Ancient food traditions and modern developed society
In ancient times, when we were small children, it was customary to serve food after decorating it with great respect. The women of the house used to prepare food with great interest and kept in mind everyone's preferences while preparing it. Then, to make the food easily digestible, she did not forget to use asafoetida, cinnamon, bay leaves etc.
Food not only reflected his hard work but also his love. That's why whether parathas or pakodas are made. Kheer or Dalfry… everything was easily digested.
But in the modern era, when we have developed and become scientifically minded… then food has become history. Nowadays, educated women know how to make Maggi, but do not know how to cook that kind of food. And in many homes, food is not served with the same amount of love that Zomato, Swiggy, Maa Ki Rasoi and Dhaba vendors serve it.
The result was that if you want to eat food like home, you have to go to a hotel. And on top of that, health experts are suggesting so many precautions that after a few years, we will not even see such a decorated plate of food.
Because people will give up food and start taking tablets, capsules, injections. Then instead of food, tablets, capsules, injections will be served in the plate.
And those who have advanced beyond these, they will be charged directly from solar/electric charger. There will be special charger chairs installed in hotels/restaurants for them.
The world is developing so fast that who knows when the government may announce that whoever is seen eating pulses, rice, bread and vegetables, will be declared suffering from an epidemic and all the intestines will be removed from his stomach. Adani/Ambani/Modi imprint solar battery. Get it fitted. So that one does not spoil his stomach and health by consuming unhygienic things like food.
Even then people will eat food secretly. Those who have got batteries installed will roam around with pride just like the people who have got sponsored protective shields are roaming around. And those who did not take it, they will look at them pitifully and say that you people will remain the most uncultured of all. Science has progressed so much and you people are still eating dal, rice, roti and vegetables?
This imagination written through humor and satire forces us to think whether in the pursuit of modernity we have really lost our basic traditions and liveliness? Have we become so “advanced” that we do not even remember that food is not only fuel for the body, but also nourishment for the soul?
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