This ppt on the subject of food rituals in India which we follow generally in our daily lifestyle.

1. INDIAN FOOD RITUALS
MADE BY –
YUGAL KISHOR SAHU
(MBA IN CULINARYARTS)

2. INDEX
 Start with spice and end with sweet
Sitting on the floor and eating
Eating with hands
Serving food on banana leaf
Offering food to god
Use of copper vessels
Indian thali system
fasting

3. START WITH SPICE AND END WITH
SWEET
 Spicy food activates digestive juices and
acids whereas sweet neutralizes these
acids and pulls down digestive process.

4. SITTING ON THE FLOOR AND EATING
 Sukhasan
 Improves digestion

5. EATING WITH HANDS
 Sensory experience
 Fingers represents
various elements.
 Stimulates digestion.

6. SERVING FOOD ON BANANA LEAF
 Hot food on banana
leaf emanates nutrients.
 Contains a natural
antioxidant =
polyphenols
 Water sprinkled for
 purification.

7. OFFERING FOOD TO GOD
 Respect and devotion.
 Considered a sacrifice.
 Free from bad omen.

8. USE OF COPPER VESSELS
 Only available metal.
 Destroys “E-coli”
bacteria.
 Copper can cure
diseases.

9. INDIAN THALI SYSTEM
 Significant part of our
culture.
 Represents the food
pyramid of today with
carbohydrates.
 Balanced diet.

10. FASTING
 Regular cleansing.
 Rest to the digestive organs.
 Acts as an antidote.
 Lowers acid content in the
body.

11. THANK YOU
- YUGAL KISHOR SAHU