Food

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Food
see also Cereals, Fruits, Vegetables

Food are those things which nourish the mortal body. They can be taken by mouth or by any other means, for example when a patient is kept alive on medicines etc, that is his food.

(1) Food taken by mouth is of six types according to the way it is eaten-

(1) Bhakshya (which is eaten by swallowing),
(2) Bhojya,
(3) Peya (which could be drunk, such as juices, water, milk etc).
(4) Lehya (which could be licked, such as sauces and Chutneys),
(5) Choshya (which is eaten by sucking, such as ), and
(6) Khaadya (which is eaten by chewing).

(2) Food is of six types according to its taste - sweet (sugary), sour (like lemon), salty (savory - with salt), bitter (like bitter gourd), Kasailaa (tastes like Aamalaa), and pungent (hot like pepper). According to food science, all kinds of food should be eaten.
[Padm Puraan, Bhoomi Khand, p 288]

(3) Food is of two types - "Amrit" or "Vighas" food. The remaining food after offering to Devtaa and Pitar is called Amrit; and the remaining food after all have eaten is called Vighas
(Padm Puraan, Srishti Khand, p 47)

(4) When the juice flowing in nerves is divided into two Paak, it forms skin, flesh, bones, Majjaa, Med, and blood etc. Fur and flesh are formed from blood; hair and Snaayu are formed from flesh; Majaa and bones from Snaayu; and Vasaa is formed from Bones and Majjaa. Thus Ann (food) converts itself into 12 things - Paak, Ras (juice), Mal (dirt), Rakt (blood), Rom (fur), flesh, hair, Snaayu, Majjaa, bones, Vasaa and Veerya (semen).
(Padm Puraan, Bhoomi Khand, p 288)

Food Items see also Vegetables, Fruits, Cereals
There are some other food items which cannot be put under the categories of Vegetables, Fruits and Cereals, but still are food items. Those are given here -

Food Names in Hindi	Food Names in English
Besan	Flour of black gram
Chaaya	Tea
Cheenee	Sugar
Chhaachh	Buttermilk
Chivadaa	Beaten Rice
Dadhi	Yogurt, or Curd
Dahee	Yogurt, or Curd
Doodh	Milk
Dugdh	Milk
Gannaa	Sugarcane
Ghee	Clarified Butter
Gud	Jaggery
Kaafee	Coffee
Kheer	A sweet dish (rice cooked in milk)
Lassee	Churned yogurt mixed with equal amount of water and some sugar or salt
Madhu	Honey
Maidaa	White Flour
Makkhan	Butter
Masaalaa	Spices
Matthaa	Buttermilk
Paan	Betel Leaf
Paneer	Separated solids from milk
Pungee Phal	Betel Nut
Sattoo	Flour of roasted barley and black gram
Semiyaan	Vermicilli
Shahad	Honey
Sharbat	Sugar syrup mixed with some fragrance taken with water or mixed in milk
Shikanjbeen	Lemon juice and sugar mixed in water as a cold drink
Shikanjee	Lemon juice and sugar mixed in water as a cold drink
Simaee	Vermicelli
Soojee	Semolina
Supaaree	Betel Nut
Taambool	Betel Leaf
Tel	Oil
Thandaayee	A cold drink - juice extracted from a mixture of herbs
Til	Sesame Seeds

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