Distasteful for countless but delightful for numberless!

Ready to eat, ready to cook foods are delicious and cater to our appetite easily and make us happy.  But with continuous usage and on the long run they are harmful to us because of the proportion of the seasonings, some ingredients and the preservatives in them. I think there is no household in the entire world which does not stock these ready to eat and ready to cook packages and bottles! Available everywhere! Limited usage of these is OK but definitely, addiction is most harmful.

However, great things, healthiest, easy to cook and ready to eat ones, are also available especially in Asian countries in tightly sealed packages and bottles. In some nations, it is a staple food! In India, there are very few stores selling these items. In Secunderabad, there are two shops tucked inside Pot Market and two in Monda Market and that is all. Thanks to the online availability of these items, procuring them has become easy nowadays. These items that have been in the world ever since the beginning of humanity are still available in the same form, no additional ingredients, no chemical preservatives but only salt… coated with salt they are sun-dried or machine-dried. They have many vitamins, minerals, high-quality proteins, healthy fats including long-chain of omega-3 fatty acids like Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)), and a unique source of essential nutrients such as iodine, zinc, copper, selenium, and calcium which provide major overall health benefits… they promote brain and heart health too. They have selenium, which, if eaten regularly, may reduce the risk of some types of cancer!

The contents of these packages are smelly and repulsive to many. As these are non-veg items, vegetarians would keep away from them. And while cooking even some non-vegetarian neighbours who cannot relish this food would find the smell unpleasant. However, to the lovers of this food like me, their appearance is mouth-watering and delightful even when un-cooked!  

I present here the pictures of this great, delicious and nutritious food: