[S.T.D.]

I have read somewhere that even idli is not a native - native of Tamilnadu.

Were tamils eating grass before someone taught them to cook?






யாகாவா ராயினு னாகாக்க

[PhillipHer]

Apparently "steaming" as a cooking process was not used in ancient India, it came from China in the v.early AD times.

Idli & Dosai were first made / "invented" in Udupi / the south kanara region by either the konkan or kannada ppl ( read abt this somewhere in Kamat's potpouri or somewhere i think). Wikipedia on Idli: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idli

MTR first introduced Rava Dosa and Rava Idli to the Indian Masses after experimenting with wheat during WWII after rice bcame short of supply. Perhaps MTR shd have patented its invention

Any ideas where / how was Sambar, Payasam, etc, all those foods v take 4 granted, first made?

[HedgeYourBets]

Wat u say is true no doubt.....but unftly the present gen. (I dont mean youth only) seems to be taking undue advantage of the fact tat we r an open culture by opening up to even changes tat r unwarranted for! This'd hav to be realised by them for the situation to improve......! [/tscii]

hm thats so true! not only this gen, but also parents encourage them, so shame! we r so adddicted to the foreigners!

apropos idli................i thought it was a tamil food!

[Peptobismol]

Pl. see whether this is the type of information that you are interested; i read only the first one some time ago:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/s...2600010200.htm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/seta/2004/...2100111600.htm
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2004/11/04...0400061500.htm
http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/vnagar_foods.htm
Of a different flavour:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache...cd=60&ie=UTF-8

These are some sites about our ancients food habits. It makes interesting reading. I am as much disappointed as you folks to know that idli is not a native of Tamilnadu.

[TorryJens]

Originally Posted by dsath I have read somewhere that even idli is not a native - native of Tamilnadu.

Were tamils eating grass before someone taught them to cook?




யாகாவா ராயினு னாகாக்க Yes yes yes....Idli, Vadai (:P ) and Dosai are birth right or even discovery of Tamilizans...No compromice, whatsoever it may be....Idly is ours.....even idiappam.....no giving patent to others....

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

Originally Posted by dsath I have read somewhere that even idli is not a native - native of Tamilnadu.

Were tamils eating grass before someone taught them to cook?
Not just then, pa, we are still eating grass! Biologically, rice is a grass.

[brraverishhh]

Friends,

We need to understand that Tamilnadu has 10 months of Summer and two months of winter/rain.
Hence males prefer a Dhoti or lungi alone. But female have to wear Sarries or Nighty now. In Kerala women stand just with Blowses even today, as being day to day it is not sexy.

The Upper Caste Non-Brahmins and Priest when coming the Dalits must takeout thier Thuppatta and or Pudavai top. Though horible, they were not Topless.

Portughese Broke morethan 4000 Temples, which ae properly recorded. Killed Many in the name of Inquisition.

Today western World wear more poor way of dressing.

the dressing of US secretary lady was a great joke in Arabs.

Devapriya

[doctorzlo]

Portughese Broke morethan 4000 Temples, which ae properly recorded. And do you know how much by the Arabs ?

[Peptobismol]

We need to understand that Tamilnadu has 10 months of Summer Not only that: we must also understand that PaaNini was a Tamil lady who wrote grammar for "vadamozi"!! She used much materials from the South. This fact is well preserved through the legend that Siva, the southern( dravida ) deity transmitted all the knowledge to her from Himself.

[Drugmachine]

gaddeswarup wrote:
Pl. see whether this is the type of information that you are interested; i read only the first one some time ago:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/s...2600010200.htm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/seta/2004/...2100111600.htm
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2004/11/04...0400061500.htm
http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/vnagar_foods.htm
Of a different flavour:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache...cd=60&ie=UTF-8 V.interesting and informative links. Thanks Dsath for putting it up here.

Was surprised that Sita fav food was Venison rice. No wonder she asked Rama to get the Marichi-in-disguise Deer. Perhaps not as a pet but as yummy food.

[Paul Bunyan]

Originally Posted by FloraiPuyal Originally Posted by dsath I have read somewhere that even idli is not a native - native of Tamilnadu.

Were tamils eating grass before someone taught them to cook?
Not just then, pa, we are still eating grass! Biologically, rice is a grass. kandupudichitaruya periya podalanga! ( just kidding. anyway, logically rice is a grass before it is cooked. once cooked it becomes food. )

good thing that no one said rice was introduced into tamil nadu by portuguese in 1590 and since tamil words could not start with ri, they added a and made it arici.