Classical Food Culture of Telugu PeopleDr. G V Purnachand, B.A.M.S., The Telugu classical food culture, rich in its antiquity with qualitative, pure and hygienic food habits. literary, historical, Archaeological, botanic and genetic evidence have been drawn upon to interpret food habits of Telugu People. The antiquity of Telugu food culture Staple food of Telugu people is rice since ages. Wheat production by Telugu People in Telugu Land, during the Indus period was also evident. Indus type of Ongole ox is a typical example of the antiquity of agriculture by Telugu People. This Indus and Dravidian Agriculture form a base for Telugu culture. The antiquity of food habits of Telugu people must be studied from this perspective. According to the historians, Late Proto-Dravidian or Southern Neolithic culture in the lower Krishna and Godavari River basins of Andhra Pradesh, were first appeared in c.2, 500 B.C. Emeritus Professor of South Asian Linguistics at [...]
