Tradition of Food in Sangam Literature

Abstract

This body given by God is sacred, noble, and cannot be obtained even if given crores. A wonderful opportunity from God... Feeding this body is like offering food to God. As the saints and scholars say, "The mind is the temple and the body is the temple", the fortress of food is important to protect this temple. Small grains like bajra, jolam, varagu, kollu etc., were the staple food of the Sangam Age. This article is about the variety of dishes they made with them.