. I remember my mom used to tell us how my grandmother used to cook. My granny was the most religious lady I have ever seen. Cooking for her family was like the greatest ritual for her. As per Hindu tradition, she used to first offer the food cooked for Agni (fire God) then to animals and birds. Even my mom used to offer first cooked food to birds. She used to call me or my younger sister and tell us to keep it to birds. I too try my best to inculcate this in my son. At times I give him roti to offer it to cow on his way to school.

After my son was born my cooking took to a different level. He is a big foodie and wants variety. I started baking cakes and muffins. Many times I have baked in early morning hours and packed cupcake to R school for his school x-mas party. His whole class kids enjoyed my cupcakes. His class teacher used to send a thanking note as all kids enjoyed my cupcakes. The level of satisfaction, I get in cooking food and feeding people can't get it from anything. Being vegetarian I totally believe and enjoy satvik food. As we have heard what you eat is what you are. Food plays a vital role in developing once personality.

R loves sambar idly dosa chutney, noodles to parathas. Nowadays he has started loving Mexican and Italian food. He just can't stop eating his favourite white sauce pasta made by me, so am I. I prepare white sauce at home and cook it in a healthy way. Without using outside mayonnaise etc. After all only cooking food and feeding people is not enough. It should be healthy, tasty, and people should remember that very first bite.

From few days I have been handling kitchen alone as our cook is unwell and has gone to his native. it's nothing less than a marathon for me in the morning cooking food and packing it for the family. Food has to be tasty as well healthy with variety. Once I get free from work I sit and think why we work hard so much and earn money to eat a nice healthy food cooked by love and care. So that the entire day tiredness vanishes.

Nowadays I see this online food delivery service who deliver food at your doorstep. I keep thinking about how I still enjoy and cherish food cooked by my mom with so much love and affection. Seeing nowadays trend will the future kids remember what is the signature dish of their mom. I doubt. They will remember the restaurant's name.  Let's not make food as only an eating ritual because we need to survive. It has a much higher value in life. As we say in Hindu tradition before we start eating food - Annadata Sukhibhava. 😇🙏 it is a prayer we offer to the people who strive so hard and make this food grains reach to us Let thy be always content and blessed.

Now tell me what is your views on this and how much importance you give to food. 🙂