Parents or Food?

There is a thing about Indian parents. They ask their children to be extra sincere and obedient when in public gatherings. You follow their polite order. However, they use it as a precedence for them to use whenever they deem it fit and necessary. For instance, you have to eat without complaining when you’re at some relatives’ place. Right? You do it. At home, when you do not feel-like eating the same thing, they bring in the past incident wherein you forcefully ate that food item and now resisting your parents’ effort in preparing it. In the hindsight, they forget that they forced you into eating it and you merely obeyed. They wanted you not to create a scene by grumbling about it and bringing them disgrace.

It is delicious. Is it healthy? Your parents can comment better.

When it comes to eating habits, they find innumerable ways to prove their tastes and that their choice of food is the best. There are arguments in both favour and against. Their dishes are undoubtedly healthy. Are they good in taste? Not all of them! Since you were not born in their times, you don’t have the adaptation to the dishes of those times. You have to develop them. Can you? Not so much. While those dishes can be best for health, they are not best for tongue while particularly considering the changed food habits of your generation. You cannot be blamed. The environment has been unsupportive in creating the exact taste of those times; or we have not supported the environment to maintain the earlier levels!

Also, the development of taste buds varies people to people based on their habits. Some affirm, it is psychological as everyone has same taste buds. The brain is trained to send the signal on what to react to various food items.

You might often indulge in arguments with your parents because of food. The general suggestion is to request your parents not to compel you to eat everything they have to offer. You can also try developing your taste of a few food items of their choice. Avoid verbal arguments. Try maintaining the balance. It is best in everyone’s favour.

P.S.: This piece is addressed to the young generations Z and Alpha.