What Is The Real Reason For No Garlic In Langar

[geo]

ok so what is the real reason for having no garlic in langar?

is it allowed to be eaten at home?

i have heard reasons about the bad smell of garlic but i do not agree with this point at all. ginger smells, chillies smell, onions smell, masala smells, haldi smells. to single out garlic is just stupid and weak thinking.

i have also heard arguments about garlic as aphrodysiac, well if it is then so is ginger, chillie and corriander. anything with spices and warmth will naturally create a good feeling inside the body.

curry has a strong smell that is a fact and it does not matter if you use garlic or not. so why not just use it? if it is not allowed in the gurdwara then why is it allowed at all?

garlic is very good for health and it is very tasty.

[dalsingh101]

I think in the past the quom was cleverly infiltrated by vampires who worked their way up the Sikh chain of command and banished garlic from Gurdwaray, because, as you know, they have an aversion to the stuff.

That's what I think anyway....

[VanHelsingh]

Garlic is one I've heard about and masara di daal (the yellow lentils) is also not (supposedly) allowed. Ever since I was a kid, I was told that masara di dahl should never be part of langar. Now, I've been told its not a problem. Was it just another baseless superstition that had crept into Sikhi? However, I've never seen or heard of anyone serving masara di dahl as langar in the UK, so I reckon people could still be unsure.

Although in Nanakmata Sahib in Uttar Pradesh, the standard langar they have is wonderfully hot masara di dahl and prashade.

[dalsingh101]

I know one of Banda Singh's surviving hukamnamas bans onions and garlic, maybe the prohibition dates from that time?

[SunSingh]

garlic---> kaam

[Balait_da_Sher]

Come to think of it, i havent seen garlic used in the Langar. Never actually gave this any thought. Hmm, I shall enquire as to why.

[hkaurP]

garlic---> kaam

Can you explain this?

[SikhWorldTv]

Previous Post

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/50322-garlic-in-langar

[VanHelsingh]

An aphrodisiac??!? First time I've ever heard of this (although I'm not saying it isn't true).

[gurdssingh]

Why is garlic banned? BTW ive seen garlic in gurdwareh kitchens.

It's no aphrodisiac so kaam argument is void.

The smell argument wow! Cook desi food for langar without garliic, whats the smell difference?

In the old topic link by sikhworldtv, vsingh suggests meeting important people back in the day the smell from the mouth would affect the outcome or put the other person off. MMH! not very plausable considering all people they met where in Punjab areas so we all smelt of curry. Not like they were in 40's england only brown face for miles stinking of it, also what about the old meetings where the British decided the lives off millions of residents, all the decision makers sat in rooms stinking of tobbacco and booze, forget the smell how did they breath with all the smoke!!

With regards to garlic issue only dal singh101 argument about vampires infiltrating sikhi makes as much if not more sense.

Sikhi is meant to avoid superstitions. Sikhi does SO why dont sikhs.

In the previous thread (the link is above by sikhworldtv) Vsingh highlighted garlic is good for health, which I also can vouch for, so why is it supposedly prohibited in Sikhi.