Verbatim translation of Cchappan Bhog means fifty six offerings. Indian mythology has a story behind usage of the phrase Cchappan Bhog. It is said, Krishna Bhagwan use to take eight meals a day,\u00a0 on one occasion he had to abstain from food for seven days in a row. When he resumed eating he was offered 56 different offerings, each signifying one missed meal.<\/p>\n
Contemporary usage of the word, Cchappan Bhog means extensively elaborate vegetarian meal offered to guests who are equated to God. It was my privilege to be one amongst a list of guests offered traditional Cchappan Bhog courtesy\u00a0 at one of the wedding functions.<\/p>\n
Yes, they were 56 in number and portions were such that one could have at least one round of the whole offering, yours truly did. I was told that traditionally the offering begins with Curd and ends with Small Green Cardamom, there is a suggested list but most hosts have their own take on it.<\/p>\n
Here is what all came my way. Before I get into into the detailed list let me share\u00a0 how it was served. We were offered curd in small katoris<\/em> with dessert spoons, after we we were done with the curd, the\u00a0katoris\u00a0<\/em>were removed and we were given an extra large thali, which was to be our main plate for the day.<\/p>\n Here is the roll of honor (It took me some effort to reconstruct it, but still couldn’t complete the count) :<\/p>\n I am sure I will come back to this post to add more things I tasted that day. Almost everyone had everything, portions were really small to allow for consumption and the meal was spread over two hours of absolute pampering.<\/p>\n To know more about Indian Food, you may refer to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n Indian Food<\/a><\/p>\n Indian Cuisine Map<\/a><\/p>\n South Indian Cuisines<\/a><\/p>\n North Indian Cuisines<\/a><\/p>\n East Indian Cuisines<\/a><\/p>\n\n