We got so many memories with food we can relate to but the best memories are from our childhood days .
Now that i look back with nostalgic feeling about my school and college days i actually relate it with the food that i use to eat with my friends in school and college canteens and all the best memories flashes into my mind.
I wish i could go back in time and re live those golden days where we enjoyed simple food like vada pav,masala dosa ,samosas ,Idli use to gives us so much happiness even all the money in the world and the best food can't . The tiffin mother use to give us and the joy of sharing it with our friends was the best feeling in the world.
Power of food
Memories can be triggered by tiniest things: a touch ,a familiar smell ,sound ,an old songs or even a scent of a person can send us back in time within seconds the old memory just flashes in front of you .
Each of the senses has that ability.So Imagine food which often involves all of our senses can do to our memories its no wonder we can remember entire meal we enjoyed years ago and also associate certain dishes with people close to us.
I still remember when i was maybe 4 or 5 years old my mom would make me simple dish like khichdi (lentils and rice sauteed with ghee and little Indian spices for taste before pressure cooking) for me when i was sick she would pick me up and feed me khichdi on her lap it always made me feel real better never knew simple food like khichdi had so much power.To This day khichdi reminds me of my mom's love.
I still can't forget the time when me and my two sibling use to come home after school craving for our mother's delicacies whether its maggie,sandwiches ,paratha,pakodas etc we use to love it all we would come home with so much eagerness and excitement for the after school treat mom use to prepare.
Even now when I'm really hungry the food that i want to eat is good old home cooked food cause it gives my mind and soul satisfaction no other food can.
During college days bunking lectures and chilling out in college canteen and having food there use to be our daily rituals. Most of us spend more time in college canteen than in classrooms.
Food is the second most thing people desire on this planet.
Food is also one way we show someone that they matter to us, and getting together with friends and family typically involves breaking bread together.
Its been cherished though centuries and people eat it primarily to satisfy hunger but now people also associate food with leisure and pleasure.
We eat food in all the emotions we eat it when we are hungry, happy, sad, celebrating we eat food when we are grieving but in latter the emotions is different than the former.
Hence food is symbol of love,care and social gatherings and we relate food with the lots of fond memories and emotions.
