My post I Am A Softy elicited this response from a friend in California.
In India, many snack items are wrapped in either silver or gold leaf as both are supposed to be very healthy metals to eat. Some even go so far as to say that both are aphrodisiacs.
We also have our paans coming in many varieties including those wrapped in silver and gold. There are specialised paan shops in many parts of the country that offer such luxury. One of them is written about here.
So, I wrote back to my friend in California that since my travelling days are over and in any case I cannot afford to have anything wrapped in gold or silver, I will satisfy myself with either the regular softy that I can get in Pune or any number of different types of paan that I can source in just about every street corner.
I must say, I would rather have mine without the gold!
Cheerful Monk recently posted..Smiling Pups
Ditto.
My initial thought was “heavy metal poisoning,” but, “Pure metallic (elemental) gold is non-toxic and non-irritating when ingested and is sometimes used as a food decoration in the form of gold leaf.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#Toxicity
Mike recently posted..Roof
In India, it is a snob value item to be added on to edibles as status symbols. There has been no casualties ever!
…learning something new every day!
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good grief!
there’s an old hill billy saying ” he thinks his poop don’t stink!”
maybe it should be revised… “he thinks his poop is pure gold!” LOL
like you and Monk… i prefer my ice cream just simple iced cream. 🙂
tammy j recently posted..may day
That is a beautiful saying that I shall use for devastating effect I can assure you.
wow, that is sooooooooooo over-the-top that it’s just as someone else has said “we learn something new every day”
We do indeed.