The Sweet Everyone Gifts but No One Eats
An undisputed “Re-Gift” King
Diwali is an Indian festival that is popularly known as the “Festival of Lights.”
There is one tradition that has unknowingly, unwillingly, and annoyingly (for people like me) become associated with Diwali: gifting a box of the Indian sweet, Soanpapdi. Soanpapdi has a layered, flaky texture that resembles fine fibers.
I personally don’t like it because it is too sweet. It tastes like nothing but sugar, probably sweeter than sugar itself. 😃
I have asked many of my friends and family and I am yet to find a single person who likes it.
So you might ask — Does this sweet end up in the bins?
Nope, it doesn’t. It gets re-gifted.
The same Soanpapdi box could survive several generations, traveling from family to family, forever untouched. While important animals like Tasmanian Devils are going extinct, I am not sure why this sweet is not marked as extinct. In fact, its population is thriving.
You might ask — Have I re-gifted my box this year?
Well, I decided to break the cycle. I will try to finish it, fiber by fiber until the box is empty.
