Food with Gita

Where would you go on a shopping spree?

The food that increases life, purity, strength, health, happiness and satisfaction is dear to those in the mode of goodness. Such food is juicy, fatty, wholesome and pleasing to the heart.” — Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

Being spoiled with an ample choice of food can sometimes feel like a small luxury in life. Every time I ask my mother,

“What would you like to eat?” her answer is always the same — anything.

But “anything” is never really anything.So the next question comes: What type of food do you prefer?

Silence… or again the same answer: anything.

In the end, the decision quietly falls back to me. And naturally, the choice becomes Indian food. Not because it is the only option, but because the Indian plate carries a universe of taste.

A single meal can hold sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, creamy, herbal, and earthy flavors all dancing together. Turmeric warms the body, tamarind awakens the tongue, curry leaves release their fragrance, and thick gravies wrap the spices together like a symphony. Every bite tests the tongue and reminds us how alive taste can be.If I were to go on a shopping spree for food, it would not be in a mall.

It would be in a lively Indian grocery store or wet market — baskets of lentils stacked like treasure, fresh curry leaves shining green, mango pickles glowing red in jars, sacks of rice, coconuts, jaggery, spices that perfume the entire air.Shopping there is not just buying food.

It is choosing flavors, memories, and comfort for the people at home.And in the end, the real joy is simple — cooking something warm, placing it on the table, and hearing someone say, “This is nice.”

“Those who eat food first offered in sacrifice are freed from all sins, but those who cook for their own enjoyment eat only sin.” — Krishna, Bhagavad Gita