--- On Mon, 8/6/09, Raj Shekhar <spa...@rajshekhar.net> wrote:
> From: Raj Shekhar <spa...@rajshekhar.net>
> Subject: Re: [silk] Indian foodies
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Date: Monday, 8 June, 2009, 11:42 PM
> In infinite wisdom Kiran Jonnalagadda
> said the following On 6/6/09 4:49 AM:
>
> > Incidentally, something I didn't grow up with and
> therefore encountered with
> > surprise in the homes of relatives: it is a great
> offense to serve rice
> > before any other item. Serving rice first apparently
> implies you're too poor
> > to eat anything else.
> >
> > Is this common practice elsewhere?
>
>
> A common practice that I saw with the South Indians was the
> use of right hand in serving food. Even my colleagues
> who had lived in hostels were very particular about
> this. Serving food with right hand is a common
> practice in North India as well, however I had not seen this
> being practiced in Delhi (where I stayed for 10 years) and
> almost forgotten about it. The South Indians were
> extremely particular about the use of right hand.
>
> -- Raj Shekhar
> -
> I love this planet! I've got wealth, fame, and access to
> the depths of
> sleaze that those things bring.
It's very funny; in the lunch room in Ludhiana, I've been approached by people
who came up and asked me, very seriously, "Are you South Indian?" When I said
no, they were usually hugely embarrassed at the mistake, and would sidle off,
but invariably, when I asked them what made them think so, they said only SIs
ate with their left hands limp to the side, whereas they, red-blooded and, er,
earthy Punjabis, used both hands to get at their food, and wouldn't have
hesitated to use their feet either if required. Their statement.
>
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