Eating Habit and Culture.

 I am teaching in school. The other day I was talking to students in school. 

One student said "madam we Indians eat our food dal, chapati, rice, vegetables on dinning table. Chapati we eat with hand fingers. But while eating rice I use spoon. " .Other student Padma said"We South indians eat mixed dal rice with hands. We do not eat with spoon. Other student Chang Chinese) said "madam

 our stapel food is also rice but we use chopsticks 🥢 to eat that. We are comfortable with that".

I said" Dear student every country has its own  culture of eating 🍲. Each culture has positive points. It all depends on climate, weather and temperature of that country. I as indian prefer to eat dal roti, and rice with hand fingers. But I don't think involving palm of hand while eating is good habit. I involve my right hand while eating and left hand I keep free to displace bowl of eatables near me Or far from me. In this procedure of eating I find lot of satisfaction. Moreover my hand knows how much food my mouth can accommodate. These are  positive points I find in my culture style of eating Therefore I recommend to others."

I further said"chopsticks are good but when I eat rice with their help , it is convenient for me but it does not give me that satisfaction when I eat  my food with help of fingers of hand. "

Moral of story-Some Indian food give one lot of satisfaction when eaten with fingers of hand. 

Sukarma Thareja

Alumnus IITK

India