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Psychology of eating good food


Someone said “There is no love sincerer than the love for food”. Food is one important part of our universe and food is something around which all our activities revolve. After all we earn to eat. And not just eat…. eat well that is.
Early men dwelt on raw vegetables and fruits. With the evolution of civilisation, cooking came into the scenario. Since then there has been no looking back. Cooking has evolved according to different cultures and this type of cooking has lead to the development of different cuisines.


There are various culinary arts institutes which provide different professional culinary courses in India. These courses cater to the needs of the middle and upper middle class people and teach the enrollees all the knicks and knacks of the trade.


Best Culinary courses in India is not a new phenomena. Even in the earlier times, the maharajas and the early royal families were known to keep royal cooks known as ‘khansamas’ who knew to cook some finger licking food. Even the general households had cooks who made some delicious food.The women of the house most of the time, assumed this responsibility. The women in most cultures ruled the kitchen.


Fastforwarding to the modern times, there are professional culinary academy which teach the students all the tricks of the trade. These academies nowadays are equipped with the state of the art technologies and the students are taught to cook using the best techniques. They are often visited by international chefs who are a master in the craft of cooking and know the latest trend being followed. Academy of Culinary Arts is one such institute which has the aforesaid qualities and is a premier institute of cooking.
The bottom line is food has always ruled our heart and are an important part of our existence.

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