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I am from India, where for centuries, stored food was considered poisonous. Even a decade ago, in-spite of wide availability of refrigerators, most households n

I am from India, where for centuries, stored food was considered poisonous. Even a decade ago, in-spite of wide availability of refrigerators, most households never ate stored food, even if it was only for a few hours. The exceptions being pickle and powders (Many Indian cuisines have items that are fried and ground lentils and spices, a very common food and are made and stored for 6 months to a year) Things are changing now though. Junk food (Pizzas, burgers, etc) which consists mostly of frozen ingredients that are processed, a change in lifestyle leading to lack of time to prepare meals at home, etc have led to increased consumption in processed foods.

tsol 5y ago
Totally anecdotal-- as someone of Indian culture living in America, I'm convinced there's something in it that the American diet lacks. The longer a stretch of time I eat the american diet for more I get vague stomach trouble and a feeling of unwellness. But then I eat a nice spice filled curry with some rice and I suddenly feel great. I almost exclusively eat Indian food now as it's one of the only types of foods that prevents my stomach troubles. Some other foods like Pho also seem to treat me very well. It could be a lot of things-- less user of processed oils, lack of gluten, lack of artificial ingredients, etc. I'm not quite sure exactly what it is