In a letter to a local bakery, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told them their listing of love as an ingredient is a violation, as it is intervening information. In plain language, it means the FDA does not care about love or any such mushy thing.
So often our complements for cooking in India involve the extra care and love the cook mixed into the dish. Maa ke haath ka khana and Ghar ka khana are considered food for soul. They not only nourish, but the they are brimming with a mother’s love for the family.
Why does a simple kichdi or daal chawal taste better on a tiring day than the finest cuisine in a high-end restaurant. Because it has the touch of home.
In the movie, Chef, Saif Ali Khan follows his food dream while teaching some life lessons to his son. In the film, Julie and Julia, Amy Adams finds a meaning in life through cooking.
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The boyfriend relishes the half-baked cake more when it is cooked by his love. We quietly drink the salty chai when the young in the family venture into the kitchen. A simple rice porridge is more precious when cooked by your mother as you recuperate from a fever.
So, to assume that love in not an important factor in food is to take a very logical approach to cooking. And cooking at home is not logical unless done with love.
