Being Shapely

Do round rotis taste better than non-round rotis?

One of the annoying things about Indians is their pushiness when it comes to food.

We’re raised to revere our food, being told constantly that we’re lucky to have our plates filled three times a day. But somehow, it never stuck us that the appearance doesn’t matter as much as the quality of whatever we eat.

It’s true everywhere. That’s why the art of culinary science is so important. We’re so used to the notion that visually appealing stuff is good. Food, people — whatever.

So it’s only natural that we believe perfectly round rotis are better than the slightly disfigured ones.

But is there a difference in taste? I don’t think so. Because whatever the shape, we don’t eat it as it is. Once you start eating, it’s going to disfigured anyway. And I don’t see the point in all the effort involved in making perfectly round rotis.

Of course you can’t explain this to mothers. They do extra to make sure you get the best. Also helps that marketing has made it that synthetically round rotis are better than the natually disfigured ones.

Some things, you can never change.

*A roti is an Indian-bread, made with flour and water. Much like pancakes.