Express News Service
HYDERABAD: Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” Doesn’t this quote by American author Helen Keller take us down memory lane mom’s piping hot khichidi, grandmom’s spicy-tangy achaar and succulent mangoes peeled by dad on a lazy summer weekend? But a positive RT-PCR test can deprive you of reliving the nostalgia in seconds.
Ever since the pandemic broke out, all we’ve been hearing and reading about is immunity-boosting foods to help our bodies fight the virus. But no one’s telling us what to do when we contract the infection which compromises our sense of taste and smell. Though temporary (three-four weeks), imagine eating three meals a day without being able to experience our food in totality. The result is loss of appetite and mental agony, which adds to the existing frustration the pandemic has caused us.