Wow, what a collection. I thought "meen kuzhambu" was just one dish...I realize now, there is a whole variety. Being an impure vegetarian (I'll try anything once!), my researches have necessarily been very cursory. I don't like the taste of most fish. Rohu and Bhetki maacher jhol being made in the landlord's home downstairs from us was never a very happy memory....it's only now, with layers of nostalgia sanitizing the remembered smell, that I am able to look back.
And.... I am intrigued by the word "saivam" for vegetarian in Tamil. Saiva would be a follower of Siva...so how does that go with vegetarianism? Many followers of Siva are staunch non-vegetarians.... so is Saivam as opposed to Vaishnavyam (followers of Vishnu)? The association of certain foods/diets with certain religion is most interesting. Would like some information on this word and its origin. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <sur...@hserus.net> wrote: > Thejaswi Udupa [04/08/16 10:29 +0530]: > >> On 04-Aug-2016 10:28 AM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <sur...@hserus.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Almost every coastal state has a fish in gravy sort of dish >> >> >> This is a good time to mention fellow silklister Samanth's excellent book >> Following Fish > > > There's also this collection of fish recipes - hosted on the paradoxically > named "syvum.com" > > "syvum" / "saivam" is a tamil word - or maybe euphemism - for vegetarian > > http://www.syvum.com/recipes/inf/ > > --srs >
