The primary memory of our childhood summers pertains to the King of Fruits, doesn’t it? Every mango creates a story starting from its unripe stage to the lusciously sweet slices on our plate … each bite creates a khatta-meetha (sweet-sour) magical moment. So let’s take you on a trip to memory lane and capture some rays of sunshine from your childhood – Rewind to your childhood summers – besides the swinging on trees, sleeping on the terrace counting the stars, playing gilli-danda, stapoo et al what other memories do you recall? Gorging on mangoes the women of the household laying snacks, pickles and spices to soak in the sun on the terrace sucking on chuski pops trying to eat as many buddhi ke baal as possible…the list is endless isn’t it?Īs always, food forms a core part of our childhood moments. It also brings us different emotions, which we will not forget for a long time.Remember that timeless ghazal – Ye daulat bhi le lo, yeh shohrat bhi le lo …? Well this blog is going to take you on that beautiful path again albeit instead of monsoon the season in question is summer! Regardless of what type of memory that is, food can help us remember things, people, and scenarios. It reminds us of who was with us when we were savouring that particular meal. It’s also about remembering our relationship with people. It’s more of what particular experiences happened when we ate that specific food during that certain moment. The feeling of nostalgia is not just about the taste of food. How we feel when consuming food depends on the memories associated with strong emotions. You need to always look for the brighter side of things.įood is indeed a necessity for us to survive. It’s either a good or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it. We experience an intense longing for the past, and there are times when we can’t help but wish for it to happen again. It may make us happy and satisfied, or it may make us feel lonely or hurt. The taste of a certain food will always remind us of special people, places, and events in the past.
If your dad always prepared pork satay on your birthday, you will never forget that as you grow old. For example, if your grandma used to cook your favourite Hainanese Chicken, you will miss her every time you get a taste of that recipe. On the other side, taste memories can strongly remind us of a particular place or person.
As a result, they tend to put that specific food on the “not eating it” list. They often remember how bad they felt after eating that particular food. That happens when people avoid a specific type of food because they associate it with poison. It results in conditioned taste aversion. For instance, if you have eaten something and you end up getting sick or being slightly poisoned, your brain will remember it too well. A Survival TacticĪlthough food memories can make us relive our beautiful childhood memories, it can also make us feel negative emotions. If she has been cooking Asian food when you were a child, food memories will be triggered. For instance, eating Asian food in Singapore can make you think about your mom’s cooking. They make us feel strongly towards stimulating our brain by reminiscing about our past experiences. Unlike a typical memory, food or taste memories make us use all our five senses. There are a few explanations about why this happens.Īccording to a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts, food can make us think about the past because of a term called food memories. It’s a curious thing, but food can make us a bit nostalgic at times. Some remind us of home, while others remind us of the things that happened during a particular time. There are times when food brings back memories of the past.
But, aside from these, some people experience deeper emotions when having their favourite cheeseburger or that bowl of warm chicken soup.
People often eat to relieve their hunger or to satisfy their cravings. Of course, if you are scheduled to face a hectic day, you need the energy to accomplish your tasks. Most of the time, people consume food to survive.
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