Why Does Indian Food Make You So Gassy?

[@manusukul7497]

Indian home cooking is poles apart from restaurant food. Traditionally, we used to eat restaurant food only as an indulgence. What kind of indulgence you ask ? We only had restaurant food at my parent’s anniversary. ‘Hotel Food’ was something looked down upon and even looked down upon even until early 90s in small town India. It is not easy to make Indian home food because the recipes and traditions vary from region to region and have been perfected over centuries if not thousands of years. My household still uses cold pressed peanut/mustard oil, local mill ground wheat flour, besan, and daliya. Heck we even grind our own garam masala, black/red peppers, cumin, and rock salt. These are small town luxuries that folks do not get in Metro Cities today. Your video is much appreciated though as it is very informative to foreigners. Albeit, I have a suggestion to make if you don’t mind: try hiring a local cooking maid for a month. You’ll have to do a lot of grocery shopping, but it’s going to be worth if you’re still in for a long haul, and much more cheaper. I don’t really know how much sense it makes to you, but I’ve had my fair share of bachelor living of 7 years. Ultimately, I became a home chef myself 😀

[@bjenks]

Wow the food in your small town sounds delicious. I will try that some day

[@msdolly6101981]

How come you never mentioned asafotida (hing). This is a must ingredient when cooking lentils or any gas producing stuff.

[@krishnamuruganantham5499]

We use 1.groundnut/gingelly oil in TN, karnataka, andhra. 2.coconut oil in kerala. 3.mustard/sunflower in North. 4.palmolein in hotels.

[@rudramahadev22]

Eat food by knowing your body type in Ayurveda Like vata, pitta or kapha Also by blood group in japanese system of diet by blood group Knowing your life style is important for food Less physical activity eat vegan More physical activity then introduce animal fish etc in diet Also eat a activated wood charcoal if you have gas

[@bjenks]

Good ideas, thanks

[@shailu20001]

We also have something called sukku coffee.. it's just a concoction made of dried ginger, coriander seeds and palm sugar. We drink this after heavy meal and also for cold n cough

[@bjenks]

I will look into that!

[@kennytheripper2526]

I remember how I used to the backbencher of our class as LASSAN BOMB as he farts most time 🤣🤣🤣

[@Satyashodhak99]

u might increase tourism in India🙏🙏🙏...... Thanks

[@bjenks]

🎉🙏🤘

[@pushpasinganimala4289]

Great explanation & way of narration is excellent, . Keep it up Jenks.

[@bjenks]

Glad you liked it!

[@TravelingEddie]

Great video Benja,in. Cool to know this stuff. How ya' doin'? How ya' holding up over there? If I were there now, I'd be on cloud 7 or 7th heaven.

[@bjenks]

I am doing well still, enjoying myself and it is nice and quiet mostly. How are you?

[@TravelingEddie]

@@bjenks Well Benjamin just keeping busy with my English language teaching through Skype, Google Teams, Zoom and WhatsApp Monday through Friday and on Saturdays I go out on my motorbike 🏍️ to different towns here in the state of Antioquia or to the Medellīn metropolitan area to make videos for the 3 KZbin channels I have and then editing then videos on Sunday and doing lesson planning for those classes I have as they are my bread and butter. I have enjoyed teaching for 22 years now and still do overall. Looking to make as many videos about the different towns around here in Colombia 🇨🇴 as well as the nature walk areas before going back to India 🇮🇳 and staying there. I'll continue doing the same regarding making a living and continue my passion with the KZbin channels. They're still in that infant stage and it's so cool to see them growing. Just stay away from looking at the analytics these days to avoid any dissatisfaction or disappointment because sometimes I'm expecting way too much. Should just expect nothing but a good time and it don't get better than this Poison 80s hair rock style. 🎶😎💪🏻

[@hlr3932]

BTW, I'd ask the same question in the opposite direction i.e. why did american food make one so gassy. This was when I was in the US and this was the experience I and several of my colleagues had on eating any kind of 'american' food. I guess this just boils down to the 'stomach needs to get accustomed'

[@bjenks]

That would be a good blog too, maybe when I go home to visit family

[@knathanknathan]

Interesting, this has never been a thing for me and I do eat a lot of buffets and Indian buffets has been the one that causes bloating feel for me.

[@TravelingEddie]

EAGERLY AND ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR INDIA TO REOPEN TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS BENJAMIN!!!!!!!

[@bjenks]

Yeah I wonder when that will be. Some say a few months, some say April, some say a year. Will just wait and see 🙏✌😊

[@TravelingEddie]

@@bjenks Well I'm gonna wait till December and if no ripe apples are falling from the tree, I'm really considering going to Mexico 🇲🇽 and keep doing my thing till India 🇮🇳 opens up but frankly I really don't see them being able to hold out that long as the economy is going down the toilet. More and more people are getting a whole lot poorer fast and how can they keep feeding their families, paying rent and the whole 9 yards? I met one indian in Puri, Orissa last year and he told me two weeks ago that he had to take his motorbike to a place which is sort of a pawn shop. The deal is something like a sale-retro sale contract. The pawn shop keeper offers you a price for your vehicle and theirs a clause that you have the right to buy it back for said price within a year or whatever the law permits in India. If at the expiration of that time you can't buy it back, it's gone forever. Indians seem to have a lot of faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi buy how long will they bear this no work or very little work that is being experienced such asbiare the migrant workers who live in what they make on a day to day basis? Even worse when they have children to look after and even elderly folk! Colombia saw this happening as many people lost their livelihood, had to forfeit their businesses and homes only to move in with family members willing to take them in or 2-3 families getting together under one roof and pulling together to eat and pay the rent. Lots of business shops are closed as the businesses that were there went out of business so there are many vacant shops in places like LLERAS PARK, a super popular place fire foreigners to hang out and party here in El Poblado, Medellīn. Even in the popular domestic tourist towns like La Ceja, Guatapé and El Retiro here in Antioquia have lots of vacant shops. That's not normal as one used to find naybe one vacant shop for rent in this highly visited areas. There are many houses and apartments for rent to like never before. India cannot offered to extend this past December because people will fall into further desperation and tren crime can really start to spiral in a place like India 🇮🇳. We all have breaking points in general. It's only a handful that can bear the brunt of the storm all the way through or at least for us Westerners it's like that. Colombia went for the lesser of two evils and reopened to international travel a d tourism. Things are slowly but surely picking up. I saw that in El Poblado, Medellīn and Envigado on Saturday. So as you said Benjamin "Let's just wait and see."

[@krishnamuruganantham5499]

Did u ever tried 1.vatha kuzhambu 2.Guruma kuzhambu 3.mor kuzhambu 4.undai kuzhambu 5.vethu sambar 6.mangai murungakai sambar 7.carrot beans sambar. 8.vendakai karakuzhambu 9.puthina thuvayal 10.pirandai thuvayal 11.thengai thuvayal 12.mudakathan kuzhambu 13.agathi keerai 14.pasala keerai 15.siru keerai 16.araikeerai 17.venthaya keerai. 18.vaazhai thandu vadai/a vital/sambar. 19.senai kizhanku fry 20.karunai kizhangu fry 21.maravalli kizhangu fry/aviyal with sugar/bajji 22.keera vadai. 23.venthaya kuzhambu So many..... Break fast 1.idly 2. Black idli 3.rava idli. 4.adai 5.idiyappam 6.dosa(gothuma/rava/masal/normal/ghee roast/family/set) 7.upma(rava/semia/samba gothumai noi) 8.poori 9.pongal 10.chapathi With 1.thengai chutney 2.milakai chutney 3.puthina chutney. 4.kadapa 5.thakali thoku 6.kadalai chutney 7.parupu chutney 8 . Idli sambar

[@HimanshuGupta-qk1nq]

Heyy, we don't have any gas problem from our food. Your digestive system is not so much good to digest that have amount of spices. Every spice is a herbal medicine.

[@amitbhattacharyya5925]

I think its the oil used may create an issue, and many times spices are not well mixed in gravy that could also gives anyone trouble

[@pankajrathore826]

Today it was seems like i m taking my chemistry classes😀

[@bjenks]

Haha

[@lokeshwaranvr]

Animal Physiology

[@knathanknathan]

This happens to me only at Indian buffets not in other buffets. I hate it that Indian foods are one of my top favorites but the price ranges pushes me to the buffets.

[@rudramahadev22]

Great work in the end 👍

[@bjenks]

Thanks

[@shashanksuman]

There is a much simpler answer, cooking soda. few restaurants add cooking soda to rice to make your stomach feel full after the meal. there is no test that I know of to see to if it has been added, but one indication is the amount of rice they are serving. Restaurants not adding soda don’t bother about the quantity of rice they are serving, because they are confident of their profit margins and taste.

[@zunjarrao9491]

Chana masala / chickpeas Are MOST Gasmakers. & most of the beans. If I'm not wrong.

[@shailu20001]

Hi, Actually in individual house holds in tamil nadu, we drain the starch when we cook rice and we use boiled rice . Most restaurants use raw rice and basmati rice. South Indians eat rice only once a day mostly afternoon. We also don't eat out that much, maybe for occasions.. we avoid eating dairy products at night except for buttermilk ( it has good bacteria helps in digestion). If we have trouble in digestion, we drink rasam and lots of warm water

[@bjenks]

Rasam with warm water, Ill keep that in mind

[@vjdas6]

@@bjenks start and end your day with warm water

[@Mirujit89]

It also depends on ur food habit I think.if u normally eat these gaseous food then u might get gas.because I as an north east indian eat rice everyday in lunch and dinner.I don't get this problem.but one more thing is u should not eat some food at night like grean peas,cauliflower, etc etc whatever u mentioned because after dinner we don't do much exercise and go to bed because of which the food doesn't get divested.. And avoid having food restaurants as they put too much masala compared to homemade food.

[@bosongod2830]

Bro, squeeze some drops of lemon in salad or Dals or starchy foods. It'll help in digestion.🙂👍

[@ashishbhatt2988]

For having all the indian foods , your life is very short you need another birth ... In Every 20km you will find a new dish and food .😊

[@SB-jc4vf]

That sound effects 😂

[@ganeshram863]

We Indians used to sit on the floor and eat.This makes you not to eat more food. Please try at your home Iam sure you will feel the difference by eating sitting on a Chair and table.👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@KD-wp6cm]

After having food have some fennel seeds with sugar

[@bjenks]

Ill try that thanks

[@HimanshuGupta-qk1nq]

And here is desi jugar to make fit stomach. If feel you have a loose motion then do it. One spoon of Indian tea leaves and one spoon of sugar. It make it good in a hour.

[@bjenks]

Thanks for the tip

[@HimanshuGupta-qk1nq]

@@bjenks welcome.

[@prajwaldonawade204]

You're good in chemistry. 😀

[@bjenks]

🤓🤘🙏

[@krishnamuruganantham5499]

Don't eat spicy gravy everytime. We eat twice only per week.

[@chowchichang2922]

You should do an episode on why Indians only eat with their right hand instead of left .

[@user-yb7uc2sd3y]

My friend had gas problem he used to eat only 75% of food mean not eat ful belly 25% leave space then gas problem is gone I also use this technique my belly fat is reduced automatically now I feel good

[@bjenks]

Interesting!

[@aditkumarparida1889]

curd is not yogurt.

[@arpitdangi1538]

bro, this video could be shorter "just don't eat" (its a joke )

[@bjenks]

Haha

[@shadow15jan]

Don't take heavy food after 7-8

[@dr.gourab_kundu]

If you eat Indian food , you should less drink whisky and wine , you can drink vodka and rum . If you eat Indian spicy food with wine or whisky it may not be digestive . Personal advise being a Indian.

[@mekashyamsunderloganathan6376]

Seems no spicy foods Exclude foodmaps 😢

[@AshishGala]

Nice video

[@bjenks]

Thanks

[@ASHUTOSHKUMAR-vf8ip]

Due to more variation of spices

[@kuldeepsingh-lq2zc]

excellent

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

Wow, that list of 5 reasons why gas can form essentially just junked every Indian meal from every part of India in every form and shape 😁

[@ganeshram863]

You are showing a BULL nd not a COW😂😂😂😅😅

[@ganeshram863]

Hi Greetings I will I'll be at Thiruvannamalai on 14th April. Could we meet Ganeshram

[@lakshmisaienterprise9002]

Perfect

[@coucoubrandy1079]

Ok , whats your favourite Indian dish . Mine is the simplest one. Dal and chapatis .

[@bjenks]

I eat a lot of dal. I like parotta a lot. Masala dosa.

[@SB-jc4vf]

Try to visit various Indic structures.

[@highbrownextdoor]

Bro, if I may ask, where in India are you?

[@bjenks]

South India, not too far from Chennai

[@highbrownextdoor]

@@bjenks Well, I assume that you're in Tamil Nadu. So am I! Come visit my town Tirunelveli as well as Kanyakumari which is next to mine.

[@AK-cf6sj]

In restaurants, after meal they offer cumin seeds ( not fennel) for proper digestion

[@Jimmi361]

How did you know that gas is green in color? :D

[@bjenks]

:)

[@mandeepsharma8305]

Have curd.

[@vikki96]

👌

[@krishnamuruganantham5499]

Better u drink koozh. U don't have any issues!

[@krish70.]

Hi

[@bjenks]

Hello

[@krish70.]

@@bjenks where are from?

[@bjenks]

@@krish70. usa

[@krish70.]

@@bjenks what you like spicy or sweet?

[@drsrikanthsatnoor2089]

Informative but it was boring for first time I felt