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Begin forwarded message: > From: Srinivasan Sridharan <sridhsriniva...@gmail.com> > Date: May 31, 2024 at 12:12:24 AM PDT > To: venkat giri <venkat_...@yahoo.co.in> > Subject: Re: RSVP > > Objection milord ! > I object the Title used here! Sambar is senior to Rasam. In this “annamaya” > dinner world . Sambar comes first for greeting the eater. Rasam is > invarioubly served only after Sambar has cleared the arena! Please change > the title from RSVP to SRVP! > Sridharan. > > > >> On May 30, 2024, at 11:48 PM, venkat giri <venkat_...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: >> >> RSVP...Rasam ,Sambar,Vadai &Payasam >> >> *The battle for Sambar or Rasam* >> >> *Resplendent Rasam or Super Sambar* >> >> 1. Sambar and Rasam, like Vasishtar & Vishwamithrar, are kulagurus of *Tamil >> lunches & dinners.* >> 2. Both have an army of admirers & at times one is substituted for the >> other. >> 3. In marriage lunches, they go together & in our homes, for the day to day >> lunches & dinners, we either prepare sambar or rasam but less frequently >> both. >> 4. For Sambar in Palakkadu, they use ground & grated coconut, whereas in >> Tamil Nadu, sambar powder is preferred. >> 5. Availability of coconuts & pulses determine this & one is not necessarily >> superior to the other. >> 6. However, for marriage lunches, arachuvitta sambar (sambar with grated >> coconut) alone is preferred. >> 7. Sambar using sambar powder is looked down upon as if it plays for the B >> team. >> 8. Rasam does not entertain such distinction. Rasam powder is universally >> used. >> 9.Sambar has to face stiff competition from Morkhuzhambu, Vettakhuzhambhu, >> ghothsu & pitlaw & it either over shadows or is overshadowed by them. >> 10. Rasam fears no such alien threats save the competition from the Rasam >> species itself. >> 11. Like Manchester United & Real Madrid Football Clubs followers, the Rasam >> protagonists are categorised into two fiercely competing groups: >> (a).those who take their Rasam with the sediments (kalakkivitta Rasam >> (b) those who would prefer the sediments to remain in the container (thelivu >> rasam). >> 12. Orderliness demands that thelivu rasam group should have its serving >> first so that kalakkivitta Rasam group can have the rest to its heart' s >> content. >> 13.Lime Rasam dispenses with tamarind & is healthy. >> 14. However, Pepper Rasam, Jeera Rasam & Kandanthippili Rasam have >> therapeutic value & hence are prepared as medicinal prescriptions. >> 15.They are taken to come out of certain ailments. Pepper Rasam is prepared >> for those whose temperature level is above 100 degrees. >> 16.Mysore Rasam has all ingredients & it appeals to our palate. >> 17. If pure Rasam is like a Semmangudi Swaraprasthara subtleties, Mysore >> Rasam, like modern day Dire Strait's "Sultans of Swing", stirring the >> youngsters soul. >> 18. For a few garlic Rasam is the greatest. >> 19. However, it has equally powerful enemies, though garlic wins bidding >> approvals from doctors. >> 20. Sambar cannot end our meals. It is not a finisher like Dhoni. >> 21. Invariably it has to be followed by Rasam or Thair Saadam. >> 22.Rasam is independent & can stand apart, alone. >> 23. When someone is not well, Rasam alone is prescribed, a privilege that >> sambar looks at with envy. >> 24. Vadai when soaked in sambar is known as Sambar vadai, where the >> prominence is given to the vadai. >> 25. However, when vadai is soaked in Rasam which is known as Rasa vadai, >> Rasam steals the show. >> 26. One can drink cupfuls of Rasam. If one tries to drink sambar in a cup, >> his sanity would be tested - another snub again to sambar. >> 27. As barbeque is connected with a grill & rotis and nans are linked to >> tandoors, sambar boiled in a kalchatti assumes a significant flavour. >> 28. Rasam boiled in Kumbhakonam made eeyachombu, lords over our lunches and >> dinners. >> 29. When we take rice, quantity of Rasam dominates. In sambar rice, high >> quantity of sambar is frowned upon. >> 30. In addition to its intrinsic merits, Rasam is also enjoyed for one more >> reason. >> 31. In marriage lunches, Rasam is followed by payasam. >> >> 32. If Rasam comes, can Payasam be far behind, a poet Shelley may have sung >> today. >> 33. Milagu Rasam in Western garbs has become mulaguthanni soup in star >> hotels. >> 34. In fact, Rasam is a precursor to many modern day soups. >> 35. Software techies from South India would enjoy their cupfuls of in chosen >> Rasam even while embarking upon their coding endeavours. >> >> Regards >> V.Sridharan >> Trichy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/C1C17390-6FA1-4A3F-876C-CEDA271D0FE8%40gmail.com.
