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This is just a huge amount of labour, and it proves that home cooking is fundamentally inefficient (unless you have a large extended family). We should be able

This is just a huge amount of labour, and it proves that home cooking is fundamentally inefficient (unless you have a large extended family). We should be able to eat healthy sprouted foods like this centrally, at communal kitchens. There is too much waste, inefficiency, and cost associated with current restaurants for them to fulfill that purpose. An admiral thing about Indian society is the food, and extended family support. Its not surprising that this author is of Indian heritage.

JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Confused. Filling a jar with beans and water, and dumping/refilling every so often is "a huge amount of labour"? Compared to what? Sitting and watching TV? This is a tiny, tiny effort compared to almost anything - running, riding a bike, vacuuming the carpet. Heck its about the same as ordering takeout delivered and going to the door to get it.
outworlder 5y ago
> There is too much waste, inefficiency, and cost associated with current restaurants for them to fulfill that purpose. Why would 'communal kitchens' be more efficient?
bigbillheck 5y ago
> This is just a huge amount of labour, and it proves that home cooking is fundamentally inefficient It doesn't seem all that more laborious than, say, keeping a sourdough starter? (Or at one of the other ends of the food prep process, a compost bucket).
beebeepka 5y ago
Waste? I eat pretty much everything my wife cooks and she's getting better by the year. Home cooking is amazing. I didn't even say a thing about plastic utensils...
upgrademyfood 5y ago
There are markets in Maharasthra where sprouts are sold on an everyday basis. Some Chinese stores have it too. Regarding making these at home: Granted there is a lot of wait time with these processes, but a lot of it is inactive - soak, rinse, wait, repeat. But, it is a fair point that you should have these healthy foods available to you easily without having to worry about preparing it yourself.
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JoeAltmaier 5y ago

Confused. Filling a jar with beans and water, and dumping/refilling every so often is "a huge amount of labour"? Compared to what? Sitting and watching TV? This is a tiny, tiny effort compared to almost anything - running, riding a bike, vacuuming the carpet. Heck its about the same as ordering takeout delivered and going to the door to get it.

outworlder 5y ago

> There is too much waste, inefficiency, and cost associated with current restaurants for them to fulfill that purpose. Why would 'communal kitchens' be more efficient?

bigbillheck 5y ago

> This is just a huge amount of labour, and it proves that home cooking is fundamentally inefficient It doesn't seem all that more laborious than, say, keeping a sourdough starter? (Or at one of the other ends of the food prep process, a compost bucket).

beebeepka 5y ago

Waste? I eat pretty much everything my wife cooks and she's getting better by the year. Home cooking is amazing. I didn't even say a thing about plastic utensils...

upgrademyfood 5y ago

There are markets in Maharasthra where sprouts are sold on an everyday basis. Some Chinese stores have it too. Regarding making these at home: Granted there is a lot of wait time with these processes, but a lot of it is inactive - soak, rinse, wait, repeat. But, it is a fair point that you should have these healthy foods available to you easily without having to worry about preparing it yourself.

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