I dunno if everyone knows what Nau Rakha is, but I am sure some of you do. My mom is notorious for serving nau rakha for dinner. She will keep food for ages in the refrigerator and feel its still fine to eat 4 or 5 days later, sometimes longer. I guess it is, but I am not a big fan of Nau Rakha.
For those that dont know, nau rakhna literally means nine kept (kept for 9 days, or leftovers that have been leftovers for a long time, doesnt have to be nine days).
I have my uncle who refuses to eat food more than a day old, so his wife literally has to cook every single day. But she got smart and started freezing things without his knowledge, so now often serves him that unbeknownst to him. My dad is also not a fan of nau rakha. He makes fun of mum for serving it sometimes, hehe. Poor mom.
I do realize that there are starving people in this world who have no food, and I guess my mom is great about realizing that because she likes to finish everything, but I am not like that, unfortunately. I’m a terribly picky eater. sigh
I have always wanted to change this attitude of mine, but I have been unsuccessful. Infact I feel ungrateful for ending up throwing away food at times. Theres only so much you can try and recycle. Any tips?
Was discussing with someone and he mentioned how in the old days, people didnt have refrigerators so they always made fresh food. I personally think thats the healthiest way in some ways.
What about you all? How many days is too many before you need a change? Is it healthy to eat food thats been left in the fridge for so many days? (Assuming you can afford to replace it.)
Mum doesn't cook in large quantity. She cooks just enough that it lasts for a day or two. Say if it lasts longer and we aren't willing to eat it, then she'd freeze it and use it later when she doesn't have time to cook or isn't well.
Alhamdulillah, we hardly ever throw away any food. We make sure we finish it up or freeze it. The only time you'd see something going to garbage is when it has gone bad.
As long as the food hasn't gone off and I like it then eating leftovers is no big deal for me. However I am more fussy when it comes to my sons food now that he has started solids, and prefer to do the whole puree scenario every day for him - even if it means having to get up an hour earlier.
peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold
peas porridge in the pot nine days old
some like it hot, some like it cold
some like it in the pot nine days old
i definitely do not like my food more than 2 days old. i too cook enough for 2 days. and fortunately i have nice neighbours, so when i have leftovers from the previous day, i just take them over and we do a pot luck lunch or dinner. i hate to throw food away.
Okay I just realized that I've been saying it wrong, hehe. What does lakha mean? Thanks for correcting me. Still, dunno how to learn to appreciate leftovers more than I do at the current time. sigh
Naw (Nau) Rakha <<<<< wat in the name of god is that it must be a new term i have never heard any 1 use it before, and why call left overs that why not ghosashta din ki pake houweee handi
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why not ghosashta din ki pake houweee handi
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What is ghosashta and handi? Never heard the terms before. What language is that in? Thanks. *smile
Its nau lakha, not nau rakha apparently. grin Leftovers basically.
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What about you all? How many days is too many before you need a change? Is it healthy to eat food thats been left in the fridge for so many days? (Assuming you can afford to replace it.)
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Not more than one day,, maximum 2 days..
it's unhealthy and un-hygienic..to keep it for that long.
ghosashta is previous day. handi is just handi u don’t know what handi means, what do asians cook at home, that is handi, ask ur parents they’ll tell u if u still don’t understand. the language is urdu, are u from planet mars bachey bachey ko pata hai in lafzooh ke matlib.,
secondly i have asked my mam and some close relatives she has never heard of that term “nau lakha” it must be a new innovation, can’t say its the 1st among us asians we like to experiment don’t we??
u said its not nau rakha but nau lakha well in ur thread u wrote nau rakha so i merely copied this supposedly urdu term from u, so correct ur thread… grins back and coughs heavily for good measure
My urdu is poor, did I forget to mention that? Infact I think most Pakistani four year olds I know speak more/better Urdu than I do. grinsigh
Nau Rakha is what my dad says. Now I have been corrected by guppies that the actual word is Nau Lakha. I might have misheard my dad all those times, or it could be ppl from different regions say it differently, not sure.
Considering my dad uses it, I dont think its a new term. Khair, just add it to your list of vocab. smile
I will ask what handi means cause it wasnt clear from your post. hehe. Thanks for the reply!
^^ i’m sorry i shouldn’t have said all that it was 2 harsh and 2 close for comfort to say the least, ur rite’ its the regional issue thing, i agree :k: plz accept my sincere aplogeeez, damn idiot i am at times
