That boy has been in the United States for far too long…and I ought to know, I’ve been in New Delhi twenty years now.
The craft of a man who makes food is something to be respected. I’ve lived in New Delhi long enough to admire the way Indians practice sustainability – their ways of repairing are something incredible to behold: I like to spend my lunch hour watching the cobblers mend shoes, hoping to pick up the skill.
This sort of skill and dedication is dying out in our side of the world. Our level of blind expenditure and consumerism is threatening our planet in so many linchpins I’d need Naomi Klein and Al Gore to give a talk together to even start.
Ali over here is demonstrating an attachment to food found only in India and Japan – even in China it’s starting to disappear. There is a deep sensorious involvement with the way we eat that the “colored” peoples of the world seem to feel intrinsically, which has according to the Charakha Samitha (a historical text composed of the works of ancient Indian physicians) and the Sushruta Samitha (the historical text assembled by the world’s first plastic surgeon), been tied into nutrition and balanced meals.
Even in the previous strip, Ali’s tasting of his own food before serving it up to others is a perfect example of the European bakers’ credo…“Who is the first person you give fresh bread to?”
The answer is always “yourself” – because you need to see if it’s good enough. And that reasoning is exactly how the Dutch became the first to develop cookies…“koekjes”, or “little cakes”, drops of batter used to test both the heat of the ovens and the potential taste of the batter itself.
Ali’s love for food isn’t insane – it’s historical. Google “Decolonial Food for Thought”, the blog where I research, and dig in for more.
Michael Thorton over 7 years ago
That boy has been in the United States for far too long…and I ought to know, I’ve been in New Delhi twenty years now.
The craft of a man who makes food is something to be respected. I’ve lived in New Delhi long enough to admire the way Indians practice sustainability – their ways of repairing are something incredible to behold: I like to spend my lunch hour watching the cobblers mend shoes, hoping to pick up the skill.
This sort of skill and dedication is dying out in our side of the world. Our level of blind expenditure and consumerism is threatening our planet in so many linchpins I’d need Naomi Klein and Al Gore to give a talk together to even start.
Ali over here is demonstrating an attachment to food found only in India and Japan – even in China it’s starting to disappear. There is a deep sensorious involvement with the way we eat that the “colored” peoples of the world seem to feel intrinsically, which has according to the Charakha Samitha (a historical text composed of the works of ancient Indian physicians) and the Sushruta Samitha (the historical text assembled by the world’s first plastic surgeon), been tied into nutrition and balanced meals.
Even in the previous strip, Ali’s tasting of his own food before serving it up to others is a perfect example of the European bakers’ credo…“Who is the first person you give fresh bread to?”
The answer is always “yourself” – because you need to see if it’s good enough. And that reasoning is exactly how the Dutch became the first to develop cookies…“koekjes”, or “little cakes”, drops of batter used to test both the heat of the ovens and the potential taste of the batter itself.
Ali’s love for food isn’t insane – it’s historical. Google “Decolonial Food for Thought”, the blog where I research, and dig in for more.
As they say, khuda hafiz…
MIHorn Premium Member over 7 years ago
wow — information overload for a comic.
CeeJay over 7 years ago
Sorry. All I can think about right now is a stuffed grape leaf !