Indian way of living
1 min readJun 1, 2017
When I say, Indian, I probably am referring to the age old customs. Some which I hope to find out. I thought I should document them in a series of posts, because many are not being followed.
Meal
Consuming food in a meal has a lot of rules. Today I will take the consumption part of it and list down a few elements:
- Sit down on the floor
- Eat with right hand only
- Do not touch the leaf/ plate with the left hand at all
- Somebody has to serve food on your leaf/plate without the ladle/spoon/ hand touching the leaf/ plate
- Cooked items should be kept separate from the uncooked ones
- If by any chance you touch the cooked items with the left hand clean your hand
- Perform required area/ sampradaya specific activities before and after the meal
- Never keep the cooked utensils next to your leaf/ plate. Touching is prohibited
- Never hold the plate/ leaf for serving/ eating
More later on what to do after and before the meal.