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The traditional Indian rice bowl - "Talmir Bowl". Made of ceramic or copper, it has a round bottom and a wide mouth, as if to speak of accommodating and sharing food. The Talmir bowl is cleverly designed to hold hearty meals, and diners can easily grasp the rice and dishes with their hands.
In Indian households, especially in the south, the Talmir bowl is a must-have for home travel. It is an important utensil for family dinners and special occasions. It should be said that in addition to the fact that the hand is the first dining "utensil" of Indians;The Talmir bowl also occupies a pivotal place in the lives of Indians.
The name Talmir Bowl originates from a city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu – Talmir. In ancient times, local people used this bowl to hold food and share it with family and friends. Over time, the bowl gradually spread throughout the country and was endowed with symbolic meanings of Indian culture.
Moreover, the Talmir bowl is also one of the much-loved gifts in Indian culture. On traditional Indian festivals, the older generation of Indians also give each other Talmir bowls as a sign of blessing. For weddings, birthdays and other special occasions, people use these bowls to serve food as a sign of affection.
The Talmir bowl is an integral part of Indian culture. It is not only a practical tableware, but also carries a rich cultural connotation. By understanding and exploring the stories and symbolism behind this bowl, we are better able to appreciate the unique charm of Indian culture.
If you have the opportunity to travel to India, then you should go and try using a Talmir bowl to enjoy the food. Maybe it can bring you a different dining experience. But if you're looking to try your hand at eating like Indians, you should beware – Indians eat with their hands much more than with Talmir bowls.
Since it is mentioned several times in the article that Indians eat with their hands, then I feel the need to explain:
In Indian history, the hand was not only a cutlery but also a container. Buddhism, which originated in India, is a practice of asceticism, and monks are required to wear very simple monk's robes to make a fortune. And there is a sect of "Jainism" that emerged almost at the same time as Buddhism, called the "Tianyi School", which pushed asceticism to the extreme.
The so-called Tianyi pie is naked, with the sky as the clothes and the earth as the shoes. Not only did the ascetics have no clothes, but they also did not even have a bowl, and the containers for eating were two palms. Specifically, it is a handful formed by the palms of the hands facing upwards and the ten fingers of the hands are crossed. Whether it is picking wild fruits by oneself or begging for food, the amount of food must not exceed this handful;Because they believe that a person's stomach is the size of a handful of their two palms, and eating more than these is greedy.
Through historical changes, Indians have gone from religion to all levels of society when they eat with their hands. When eating, people stir and mix the food repeatedly, and then use the thumb, index and middle finger of the right hand to pick up the food and put it in the mouth. However, Indians still use knives and forks as cutlery.
Well, that's it.