“Eat to live, Don’t live to Eat” said Benjamin Franklin but certainly there’s no harm in pleasing one’s taste buds once in a while. After all, why should food be limited as a means of survival when it can emerge as a source of delectation? One can certainly recall that contentment and joy one gets after having a chicken bucket from KFC or the doughnut from M.O.D. Life would be monotonous in the absence of good food. Variety is the mother of art and that explains the origination of various cuisines and flavors across the world.
The Food culture throughout history, has witnessed tremendous developments owing to the conquests and explorations that ancient civilizations made. This was the time when kitchens were laboratories and cooking was a well structured experiment which was carried to satisfy the palate of people. And hence, it can be very well concluded that cooking emerged as an art long ago and finds its place in the ancient history.
When we talk about the food culture of India, we cannot ignore the perennial contribution that the royal kitchens of ‘Mughals’ have made. Having ‘Shahi’ prefixed before every other dish, they indeed have come up with the most delectable tastes that the world knows of. From Navratan Korma to Tandoori Chicken, there’s so much to fill your plates with.
India is known for its diversity and this can be very well related in terms of food culture as well. However, the status of a chef is very much undermined till date. There were times when chefs were nothing less than professionals and experts but this state seems to be missing these days. But somehow due to advent of various pioneering cooking shows like Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khana Khazaana and Masterchef Australia which have evoked the interest of masses in cooking, the status of chefs and scope of cooking as a profession has elevated. Hence, today we see several career options in the fields of Cooking and Food Technology such as Food Designing and Food Engineering, and soon there will be a mass demand for such courses in India.
Food Festivals have emerged as a great concept and platform for cooking lovers and aspirants to showcase their talent of cooking and baking and receive appreciation and recognition. They are also a medium for the exchange of ideas in forms of recipes and a gateway to a whole new world of of spices and flavors. The history of Food Festivals can be traced back to the ancient feasts and celebrations where exchange of delicacies was just a medium of building relationships.
Man’s purpose of living is to obtain Happiness and a well relished food can definitely contribute towards that. Variety is the spice of life and even Remy, the rat from Ratatouille believes so, and says “[Humans] don’t just survive; they discover; they create. … I mean, just look at what they do with food!”
The Food culture throughout history, has witnessed tremendous developments owing to the conquests and explorations that ancient civilizations made. This was the time when kitchens were laboratories and cooking was a well structured experiment which was carried to satisfy the palate of people. And hence, it can be very well concluded that cooking emerged as an art long ago and finds its place in the ancient history.
When we talk about the food culture of India, we cannot ignore the perennial contribution that the royal kitchens of ‘Mughals’ have made. Having ‘Shahi’ prefixed before every other dish, they indeed have come up with the most delectable tastes that the world knows of. From Navratan Korma to Tandoori Chicken, there’s so much to fill your plates with.India is known for its diversity and this can be very well related in terms of food culture as well. However, the status of a chef is very much undermined till date. There were times when chefs were nothing less than professionals and experts but this state seems to be missing these days. But somehow due to advent of various pioneering cooking shows like Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khana Khazaana and Masterchef Australia which have evoked the interest of masses in cooking, the status of chefs and scope of cooking as a profession has elevated. Hence, today we see several career options in the fields of Cooking and Food Technology such as Food Designing and Food Engineering, and soon there will be a mass demand for such courses in India.
Food Festivals have emerged as a great concept and platform for cooking lovers and aspirants to showcase their talent of cooking and baking and receive appreciation and recognition. They are also a medium for the exchange of ideas in forms of recipes and a gateway to a whole new world of of spices and flavors. The history of Food Festivals can be traced back to the ancient feasts and celebrations where exchange of delicacies was just a medium of building relationships.
Man’s purpose of living is to obtain Happiness and a well relished food can definitely contribute towards that. Variety is the spice of life and even Remy, the rat from Ratatouille believes so, and says “[Humans] don’t just survive; they discover; they create. … I mean, just look at what they do with food!”
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