Food Blogger Pritisha Das Talks On Corona Outbreak And Evolving Food Trends

Food Blogger Pritisha Das Talks On Corona Outbreak And Evolving Food Trends

Food blogger Pritisha Das from Bhubaneswar who has been persistently working towards promoting Odia cuisine and Odisha through her page believes that the outbreak of the coronavirus has brought people closer to home-cooked food. “Many have given up eating outside food and switched to DIY cooking,” says Pritisha. The blogger is an IT professional working in Bengaluru and is known by the handle @the_art_of_comfort_eating.

“I have been blogging for more than a year now. My friends and family were impressed with my presentation skills and encouraged me to take the idea ahead and suggested that I share my knowledge about food on social media. That was the start,” Pritisha shares about the commencement of her journey.

She goes on with the feeling that food is associated with India’s culture and diversity is indescribable. “There is something really rustic and traditional about Indian food; an essence of togetherness in everything. Every region has its cuisine sorted. Along with diversity, we Indians have an inter-cultural exchange with food. It’s beautiful to see a Punjabi having idli sambar in Delhi and an Odia having butter chicken. We all have that mutual respect and enjoy that diversity of Indian food culture,” she said.

As the discipline says, the content has to be original and real when it comes to blogging or any other creative pursuit. Sharing about her motive behind blogging, she said, “Creating your own content with your own vision, visualization, and effort gives you a great sense of validation and satisfaction. Believing my roots, I am connected with Odisha’s culture that gives me a lot of new ideas, concepts, techniques and confidence,” is her opinion.

However, she remarks on an important point in food fusion, “From Idli manchurian to Tiramisu cake, food fusion has become a global trend. It’s fun to experiment with foods but definitely it is hampering the originality of certain cuisines.”

Speaking about Indian rituals and traditions, sometimes it gets difficult to maintain a balance between different foods in the rush of life. However, these rituals not only intensify devotion and belief, but also encourage the process of detoxification in the body. “We keep fast on Navratri and it has certain value because during those nine days we don’t usually eat anything; I believe this is to detoxify our body,” added Pritisha.

Pritisha’s instagram is more attractive because of her food photography skills. She says, “Food photography for me is an expression of creativity. On the internet, the game is about what you see before how you see. A good picture of a normal dish can prove eye catching for hundreds if the photography is done right.”

She talked about her vision and mission and said, “My vision to promote food is very simple by keeping it real and healthy and organic. My work has been featured on multiple social media pages and newspapers that gives me a great kick to continue doing what I love to do.”

Odisha is that hub where food from every corner of the world is welcome. Pritisha feels that Odisha is opening doors to multicultural dimensions. “In Odisha you will get almost all sorts of cuisines. People here love to eat and explore. Although the scenario has changed a bit after lockdown, the lovers of food have taken necessary precautions. Things began to change when people started cloud kitchens and brought home cooking forward through various social media platforms. I believe it’s a great start to the food business, however, consistency is the real game. Since the cloud kitchen concept is new, people should put more efforts to make it a game changer,” she said.