frozen vegetables

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As he lay in the half-light, I mentioned that I had heard some of the

temples were using frozen foods for their Deity offerings.

Prabhupada shook his head and gave a sour look. "Tamasic food, tamasic

activities! It is going on simply by Krsna's mercy!"

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => TD 3-5: Paris and New Mayapur

 

 

 

Srila Prabhupada came down into the kitchen today to talk with Nandarani

about her efforts to conserve vegetables by bottling and freezing them. I

had expressed concern to her when I heard she was doing this because of what

Srila Prabhupada said in France about frozen foods being tamasic. She

explained to him that in winter no vegetables whatsoever are available. He

consented, once again demonstrating his willingness to adjust devotional

activity according to time, place and circumstance.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => TD 4-1: Teheran, Iran

 

 

 

Hamsaduta: No, he said, "I was able to get frozen vegetables from the south

of Russia. They freeze it and then they sell it," he said, "but it is very

expensive, very costly." He was getting frozen.

Prabhupada: That is also nasty. Frozen means nasty. I never take frozen. In

the beginning I thought, "Oh, it is very nice, you can get fresh vegetable."

But they are not at all fresh.

Hamsaduta: No.

Prabhupada: All rotten, rather the same vegetable, as we have got in India

practice, we dry it and keep it. That is tasteful. In season time -- suppose

this season there is huge quantity of vegetable -- so here the system is

they cut into pieces during the season and dry it in the sun and keep it.

And during out of season it is soaked in water, it revives the old taste,

then you can cook. (Hindi or Bengali)

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation -- November 3, 1976, Vrndavana

 

 

 

Regarding frozen vegetables, they are not bad, but if they are twice boiled,

then they should not be used. I do not know exactly, but I do not think it

is twice boiled. Anyway, if it is, it should not be used.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Upendra -- Los Angeles 5 July, 1969