You must have often heard that women dominate the kitchens all over the world. Although both men and women are cooks in hotels and other places. But it is often seen that women are in charge of the kitchens of homes. But today we are going to tell you about a village where men handle the kitchens of every house and cook excellent food. Today we will tell you the reason behind this.
Kitchen
It is often seen in Indian kitchens that the responsibility of cooking lies with women. Although men are also good cooks. But when it comes to cooking at home, women are given the lead. Working women also handle the responsibility of cooking along with their jobs. But today we will tell you about a village, you will be surprised to know about it. Because the kitchen there is managed by men.
Where is this tradition
Let us tell you that there is a village in Puducherry where men handle the kitchen work instead of women. Not only this, you will be surprised to know about this village, but here the responsibility of the kitchen is with the men for the last 500 years. At the same time, there is a male cook in every house of the village and this tradition has been going on for the last 5 centuries.
There is a male cook in the village
According to the information, Kalayur village is 30 km away from Puducherry. Here you will find an excellent male cook in every house. In this village, instead of women, you will find the best chefs to be men. This village is also known as the ‘Village of Cooks’. There are about 80 houses in this village and having a male cook in every house is a part of tradition. This tradition is not new, but has been going on for 500 years. According to an estimate, there are 200 male cooks in the village. Not only this, it is necessary for the men in the village to take a 10-year long training to become an excellent cook.
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When did the tradition start
This tradition started when the rich Reddy families in the neighboring villages started inviting Vaniyars for food. Until then, Vaniyars did not do this work, but after this tradition, they started cooking food in any big event. Reddy families realized that Vaniyars can cook better food for Brahmin families.
