Although India belongs to four ancient civilizations and is the overlord of South Asia, it is a ridiculous and incomprehensible country. "Eating without chopsticks, going to the toilet without toilet paper, and taking the train without getting into the carriage to squeeze the roof" are the remarkable characteristics of Indian life. We often hear stories about China people entertaining Indian guests with hot pot, which makes people laugh.
As for whether the Indian State Banquet is also held by hand, I have never attended the Indian State Banquet, but I heard from my friends the real experience of India attending the State Banquet in the past.
As a banquet for foreign VIPs, the state banquet should reflect its own characteristics and is usually held in the banquet hall of the Presidential Palace or the Prime Minister's Office. Indians also realize that foreign friends don't understand and are not used to this feature, so they often provide foreign friends with cutlery and other tableware. Only when participating in Indian specialties will Indians show the profoundness of Indian civilization with their right hands and invite foreign VIPs to experience Indian customs with their right hands.
But out of diplomatic courtesy and courtesy, some foreign guests have to bite the bullet and eat even if they can't accept pilaf. Moreover, Indians often put lemonade in the utensils on the dining table, but this water is not used for drinking, but for washing their right hands after meals. But the ice water in the cup is drinkable.
As an ordinary Indian, people are generally used to scratching with their hands when eating, which is a long-standing dining habit. When Indians eat, they must grasp the food with their right hand, specifically, stir the food with their thumb, forefinger and middle finger, and then grab it and eat it. Chopsticks, forks and spoons are generally not prepared. The division of labor between Indian hands is very clear. They use their left hand to go to the toilet and their right hand to eat paella. It is precisely because of the habit of grasping by hand that most Indian dishes are made into paste, which is convenient for handmade noodles or bibimbap by hand.
India's hand-grabbed rice is world-famous. Almost all men, women and children in Indian society, whether they are grass-roots workers, white-collar workers in companies or government officials, send them directly to their mouths without chopsticks, knives and forks, which seems a bit uncivilized in modern society, but this is just people's traditional eating habits, and we should treat them rationally.
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In fact, Indian restaurants usually provide tableware, but they won't provide it to you unless you specifically ask for it. But when preparing meals for foreign guests, the Indian government will certainly prepare tableware for foreign guests. Although there is a saying that when in Rome, do as the Romans do, you can't blindly adapt others to your own customs and habits. There are various customs all over the world, and many of them are still very tasty. Therefore, the tableware for state banquets should be provided with international standards, not just their own tastes.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received visiting US President Barack Obama.
You should know that Indians only use their right hand to eat hand-grabbed rice, because their left hand has other uses (everyone adds in the comment area). Before eating, there will be a glass of water dedicated to washing hands. This water is not drinkable. After eating, there will be a glass of lemonade to clean the food oil stains on your hands.
I like curry rice myself, but I may lose my appetite by grasping it with my hands.
So, what do you think of Indians eating with their hands? Please leave a message in the comments section!
As the highest catering courtesy of a country, the state banquet plays an extremely hard-core role, both in highlighting the country's long-standing special cuisine and as a diplomatic means to show the country's status and strength, and acts as a facade in the state ceremony.
In all kinds of state banquets in the world, every country has retained the classic pattern of state banquets in previous dynasties, and added the elements of the trend of the times to the taste of word of mouth, that is, the court-level state banquet with a sense of ceremony: the China State Banquet in the Great Hall of the People, which combines Chinese and Western tableware and features separate meals; Show the royal momentum and demeanor, tell the story of imperial glory, full of militarized British state banquet; The unpretentious three dishes and one soup, the Swiss state banquet with flowers and music, make you feel at home ... Among these many state banquets, the Indian state banquet with hands instead of tableware has aroused the author's curiosity. Although I haven't experienced the highest food and beverage treatment in India, combined with limited information, the author still talks about whether the Indian state banquet is to grab food by hand.
As an agricultural power in South Asia, Indians have thousands of years of experience in planting crops, and naturally formed a tradition of liking rice in the long-term planting; In addition, in South Asia, which is rich in spices, ancient Indians also found the charm of curry. Roasted spring chicken, curry broth and Mumbai butterfly, which are common in modern Indian diet, are all wonderful "affairs" of various ingredients and curry. When Indian favorite rice collides with curry, it also forms the most Indian food-hand-grabbed rice.
When enjoying the traditional hand-grabbed rice, diners need to stir the mixed food repeatedly with their right hand (the reason why they don't use their left hand is not explained much, so I think all readers know a little), and then pick up the food with their right thumb, forefinger and middle finger and send it to their mouth. The formation of this eating habit of replacing tableware with hands is attributed to the belief of ancient Indians that tableware will hinder the enjoyment of food, and only with hands can food really contact with the soul.
However, with the development of the times, in the increasingly modern high-end restaurants or formal occasions in India, knives and forks have been equipped as tableware, so it is difficult to see the phenomenon of grasping food by hand. Of course, this does not mean that the older generation who are used to grasping food by hand will give up this traditional "craft", and the phenomenon of grasping food by hand still remains in relatively backward villages or streets.
As the highest standard Indian state banquet in Indian diet, the hand-grabbed rice, which is the most representative of traditional cuisine, naturally ranks among them. In order to take care of the dietary needs of distinguished guests from all over the world, the organizers also made a comprehensive arrangement of tableware, and knives, forks and spoons could be seen everywhere at the banquet.
First, foreign guests do as the Romans do and are well versed in Indian food culture. Some of them will choose to grab food with their hands and experience a unique food culture.
Secondly, foreign guests follow their long-established eating habits, and they will not use tableware instead of the food they can get.
Third, in order to show their tolerant food culture, domestic guests will also "echo" (or follow their true intentions) foreign VIPs, choose to use tableware and give up their traditional "skills".
Fourth, domestic guests will show their dietary characteristics to foreign guests, and they will choose to grab some dishes with their hands when eating; Or completely ignore the so-called tradition and just want to give yourself the best way to eat. For example, the famous Indira Gandhi ate with his hands.
Therefore, in my opinion, it is not surprising that the Indian state banquet can't escape these four situations by hand.
The author extracts Indian food from some national banquet recipes published by Indian media on the Internet:
1, Rajwadi chaas buttermilk drink mixed with mint and coriander. 2, Kang Dewu. 3, Sev khamni, made of rice and lentils. 4, large shallow plate, Gujarat special meal. 5. Nylon Kaman, rice and chickpea powder. 6. Sandwich bean cake, a steamed cake made of chickpea powder. ...
We can't find the exact evidence of the state banquet only from the menu, but when we turn our attention to the Indian aristocratic catering slightly lower than the state banquet, we may be able to guess the final result.
In the catering of Indian nobles, we will also find dishes from state banquets, such as curry, soy sauce and spinach with cheese. Although these two dishes are very different, the final product can't escape the "mushy" style. This dish with Indian characteristics means that you can only get the most satisfactory experience by grasping it with your hands: the diners will prepare a banana leaf in advance, and then the host will pour water on it to remove foreign objects and ensure that the tableware is clean and tidy. Later, the host will provide rice, curry, naan (bread) and other foods in turn. The guests either pour the curry on the rice or tear the naan into pieces and eat it with the dishes and curry until the end of the meal.
Moreover, at the end of the meal of these nobles, the host often serves a bowl of warm water with lemon slices floating on it, but this "lemonade" is not to quench the thirst of the guests, but to clean the food residue in his hand. The real thirst-quenching drink is teh tarik mixed with tea, milk and curry juice or Indian tea mixed with milk, ginger, sugar, spices and condensed milk. In addition, after the meal, the host will also offer a plate of green wheat-like spices to the guests to remove the peculiar smell in their mouths.
Through the daily eating habits of the nobles, we can more or less provide some evidence of grasping food with our hands.
Although this way of eating by hand is extremely indecent to us in China, it is really puzzling that we can still board the elegant state banquet hall.
But no matter how we feel about their lifestyle or what we can't understand, we can't take it as a superior comparison. Admittedly, we may feel unsanitary and unclean, but this is their daily life. They are used to it, and they don't feel unclean. They learn to respect the cultures of other countries and understand different behavioral differences. This is not only the embodiment of the quality of China people, but also the humanistic tolerance of China culture.
For their daily diet, even state banquets, most of us can't adapt to and accept their way of eating. We don't think it's hygienic to eat, but please put away your mocking face and show some respect.
India is really a mysterious country, and the magic of the third brother is unparalleled. As one of the four ancient civilizations, India still retains many peculiar lifestyles. For example, toilets in India are hard to find, and there are public toilets in every corner. Casual salad, Indians regard cows as gods, let them run all over the street, and grab them with their hands when eating. For Indians, it is generally customary to scratch with their hands when eating. Indians usually live on rice and wheat. Most people don't drink. They think that drinking is against religious habits, and drinking is very limited. Drink tea, coffee, milk, cold water, etc. More common. Indians eat pilaf, grab food with their right hand, stir the food with their thumb, forefinger and middle finger, and then grab it and eat it. Chopsticks, forks and spoons are generally not prepared. Indians have a clear division of labor between their hands. They use their left hand to go to the toilet and their right hand to grab food.
So why are Indians keen to catch rice with their hands? Indians generally believe that the pleasure of eating comes from touch, and knives, forks and chopsticks prevent this feeling, so they also block the original pleasure of food. Grasping rice by hand can help you know the temperature of food in advance and avoid burning your tongue or mouth and other beautiful reasons. It is because of this habit that most Indian dishes are made into paste, which is convenient for rolling cakes by hand or eating rice by hand.
Since in India, people are keen on grabbing rice with their hands, and they also do it when entertaining VIPs, are all Indian state banquets grabbing rice with their hands? The state banquet is the most advanced banquet in a country. It is used to entertain leaders and politicians of various countries. Can other countries accept their diet? Indian state banquets for foreign guests are usually held in the banquet hall of the presidential palace, and the dishes served at the state banquets are all Indian-style dishes. Indians are also famous for being vegetarian, so Indian state banquets are also vegetarian. However, Indians also realize that foreign friends do not fully understand this feature and are not used to eating with their hands, so they often provide knives, forks and other tableware to VIPs. Only when eating Indian specialties, guests are advised to grasp them by hand. Out of social etiquette and diplomatic etiquette, leaders of some countries have to bite the bullet and eat even if they can't accept grasping food with their hands.
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