It started with paal poli - milk, luchi and sugar. Then came kheer, then fruit salad. Beans usili, Aviyal and potato curry...Raita followed by three types of pickles. Savouries and sweet followed by chips, curd vadai and papads. A separate cup for rasam and a matka of curd.
Puliyodarai, Sambar rice, plain rice, dal, mor kozhambu...
The guest's mouth started watering. He put in a morsel and was gratified that it was high class.
"Everything nice? They served you everything?" Asked the host.
"Yes," said the contented guest. "Very good service, very good food."
The host moved on, happy he had not stinted on any expense at his daughter's wedding.
He left to welcome other guests, his back to the dining hall.
He did not see half of all that was served going into the dustbin. He expected it would. But if he had served one dish less, there would have been questions. "No usili? Only one sweet?"
The guest will eat what he can and throw the rest away.
No one will ask, "Is this extravagance necessary? Why waste food when so many go hungry?"
Puliyodarai, Sambar rice, plain rice, dal, mor kozhambu...
The guest's mouth started watering. He put in a morsel and was gratified that it was high class.
"Everything nice? They served you everything?" Asked the host.
"Yes," said the contented guest. "Very good service, very good food."
The host moved on, happy he had not stinted on any expense at his daughter's wedding.
He left to welcome other guests, his back to the dining hall.
He did not see half of all that was served going into the dustbin. He expected it would. But if he had served one dish less, there would have been questions. "No usili? Only one sweet?"
The guest will eat what he can and throw the rest away.
No one will ask, "Is this extravagance necessary? Why waste food when so many go hungry?"
Meera,
ReplyDeleteI agree fully with you. May be we should not serve, but give only packed meals(mini)per person
with no extras. May be this will save food and also avoid booking expensive halls too. Everything is a waste. May be you can start a blog exclusively for "save(avoid)marriage cost".
TRS
Sounds like a good idea. In fact, can start one on waste of all sorts and invite contributions...right from food to electricity to money.
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