“A sattvic meal (from sattva, the Sanskrit word for ‘pure’) is a pure, wholesome meal cooked according to certain Vedic injunctions. It is prepared without the use of ingredients such as garlic, onion, eggs, caffeine and is never over-spiced.
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The Higher Taste Restaurant is at the forefront of this revival
By The Higher Taste
Dated: Aug 02, 2010
More than 500 years ago Vasco da Gama, set sail from the shores of Portugal in search of the greatest allure of ancient India her spices. This historic journey opened the world to not just a new trade route, but also a rich and vibrant cuisine unlike any the Europeans had known before.
Two hundred years ago the first curry joint opened in Britain ushering in the conquest of Indian cooking over its bland native fare. The British may have ruled India with their power, but She conquered them through Her spices. Tikka masala soon replaced Yorkshire pudding as the nation’s favourite. Curry joints and eateries burgeoned in every neighbourhood.
Yet despite all these advancements into the complexities of Indian cooking, it seems the world has barely scratched the surface of her varied, and in particular, her vegetarian cuisine. Embodied in the heart of Indian vegetarian food is a spirituality that echoes through antiquity. In predominantly vegetarian, ancient India, food was cooked through special customs to not just please the senses, but also take one to a higher level of consciousness.
However the fast food culture which took the world by storm also swept across the country and in its wake, much of this food philosophy was forgotten. Pizza and pasta replaced grandma’s age old recipes and outside influences altered authentic flavours.
In recent years however, there has been a revival of these forgotten customs and cooking traditions.
Restaurants that focus exclusively on vegetarian cuisine prescribed in the Vedas are growing in number. In Bangalore, one of the country’s largest metropolitans, The Higher Taste Restaurant is at the forefront of this revival. The city’s first Sattvic cuisine restaurant, The Higher Taste delves into antiquity to bring a cuisine
dating as far back as the Chola dynasty to a modern India.
Sattvic food, from the Sanskrit word ‘sattva’ meaning pure, is meant to cleanse body and mind, increasing positive vibrations that promote happiness and peace. The Sattvic cuisine of The Higher Taste is vegetarian food cooked according to Vedic customs, adapted to modern tastes and carefully spiced to ensure a wholesome dining experience.
Vegetarian cooking in India is now reaching a whole new level of food philosophy. It’s no longer about not eating meat. It’s about taking body, mind and spirit to higher levels of consciousness.
Yet this new age food-consciousness has nothing new about it. It is simply sacred, forgotten traditions brought alive in the most delectable way possible, for a people fast losing the roots of their culture, reminding them of the beautiful customs of their own country.
More Details: www.iskconhighertaste.com
Phone 080 22766501
Address Chord Road
Rajaji Nagar
City/Town Bangalore
State/Province Karnataka
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