Cosmopolitan Kitchens
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Introduction
The colonial period had significant cultures and practices that marked
people’s unique lives.
India’s colonial society was unique in its way, especially founded on
food aspects.
British rule in colonial India changed the society’s lifestyle.
The society was highly cosmopolitan following inclusion of people
from different locations.
Princely Zenanas and Cooking
Practices
The 19
th
and early 20
th
century Indian prince state banquet comprised of
English, Mughal, and Hindu court practices (Jhala, 2012).
Various foods were available including Mughal delicacies and Anglo-Indian
staples.
Food became a cultural divergence and accommodation in late colonial India.
Zenana women were responsible for the royal house’s food, and spread distinct
recipes and cuisines in the subcontinent via marriage (Jhala, 2012).
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British Colonial Rule and the
Princely States
Alongside British India, Princely India comprised differently kingdoms until
1947.
Each state had their language, religion, culture, and history, with a
nonhomogeneous Indian kingship.
Key kingdoms in British India included Sikh kingdoms, Muslim states, and
Buddhist kingdoms (Jhala, 2012).
The Crown representative, the viceroy, presented the British monarch’s rule
over the native leaders.
Making of Advanced Hybrid
Cuisines (Gastronomic
Entrepreneurship)
The dynamic political landscape in colonial India paved way for new political
and marital alliances between religions and families.
According to Jhala (2012), marital journeys across India meant the experience
of different eating modes and new foods.
Women prepared unique meals with different recipes and encouraged new
eating modes, reflecting a modern gastronomic.
Moreover, using new ingredients and different eating modes helped women
maintain their identity and distinguish it from the in-laws’.
Princely Kitchens and European
Cuisine (Cosmopolitan
Creations)
Intermarriages and exchange of practices, ideas, and lifestyles in colonial India
brought about European culinary culture.
European-oriented foods, attitudes, and styles spread despite alteration of
Princely India’s geography by the British Raj (Jhala, 2012).
Social engagements in princely kitchens embraced observation of specific
sequences, table sitting, and dressing for dinner.
Women in India introduced European based cooking procedures in their homes.
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Notes/Bottom Line
Interactions between different groups of people in Colonial India, such as
Muslims and Hindus, created new mannerisms.
The relationships involving colonial and indigenous peoples was complex
and more than domination and colonization.
Marriage trips increased colonial exchanges and cultural growth (Jhala,
2012).
Adoption of Muslim patterns triggered harem structure and women
confinement.
Conclusions
Understanding colonial food aspects presents details about political
and cultural identities that introduced binary paradigms.
Indian kitchen’s cosmopolitan nature dates back to colonial India and
women’s way of life.
Royal zenanas’ food history has present elements, including turning
colonial palaces into hotels.
Britain’s gastronomic influence on different cultures introduced
European practices in colonial India.
Reference
Jhala, A. D. (2012). Cosmopolitan Kitchens: Cooking for Princely Zenanas in Late
Colonial India.
Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia
, 49-72.
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