Indeed, in this very same country, there different castes, communities but also a strict distinction between the gender ( men and women are not equal). As such, people from different castes, communities, or gender do not sit at the same table, nor eat the same food. Food is linked to social status and as such, it serves as a « medium, and sometimes the message, of conflict »1 . In other words, in India food is a symbol of differences between people. « The food of people from one region of India is sometimes unrecognizable as Indian food to someone from another.
Indeed, in this very same country, there different castes, communities but also a strict distinction between the gender ( men and women are not equal). As such, people from different castes, communities, or gender do not sit at the same table, nor eat the same food. Food is linked to social status and as such, it serves as a « medium, and sometimes the message, of conflict »1 . In other words, in India food is a symbol of differences between people. « The food of people from one region of India is sometimes unrecognizable as Indian food to someone from another.