Good morning all. Well it is breakfast time here and we all finished eating just now. The reason why I asked you guys this question is while eating, I remembered this incident where we finished eating lunch but that day I had an unexpected guest in our house exactly at lunch time and I did not cook for him because I was not expecting his visit. My Mom and grandma are staying with me from few days and he visited to see them as he is my mother's cousin. Uncle called me by 1 pm and informed me that he is visiting and I couldn't say no. I immediately soaked some rice and he ate the food that I kept for myself and I had to make some more for myself. I just thought, had I made some extra earlier, I'd have not had to go through the process of making rice again. At the end, it was all fine. I ate and the guest ate. so, am happy for that.
It is a tradition in Indian households that we do not cook perfect quantities... like if we have 4 people in house, we cook for 5, just in case and by evening, we heat up the rest of the food and finish it.. because we have a belief here that whenever a guest comes to our house, we should think that God himself has come, and we need to offer them some food or drinks.. they might refuse to consume but it is mandate for us to offer and Indian people are one of the most hospitable people ever.. I have watched several western country videos where if people visit, they open the door and ask "Hey, what a surprise.. why did you come???" but in India, we ask "Hey, what a surprise, come in.... have a glass of water and let me bring you a cup of coffee".. it does not matter if the guest drinks or nah, but it is mandate to ask. And some people like my mother wouldn't even wait for the guests answer but they go in the kitchen, make something and bring and then only she sits to talk haha..
So based on this I story I just wanted to ask you all, when you make food in your homes, do you cook perfectly according to number of your family members or make something extra? because some people do not like to either waste food or do not like left-overs.. My dad was the person in home who always liked hot freshly cooked food.. he did not much liked the leftovers served for him except few times. What category are you? those people who cook extra and at once and take rest for the rest of the day or those people who cook the right quantities and want to cook again for dinner? let me know in the comments about the traditional practices in your houses, I love to learn about differnt cultures, it is always fascinating :)
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My mom used to always cook extra. She said she wanted to be able to offer food to people who stopped by. And I used to think that the only reason people kept stopping by was because they knew my mom cooked a lot of food! LOL. 😀 Anyway! I did not follow after my mom. I cook enough for 2 servings per peson. That way if my kids or my husband liked my food they could ask for second serving. 😀😀